The Year of Our Lord 1888

Bishop Events

January to March

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	26.9	Ordained Priest	Dimitrios I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi) †	Priest	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
	20.1	Solemn Vows	Mauro Caruana, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Malta
	65.9	Resigned	Bernardino (Giuseppe) dal Vago (da Portogruaro), O.F.M. Ref. †	Minister General of Order of Reformed Friars Minor	Titular Archbishop of Serdica
	22.7	Ordained Priest	Franz Fellinger †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
	56.3	Appointed	Francesco Giulianelli, P.I.M.E. †	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Shensi {Scen-Si Meridionale}, China	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	23.0	Ordained Priest	José de Jesús Guzmán y Sánchez †	Priest	Bishop of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, México
	60.6	Died	Andrija Ilić (Illiich) †	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
	66.7	Died	Stefano A. Israelian †	Bishop of Karput (Armenian), Turkey
	20.9	Professed	Víctor Manuel Montero Carvallo, SS.CC. †	Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tarapacá, Chile
	60.4	Died	José Oliver y Hurtado †	Bishop Emeritus of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain
	23.6	Ordained Priest	Pierre Patau †	Priest of Perpignan-Elne, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	26.4	Incardinated	John Henry Tihen †	Priest of Wichita, Kansas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Denver, Colorado, USA
	76.7	Died	Luis Tola y Avilés †	Bishop Emeritus of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador
	14.5	Professed	St. Luigi Versiglia, S.D.B. †	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Vicar Apostolic of Shiuchow [Shaoguan], China
		Born	[Lucas Wang Shou-qian (Shou Shien)] †		Bishop of Yongnian [Yüngnien], China
	80.5	Died	Antonio Tomás Iturralde (Yturralde) †	Bishop Emeritus of Ibarra, Ecuador
	59.2	Died	Giovanni Battista Zaccharian †	Bishop of Artuin degli Armeni (Armenian), Turkey
	23.1	Ordained Priest	Luigi Zaffarami †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Todi, Italy
Jan	81.6	Retired	William Bernard Ullathorne, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
1 Jan		Born	James Leen, C.S.Sp. †		Bishop of Port-Louis, Mauritius
4 Jan	66.0	Died	Joaquín Guillermo González †	Bishop Emeritus of Antioquía, Colombia
4 Jan	68.6	Died	Francesco Grassi Fonseca †	Auxiliary Bishop of Fermo, Italy
5 Jan	16.7	Entered	Rafael Toro Upegui, S.J. †	Member of Society of Jesus	Prefect Emeritus of Río Magdalena, Colombia
6 Jan		Born	Jean Larregain, M.E.P. †		Vicar Apostolic of Yünnanfu, China
		Born	Eugene O’Callaghan †		Bishop Emeritus of Clogher, Ireland
	52.5	Installed	Manuel Santander y Frutos †	Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Bishop Emeritus
8 Jan	23.2	Ordained Priest	Friedrich Gustav Piffl, C.R.S.A. †	Priest of Confederation of Canons Regular of St. Augustine	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
9 Jan	55.7	Appointed	Thomas McGovern †	Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
10 Jan		Born	Oreste Rauzi †		Auxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy
11 Jan	79.2	Died	Ildephonse-René Dordillon, SS.CC. †	Vicar Apostolic of Marquesas Islands {Isole Marchesi}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
13 Jan	48.6	Appointed	Antonio Adolfo Pérez y Aguilar †	Bishop of San Salvador, El Salvador	Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
18 Jan	60.8	Ordained Bishop	Henry O’Callaghan †	Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
19 Jan		Born	Ernesto Ruffini †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
20 Jan	66.4	Died	Victoriano Guisasola y Rodríguez †	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
20 Jan	76.6	Died	Giuseppe Maria Maragioglio, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Patti, Italy
22 Jan		Born	Marcolino Esmeraldo de Souza Dantas †		Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
24 Jan		Born	Jozef Billiet, C.I.C.M. †		Prefect Emeritus of Mountain Provinces (Montanosa), Philippines
25 Jan	53.6	Ordained Bishop	Pierre-Emmanuel-Dieudonné Bouvier †	Bishop of Tarentaise, France
	80.0	Died	Domenico Maria Gelmini †	Bishop of Lodi, Italy
	61.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Weyland †	Bishop of Fulda, Germany
26 Jan		Born	Johannes Bydolek †		Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
27 Jan		Born	Johannes Baptist Neuhäusler †		Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
28 Jan	60.0	Died	Dominique Racine †	Bishop of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
29 Jan	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Edmond-Frédéric Fuzet †	Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion	Archbishop of Rouen, France
29 Jan	60.8	Ordained Bishop	Jacques-Théodore Lamarche †	Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
1 Feb	16.7	Entered	Pietro Boetto, S.J. †	Member of Society of Jesus	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
2 Feb	22.0	Professed	Thomas (Franz Xaver) Spreiter, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Eshowe, South Africa
3 Feb	64.9	Ordained Bishop	Louis-Victor-Emile Bougaud †	Bishop of Laval, France
3 Feb	40.6	Appointed	Camillo Siciliano di Rende †	Apostolic Administrator of Lucera, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
4 Feb	66.5	Died	Giovanni Battista Agnozzi †	Apostolic Delegate Emeritus to Colombia
	80.0	Appointed	Severo Garcia †	Titular Archbishop of Chalcis in Syria	Bishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia
	38.5	Appointed	Leo Michael Haid (Hite), O.S.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of North Carolina, USA
	38.5	Appointed	Leo Michael Haid (Hite), O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Messene	Vicar Apostolic of North Carolina, USA
		Born	Demetrio Moscato †		Archbishop of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy
	45.7	Resigned	Henry Pinckney Northrop †	Vicar Apostolic of North Carolina, USA	Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USA
5 Feb	24.4	Ordained Priest	Michael Higgins †	Priest of Tuam, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop
6 Feb	22.5	Professed	William Ambrose Jones, O.S.A. †	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
8 Feb	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Louis-Henri-Joseph Luçon †	Bishop of Belley, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
10 Feb		Born	Alfredo Pacini †		Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
10 Feb		Born	Pietro Sfair †		Titular Archbishop of Nisibis dei Maroniti
11 Feb	74.1	Died	Luigi Corsani †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy
13 Feb	73.3	Died	John Baptist Lamy †	Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
	85.3	Died	Cosme Marrodán y Rubio †	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
	53.2	Appointed	Serafino Vannutelli †	Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
		Born	Jean-Julien Weber, P.S.S. †		Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
14 Feb	60.6	Died	Vincenzo Serarcangeli †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
15 Feb	49.7	Appointed	Edward Ilsley †	Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
17 Feb		Born	Elie-Antoine Durand †		Bishop of Montauban, France
17 Feb	71.6	Died	Michele Mautone †	Bishop of Nardò, Italy
19 Feb	64.0	Died	Eugenio Luzzi †	Bishop of Todi, Italy
20 Feb		Born	Antonio Rocca †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
21 Feb	37.3	Appointed	John Lyster †	Bishop of Achonry, Ireland
	40.8	Appointed	Edward Magennis †	Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland
	31.2	Appointed	Patrick Joseph O’Donnell †	Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland	Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
	32.9	Appointed	Jean-Ferdinand-Adrien (Pierre) Simon, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar
	32.9	Appointed	Jean-Ferdinand-Adrien (Pierre) Simon, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Dometiopolis	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar
22 Feb	26.1	Ordained Deacon	Antonio Vicente Arenas y Rueda †	Deacon of Socorro, Colombia	Bishop
24 Feb	45.3	Installed	Louis-Henri-Joseph Luçon †	Bishop of Belley, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
24 Feb	22.6	Ordained Priest	Albino Pella †	Priest of Biella, Italy	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
25 Feb	23.7	Ordained Priest	Peter Emmanuel Amigo †	Priest of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain
	26.1	Ordained Priest	Antonio Vicente Arenas y Rueda †	Priest of Socorro, Colombia	Bishop
	23.1	Ordained Priest	Juan Bautista Benlloch y Vivó †	Priest of Valencia, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
	71.1	Died	Paul Hachim †	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria
	25.2	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Oberti, Sch. P. †	Priest of Order of the Pious Schools	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
28 Feb	52.9	Appointed	John Janssen †	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA
28 Feb	39.6	Appointed	James Ryan †	Bishop of Alton, Illinois, USA
29 Feb		Born	Domenico Tardini †		Cardinal, Secretary of State
4 Mar	51.6	Appointed	Antonio Maria De Pol †	Bishop of Vicenza, Italy
4 Mar	85.1	Died	St. Giovanni Antonio Farina †	Bishop of Vicenza, Italy
5 Mar		Born	Anton Sebastian Grossrubatscher (Großrubatscher), O.F.M. †		Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China
	81.1	Succeeded	James Lynch, C.M. †	Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
	84.6	Died	James Walshe †	Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
7 Mar		Born	John Francis Eich, O.S.F.S. †		Vicar Apostolic of Great Namaqualand, Namibia
8 Mar	53.8	Died	Włodzimierz Czacki †	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
11 Mar	26.7	Ordained Priest	Antoni Laubitz †	Priest of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop
	55.9	Ordained Bishop	Thomas McGovern †	Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
		Born	Richard Turner, M.H.M. †		Superior Emeritus of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia
13 Mar	60.9	Installed	Henry O’Callaghan †	Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
14 Mar	69.8	Resigned	Francesco Converti, O.F.M. Obs. †	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
15 Mar	65.3	Died	Jacques-Edne-Henri-Philadelphe Bellot des Minières †	Bishop of Poitiers, France
16 Mar	45.8	Died	Jean-Baptiste-Frézal Charbonnier, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tanganyika, Tanzania
	69.8	Appointed	Francesco Converti, O.F.M. Obs. †	Titular Archbishop of Heraclea in Europa	Archbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria, Italy
		Born	Marco II Khouzam †		Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
	42.4	Appointed	Gennaro Portanova †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
17 Mar	25.0	Ordained Priest	Robert Bürkler †	Priest of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland	Bishop
	27.0	Ordained Priest	Miguel Claro Vásquez †	Priest of Santiago de Chile	Auxiliary Bishop
	22.6	Ordained Priest	Giorgio Francesco Delrio †	Priest of Alghero, Italy	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
	22.6	Ordained Priest	Joseph-Guillaume-Laurent Forbes †	Priest of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Archbishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
	22.3	Ordained Priest	Leopoldo Ruiz y Flores †	Priest	Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
	61.9	Died	Paškal Vujičić (Vujcic), O.F.M. Obs. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
18 Mar	86.7	Died	Ruggero Blundo, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
18 Mar	53.5	Succeeded	Gaetano d’Alessandro †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
19 Mar		Born	William Joseph Hafey †		Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
19 Mar		Born	Joseph Basil Roper †		Bishop Emeritus of Toowoomba, Australia
22 Mar	49.8	Installed	Edward Ilsley †	Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
		Born	John Joseph Lonergan †		Bishop-Elect of Port Augusta, Australia
	57.4	Selected	Gaudêncio José Pereira †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Portalegre, Portugal	Bishop
23 Mar	47.8	Appointed	Félix-Nicolas-Joseph Midon, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Central Japan	Bishop of Osaka, Japan
	47.8	Appointed	Félix-Nicolas-Joseph Midon, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Caesaropolis	Bishop of Osaka, Japan
	39.2	Appointed	Louis-Hippolyte-Aristide Raguit, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Liaotung and Manchuria, China
	39.2	Appointed	Louis-Hippolyte-Aristide Raguit, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Traianopolis in Phrygia	Vicar Apostolic of Liaotung and Manchuria, China
24 Mar	57.1	Selected	Firmin-Léon-Joseph Renouard †	Bishop of Limoges, France
26 Mar		Born	Pavao Butorac †		Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
30 Mar	61.1	Died	Tommaso Maria Martinelli, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Sabina (-Farfa), Italy	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Index
31 Mar	24.9	Ordained Priest	Giosuè Cattarossi †	Priest of Udine, Italy	Bishop of Belluno e Feltre, Italy
	24.5	Ordained Priest	Augustin-Joseph-Marie Simeone †	Priest of Marseille, France	Bishop of Fréjus, France
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Alessandro Verde †	Priest of Aversa, Italy	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}

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