The Year of Our Lord 1815

Bishop Events

January to April

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	63.9	Died	Alfonso Aguado y Jaraba †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
	25.0	Ordained Deacon	Juan de Jesús Fabián Ayala y García †	Deacon of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Priest
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Juan de Jesús Fabián Ayala y García †	Priest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	32.0	Ordained Priest	Ivan (Joannes) Bokhenskyi (Bocheński) †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	22.0	Ordained Priest	John Cantwell †	Priest	Bishop of Meath, Ireland
	67.7	Died	Francisco de Cuerda †	Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
	29.0	Ordained Priest	José Lázaro de la Garza y Ballesteros †	Priest	Archbishop of México, Federal District
		Born	Juan Manuel García Tejada †		Bishop of Pasto, Colombia
		Born	Joseph Gonnet, S.J. †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kiangnan, China
	32.0	Ordained Priest	Denys Michel Hardaya †	Priest	Bishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria
	27.3	Ordained Priest	Cipriano Juárez y Berzosa †	Priest	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
	70.4	Resigned	François Antoine Lejéas †	Bishop-Elect of Liège, Belgium	Former Bishop-Elect
	28.9	Incardinated	Ignaz Bernhard Mauermann †	Priest of Lausitz (Lusatia), Germany	Vicar Apostolic of Saxonia (Saxony), Germany
	50.4	Resigned	Arthur Murphy †	Bishop-Elect of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland	Former Bishop-Elect
	23.8	Ordained Priest	Pietro Raffaelli †	Priest	Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
		Born	José Romero †		Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
	57.7	Appointed	Fabrizio Sceberras Testaferrata †	Secretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars	Cardinal, Bishop of Senigallia, Italy
		Appointed	Wincenty Siedlecki †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chełm (Ukrainian), Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Wincenty Siedlecki †	Bishop of Bełz (Ukrainian), Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chełm (Ukrainian), Poland
	64.0	Died	Emmanuel de Sousa Carvalho, M.I. †	Bishop-Elect of Beja, Portugal
	80.3	Resigned	Henri-François de La Broue de Vareilles †	Bishop of Gap, France	Bishop Emeritus
4 Jan		Born	Florent Daguin, C.M. †		Vicar Apostolic of Mongolia, China
9 Jan	72.9	Died	Giovanni Castiglione †	Cardinal, Bishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
11 Jan	51.7	Died	Jean-Baptiste-Marie Caffarelli †	Bishop of Saint-Brieuc, France
	74.4	Died	Anton Mandić †	Bishop of Bosna (Djakovo) et Srijem, Croatia
		Born	Augustin-Henri-Jules Ravoux †		Priest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
12 Jan	74.3	Died	Custodio Angel Díaz Merino, O.P. †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
13 Jan	23.0	Ordained Priest	László Barkóczy †	Priest	Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
21 Jan	70.5	Died	Francesco Pietro Raccamarich †	Bishop of Ossero (Osor), Croatia
24 Jan	76.4	Died	Aimard-Claude de Nicolay †	Bishop Emeritus of Béziers, France
29 Jan		Born	Pierre-Antoine-Justin Paulinier †		Archbishop of Besançon, France
1 Feb	79.2	Died	Giovanni Andrea Avogadro, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Verona, Italy
4 Feb		Born	Josip Juraj Strossmayer †		Bishop of Bosna (Djakovo) et Srijem, Croatia
9 Feb		Born	Marc Finaz, S.J. †		Prefect Emeritus of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore, Madagascar
10 Feb	79.3	Died	Francis Moylan †	Bishop of Cork, Ireland
11 Feb		Born	Pietro de Villanova Castellacci †		Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
12 Feb	53.7	Ordained Bishop	José Antonio Azpeitia y Sáenz de Santamaria †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
12 Feb	50.1	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Inguanzo Rivero †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
13 Feb		Born	George Butler †		Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
18 Feb		Born	Ottokar Maria von Attems †		Bishop of Seckau, Austria
	22.7	Ordained Deacon	Gaspard-Joseph Labis †	Deacon of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium	Bishop
	22.2	Ordained Priest	Engelbert Sterckx †	Priest of Mechelen, Belgium	Cardinal, Archbishop
19 Feb	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Ildefonso Cañedo y Vigil †	Bishop of Málaga, Spain	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Andrés Esteban y Gómez †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
	60.9	Ordained Bishop	Juan Nepomuceno de Lera y Cano †	Bishop of Barbastro, Spain	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
20 Feb		Born	Claude-Marie Dépommier, M.E.P. †		Vicar Apostolic of Coimbatore, India
21 Feb	42.7	Appointed	John Murphy †	Coadjutor Bishop of Cork, Ireland	Bishop
	42.7	Appointed	John Murphy †	Titular Bishop of Ionopolis	Bishop of Cork, Ireland
	42.7	Succeeded	John Murphy †	Bishop of Cork, Ireland
		Born	Gaetano Ratta †		Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy
	46.0	Appointed	Joachin (Gioacchino Domenico) Salvetti, O.F.M. Obs. †	Vicar Apostolic of Hukwang, Shansi [Shanxi], and Shensi [Shaanxi], China	Vicar Apostolic of Shansi {Scian-Si} (Chan-Si), China
	46.0	Appointed	Joachin (Gioacchino Domenico) Salvetti, O.F.M. Obs. †	Titular Bishop of Euroea in Epiro	Vicar Apostolic of Shansi {Scian-Si} (Chan-Si), China
24 Feb	50.1	Ordained Bishop	George Thomas Plunkett †	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
24 Feb	62.1	Ordained Bishop	Peter Waldron †	Bishop of Killala, Ireland
26 Feb	62.3	Ordained Bishop	Ignacio Ramón Roda †	Bishop of León, Spain
26 Feb	58.4	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Ros de Medrano †	Bishop of Tortosa, Spain
3 Mar		Born	Franz Wilhelm Cramer †		Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
	74.5	Selected	Joaquim de Santa Clara Brandão (Lopes), O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
	69.1	Died	József Mártonfi †	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
	64.8	Selected	Manuel Pacheco de Rèsende †	Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal
5 Mar	59.5	Ordained Bishop	György Kurbély †	Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary
	41.9	Ordained Bishop	Kyran Marum †	Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
	51.8	Ordained Bishop	José Antonio Joaquín Pérez Martínez y Robles †	Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
6 Mar		Born	Augustin-Pierre Cluzel, C.M. †		Apostolic Delegate to Persia
6 Mar	65.2	Died	Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont †	Archbishop of México, Federal District
10 Mar		Born	Gregorio Melitón Martínez Santa Cruz †		Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
11 Mar	24.2	Ordained Priest	Pier Grisologo Basetti (Bassetti) †	Priest of Parma, Italy	Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, Italy
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Pedro Ignacio de Benavente y del Castillo †	Priest of Lima, Peru	Auxiliary Bishop
	22.9	Ordained Deacon	Jose Epigmenio Villanueva y Gomez de Eguiarreta †	Deacon	Bishop-Elect of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
12 Mar	38.1	Ordained Bishop	Oliver O’Kelly †	Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland
13 Mar	26.5	Ordained Priest	Ferdinando Elano Kahn, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Tiraspol, Moldova
13 Mar	55.2	Died	Miklós Rauscher †	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
15 Mar	51.1	Appointed	Luca Amici †	Bishop of Ferentino, Italy
	37.7	Confirmed	Andrzej Alojzy Ankwicz †	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine	Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
	40.7	Appointed	Martino Leonardo Brandaglia †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy
	50.0	Appointed	Francisco Ramón Valentín de Casaus y Torres, O.P. †	Archbishop of Guatemala
	65.3	Confirmed	Václav (Wenzel) Léopold von Chlumčansky †	Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
	55.2	Appointed	José Ignacio Cortázar y Labayen †	Bishop of Cuenca, Ecuador
	56.1	Confirmed	Alois Jozef Krakowski von Kolowrat †	Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czechia	Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
	49.4	Appointed	Franciszek Borgiasz Mackiewicz †	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
	56.4	Appointed	Pietro Francesco Morali †	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
	56.2	Appointed	Francesco Saverio (François-Xavier) Pereira †	Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy	Bishop of Rieti, Italy
	36.0	Appointed	Giacinto Pippi †	Bishop of Montalcino, Italy	Bishop of Chiusi e Pienza, Italy
	46.9	Appointed	Antônio Rodrigues de Aguiar †	Titular Bishop of Azotus	Prelate of Goiás, Brazil
	62.2	Appointed	José Santiago Rodríguez Zorrilla †	Bishop of Santiago de Chile
	47.2	Confirmed	Francisco de São Damazo Abreu Vieira, O.F.M. Obs. †	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
	47.5	Confirmed	Antônio de São José Bastos, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Olinda, Brazil
	67.9	Appointed	José Vicente Silva Avilés y Olave Salaverría †	Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru	Bishop-Elect
	57.3	Confirmed	Konstantin Stanić †	Bishop of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), Croatia
	53.7	Confirmed	Maria-Thaddäus von Trauttmansdorf Wiensberg †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Olomouc, Czechia
	56.6	Appointed	Pedro Valero †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain
	53.3	Appointed	Juan Acisclo de Vera y Delgado †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cádiz, Spain	Bishop
16 Mar	77.8	Selected	Alexandre da Sagrada Familia Ferreira da Silva, O.F.M. Ref. †	Bishop of Angra, Portugal
18 Mar		Born	Lorenzo Gastaldi †		Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
19 Mar	63.2	Died	Manuel de Aguiar †	Bishop of Leiria, Portugal
	45.3	Ordained Deacon	Carlo Maria Pedicini †	Deacon	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	66.2	Died	Athanasius Saraff †	Titular Archbishop of Theodosiopolis in Armenia	Titular Bishop
20 Mar	50.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Bonventura Berardi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Bacău, Romania
	57.2	Appointed	Michael Corcoran †	Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
		Appointed	Caspar Delenda †	Coadjutor Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece	Bishop
		Appointed	Caspar Delenda †	Titular Bishop of Troas	Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
	44.2	Appointed	James Magauran †	Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
		Appointed	Mathieu Righet †	Titular Bishop of Uthina	Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
	50.2	Appointed	Thomas Scallan, O.F.M. Ref. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Newfoundland, Canada	Vicar Apostolic
	50.2	Appointed	Thomas Scallan, O.F.M. Ref. †	Titular Bishop of Dragobitia (Drago)	Vicar Apostolic of Newfoundland, Canada
21 Mar	68.2	Died	Giacomo Boschi †	Bishop of Carpi, Italy
21 Mar	54.1	Resigned	Gioacchino Tosi †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
25 Mar	72.4	Installed	Veremundo Anselmo Arias y Teixeiro, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
26 Mar	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Luca Amici †	Bishop of Ferentino, Italy
	40.8	Ordained Bishop	Martino Leonardo Brandaglia †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy
	45.3	Ordained Priest	Carlo Maria Pedicini †	Priest	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	56.3	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Saverio (François-Xavier) Pereira †	Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy	Bishop of Rieti, Italy
3 Apr	56.5	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Francesco Morali †	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
3 Apr	36.0	Ordained Bishop	Giacinto Pippi †	Bishop of Montalcino, Italy	Bishop of Chiusi e Pienza, Italy
5 Apr	58.0	Died	Godfried Joseph Crüts van Creits †	Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria
8 Apr		Born	José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens †		Bishop of Portalegre, Portugal
9 Apr	54.7	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Manuel Ramírez de la Piscina †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
12 Apr		Born	José de Calasanz (Jaime) Sasanovas Manent, Sch. P. †		Procurator General Emeritus of Order of the Pious Schools
12 Apr		Born	Florentin-Étienne Jaussen Tepano, SS.CC. †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
14 Apr		Born	Gregorio (Michael) Ata (Atta) †		Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
15 Apr	78.9	Died	Nikola Bani (Ban) †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
15 Apr	75.2	Died	Vincenzo Manni †	Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
16 Apr	23.0	Ordained Priest	Jose Epigmenio Villanueva y Gomez de Eguiarreta †	Priest	Bishop-Elect of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
23 Apr	64.3	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Everard †	Titular Archbishop of Mitylene	Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland
	42.9	Ordained Bishop	John Murphy †	Bishop of Cork, Ireland
	61.3	Ordained Bishop	Charles Tuohy †	Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
24 Apr	58.8	Appointed	Josef Chrysostomus Pauer †	Bishop of Austria, Military	Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria
26 Apr	23.5	Ordained Deacon	Joseph William (Francis) Hendren, O.F.M. Rec. †	Deacon of Order of Friars Minor Recollect	Bishop Emeritus of Nottingham, England, Great Britain
26 Apr	66.4	Died	[Pierre Matthieu Joubert] †	Bishop Emeritus of [Charente (Constitutional), France]
27 Apr		Born	Ignazio Malluk †		Bishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
27 Apr		Born	Pietro Giocondo Salvaj di Govone †		Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
30 Apr	22.6	Ordained Priest	Federico Manfredini †	Priest	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
30 Apr		Born	Giovanni Domenico Vassarotti †		Bishop of Pinerolo, Italy

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