The Year of Our Lord 1879

Bishop Events

October to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

2 Oct Born Josef Stoffels † Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

5 Oct 23.4 Ordained Priest Federico Cattani Amadori † Cardinal, Priest of Modigliana, Italy

63.5 Died Eugenio Roberto Galletti † Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy

60.6 Ordained Bishop Francesco Ragusa † Bishop of Trapani, Italy

18.0 Professed Melchior (Menyhért) Takács, O. Praem. † Member of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; Norbertines Abbot of Jasov (Jászó), Slovakia

6 Oct Born Dmytro Yaremko † Bishop-Elect

7 Oct Born William Mark Duke † Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Born Dionisio Moreno y Barrio † Bishop of Coria, Spain

12 Oct Born Michael Joseph Curley † Archbishop of Baltimore-Washington, Maryland, USA

15 Oct Born Pio Guizzardi † Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy

16 Oct 60.5 Resigned Francis Kerril Amherst † Bishop of Northampton, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

Born François Baselios Bistauros † Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt

17 Oct Born Clemente Fernández, O.P. † Prefect Emeritus of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa), Taiwan

Born Ivan Latyševskyj † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

25.1 Ordained Priest Willem Marinus van Rossum, C.Ss.R. † Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith

19 Oct 59.3 Ordained Bishop Pedro Juan Aponte † Bishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)

22.5 Ordained Priest Ferdinando Fiandaca † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Patti, Italy

23 Oct 54.5 Installed Francis Xavier Leray † Coadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Archbishop

24 Oct 77.0 Died Antonio Izzo † Bishop of Isernia e Venafro, Italy

26 Oct 34.5 Ordained Bishop Louis-Marie Galibert, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Aenus Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Cochin {Cocincina Orientale}, Viet Nam

27 Oct Born Basil Takacs (Takach) † Apostolic Exarch of United States of America (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania

28 Oct 61.4 Installed Robert Cornthwaite † Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain

46.5 Ordained Bishop Egidius Jünger † Bishop of Nesqually, Washington, USA

Born Simone Lorenzo Salvi, O.S.B. † Abbot of Subiaco, Italy

29 Oct Born Agustín Hombach, C.M. † Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras

71.2 Died Domonkos Zichy-Vásonkeö † Bishop Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary

Nov 45.5 Resigned Bernabé García Cezón, O.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}, Viet Nam Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

50.2 Succeeded Manuel Ignacio Riaño, O.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}, Viet Nam

3 Nov Born Ignace Gabriel I (Théophile) Tappouni † Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon

4 Nov Born Bl. Leontiy Leonid Fedorov, M.S.U. † Apostolic Exarch of Russia (Russian)

5 Nov Born Francesco Bracci † Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments

6 Nov 65.7 Died Joaquim Gonçalves de Azevedo † Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

9 Nov 22.1 Professed François Marie-Dominique Berré, O.P. † Member of Order of Friars Preachers Archbishop of Baghdad, Iraq

26.7 Ordained Priest Patrick Delany † Priest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA Archbishop of Hobart, Australia

41.7 Ordained Bishop Constant Dubail, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Bolina Vicar Apostolic of Liaotung and Manchuria, China

50.1 Ordained Bishop Ramón Fernández Piérola y Lopez de Luzuriaca † Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba Bishop of Vitoria, Spain

42.1 Ordained Bishop Franz Konstantin Rampa † Bishop of Chur, Switzerland

10 Nov 20.7 Entered Stanislas-Marie-Liévin de Vos, S.J. † Member of Society of Jesus Prefect Emeritus of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

11 Nov 45.3 Appointed Clemente Pagnani, O.S.B. † Vicar Apostolic of Colombo, Sri Lanka Bishop of Kandy, Sri Lanka

45.3 Appointed Clemente Pagnani, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Hephaestus Bishop of Kandy, Sri Lanka

51.7 Ordained Bishop Marie-Ludovic Roche † Bishop of Gap, France

12 Nov 23.5 Ordained Priest José Amador Velasco y Peña † Priest Bishop of Colima, México

14 Nov 53.9 Appointed Thomas Timothy O’Mahony † Titular Bishop of Eudocias Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

53.9 Appointed Thomas Timothy O’Mahony † Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

38.6 Appointed Victor-Jean-Joseph-Marie van den Branden de Reeth † Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen, Belgium

38.6 Appointed Victor-Jean-Joseph-Marie van den Branden de Reeth † Titular Bishop of Erythrum Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen, Belgium

15 Nov Born Joaquín Bienvenido Alcaide y Bueso, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Goajira, Colombia

16 Nov 92.6 Died Carlo Giuseppe Benedetto Mercy d’Argenteau † Apostolic Nuncio

Born Joseph-Eugène Limoges † Bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada

17 Nov 75.0 Retired Étienne Marilley † Bishop of Lausanne et Genève, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

Born Fulvio Tessaroli † Bishop Emeritus of Segni, Italy

18 Nov Born Nicola Colangelo † Bishop of Nardò, Italy

67.0 Installed Aimé-Victor-François Guilbert † Bishop of Amiens, France Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux, France

21 Nov 41.5 Appointed Edward Ilsley † Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

41.5 Appointed Edward Ilsley † Titular Bishop of Fesseë Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

22 Nov 51.0 Resigned Edmond Hyacinthe Theodore Joseph Dumont † Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium Bishop Emeritus

53.8 Appointed Isidore-Joseph du Rousseaux † Apostolic Administrator of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium Bishop

23 Nov Born Mathias Leonardus Trudon Brans, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia

24 Nov 74.4 Died Federico Maria Zinelli † Bishop of Treviso, Italy

26 Nov Born Kassian Haid, O. Cist. † Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria

29 Nov Born Antonijs Urbšs (Urbbs) † Bishop of Liepāja, Latvia

2 Dec 38.8 Appointed Richard Lacy † Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain

4 Dec 41.5 Ordained Bishop Edward Ilsley † Titular Bishop of Fesseë Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

Born Stefan Novák † Bishop Emeritus of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia

5 Dec Born Alfredo Maria Cavagna † Titular Bishop of Tium

63.0 Selected Franjo Anijan Feretić (Ferrettić) † Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia

Born Dionysios Kfoury † Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)

70.0 Died Michał (Mykhaylo) Kuzemśki (Kuzemskyi) † Bishop of Chełm and Bełz (Ukrainian), Poland

6 Dec 57.0 Resigned Peter Dufal, C.S.C. † Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston, Texas, USA Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus

7 Dec 75.6 Retired Vincenzo Taglialatela (Tagliatela) † Archbishop of Manfredonia (e Vieste), Italy Archbishop Emeritus

38.6 Ordained Bishop Victor-Jean-Joseph-Marie van den Branden de Reeth † Titular Bishop of Erythrum Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen, Belgium

8 Dec 57.7 Died Luigi Barbato Pasca di Magliano † Bishop of Alife, Italy

Born Augustin Hermann (Herman), S.M.A. † Vicar Apostolic of Volta Inferiore, Ghana

13.5 Entered John Joseph O’Gorman, C.S.Sp. † Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sierra Leone

11 Dec 51.8 Installed Marie-Ludovic Roche † Bishop of Gap, France

12 Dec Born Constant Jurgens, C.I.C.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Tuguegarao, Philippines

Born Edouard Rostaing, M.S. † Vicar Apostolic of Antsirabé, Madagascar

14 Dec 37.8 Ordained Bishop Jean-Baptiste Brondel † Bishop of Vancouver Island, USA Bishop of Helena, Montana, USA

15 Dec Born John Joseph Swint † Bishop of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA

16 Dec 70.9 Died Benedetto Augusto † Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy

18 Dec 61.6 Ceased Robert Cornthwaite † Apostolic Administrator of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain

38.9 Ordained Bishop Richard Lacy † Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain

19 Dec 61.0 Appointed Christophore Cosandey † Bishop of Lausanne et Genève, Switzerland

Born Jean Delay † Archbishop Emeritus of Marseille, France

20 Dec 26.4 Ordained Priest Luca Canepa † Priest of Cagliari, Italy Bishop of Galtelli-Nuoro (Galtelly Nori), Italy

24.4 Ordained Priest Pierre-Firmin Capmartin † Priest of Bordeaux, France Bishop of Oran, Algeria

22.8 Ordained Deacon Pierre Dadolle † Deacon of Lyon (-Vienne), France Bishop of Dijon, France

25.2 Ordained Priest Mathias Clement Lenihan † Priest of Dubuque, Iowa, USA Bishop Emeritus of Great Falls, Montana, USA

23.7 Ordained Priest Achille Locatelli † Priest of Milano {Milan}, Italy Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the College of Cardinals

31.9 Ordained Priest George Thomas Montgomery † Priest of San Francisco, California, USA Coadjutor Archbishop

25.5 Ordained Priest Francisco de Pol y Baralt † Priest of Gerona, Spain Bishop

22.5 Ordained Priest Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti † Priest of Milano {Milan}, Italy Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

25.9 Ordained Priest Henrique José Reed da Silva † Priest Bishop Emeritus of São Tomé of Meliapore, India

24.3 Ordained Priest Giulio Tommasi † Priest Archbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy

21 Dec 46.7 Ordained Bishop Jean-Amand Lamaze, S.M. † Titular Bishop of Olympus (Olimpus) Vicar Apostolic of Central Oceania, Tonga

22.6 Ordained Priest Jean-Pierre-Alexandre Marcou, M.E.P. † Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Phát Diêm, Viet Nam

22 Dec 25.8 Ordained Priest José Mora y del Rio † Priest of México, Federal District Archbishop

23 Dec 82.3 Appointed Augustin-Magloire-Alexandre Blanchet † Titular Bishop of Ibora Bishop Emeritus of Nesqually, Washington, USA

24 Dec 50.4 Succeeded Jean-Pierre Boyer † Bishop of Clermont, France Cardinal, Archbishop of Bourges, France

85.0 Died Louis-Charles Féron † Bishop of Clermont, France

Born Clemente Micara † Cardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy

25 Dec 45.5 Ordained Bishop Clemente Pagnani, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Hephaestus Bishop of Kandy, Sri Lanka

27 Dec Born Raymond Carnonckel, O.F.M. Cap. † Prefect of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

28 Dec Born Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt † Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

Born Antonio Guízar y Valencia † Archbishop Emeritus of Chihuahua, México

29 Dec 68.7 Died Félix María Arrieta y Llano, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop Emeritus of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain

24.2 Ordained Priest Daniel Francis Feehan † Priest of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

31 Dec Born Joseph Darnand, S.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori}, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)

Born Thomas de la Hoz, O.P. † Prefect Emeritus of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa), Taiwan

70.1 Died Gesualdo Vitali † Bishop of Ferentino, Italy

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Oct		Born	Josef Stoffels †		Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
5 Oct	23.4	Ordained Priest	Federico Cattani Amadori †	Cardinal, Priest of Modigliana, Italy
63.5	Died	Eugenio Roberto Galletti †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
60.6	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Ragusa †	Bishop of Trapani, Italy
18.0	Professed	Melchior (Menyhért) Takács, O. Praem. †	Member of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; Norbertines	Abbot of Jasov (Jászó), Slovakia
6 Oct		Born	Dmytro Yaremko †		Bishop-Elect
7 Oct		Born	William Mark Duke †		Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
	Born	Dionisio Moreno y Barrio †		Bishop of Coria, Spain
12 Oct		Born	Michael Joseph Curley †		Archbishop of Baltimore-Washington, Maryland, USA
15 Oct		Born	Pio Guizzardi †		Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy
16 Oct	60.5	Resigned	Francis Kerril Amherst †	Bishop of Northampton, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	François Baselios Bistauros †		Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
17 Oct		Born	Clemente Fernández, O.P. †		Prefect Emeritus of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa), Taiwan
	Born	Ivan Latyševskyj †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
25.1	Ordained Priest	Willem Marinus van Rossum, C.Ss.R. †	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
19 Oct	59.3	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Juan Aponte †	Bishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)
22.5	Ordained Priest	Ferdinando Fiandaca †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Patti, Italy
23 Oct	54.5	Installed	Francis Xavier Leray †	Coadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Archbishop
24 Oct	77.0	Died	Antonio Izzo †	Bishop of Isernia e Venafro, Italy
26 Oct	34.5	Ordained Bishop	Louis-Marie Galibert, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Aenus	Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Cochin {Cocincina Orientale}, Viet Nam
27 Oct		Born	Basil Takacs (Takach) †		Apostolic Exarch of United States of America (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania
28 Oct	61.4	Installed	Robert Cornthwaite †	Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain
46.5	Ordained Bishop	Egidius Jünger †	Bishop of Nesqually, Washington, USA
	Born	Simone Lorenzo Salvi, O.S.B. †		Abbot of Subiaco, Italy
29 Oct		Born	Agustín Hombach, C.M. †		Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
71.2	Died	Domonkos Zichy-Vásonkeö †	Bishop Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary
Nov	45.5	Resigned	Bernabé García Cezón, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}, Viet Nam	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
50.2	Succeeded	Manuel Ignacio Riaño, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}, Viet Nam
3 Nov		Born	Ignace Gabriel I (Théophile) Tappouni †		Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
4 Nov		Born	Bl. Leontiy Leonid Fedorov, M.S.U. †		Apostolic Exarch of Russia (Russian)
5 Nov		Born	Francesco Bracci †		Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
6 Nov	65.7	Died	Joaquim Gonçalves de Azevedo †	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
9 Nov	22.1	Professed	François Marie-Dominique Berré, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop of Baghdad, Iraq
26.7	Ordained Priest	Patrick Delany †	Priest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA	Archbishop of Hobart, Australia
41.7	Ordained Bishop	Constant Dubail, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Bolina	Vicar Apostolic of Liaotung and Manchuria, China
50.1	Ordained Bishop	Ramón Fernández Piérola y Lopez de Luzuriaca †	Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Bishop of Vitoria, Spain
42.1	Ordained Bishop	Franz Konstantin Rampa †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
10 Nov	20.7	Entered	Stanislas-Marie-Liévin de Vos, S.J. †	Member of Society of Jesus	Prefect Emeritus of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
11 Nov	45.3	Appointed	Clemente Pagnani, O.S.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Colombo, Sri Lanka	Bishop of Kandy, Sri Lanka
45.3	Appointed	Clemente Pagnani, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Hephaestus	Bishop of Kandy, Sri Lanka
51.7	Ordained Bishop	Marie-Ludovic Roche †	Bishop of Gap, France
12 Nov	23.5	Ordained Priest	José Amador Velasco y Peña †	Priest	Bishop of Colima, México
14 Nov	53.9	Appointed	Thomas Timothy O’Mahony †	Titular Bishop of Eudocias	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
53.9	Appointed	Thomas Timothy O’Mahony †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
38.6	Appointed	Victor-Jean-Joseph-Marie van den Branden de Reeth †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen, Belgium
38.6	Appointed	Victor-Jean-Joseph-Marie van den Branden de Reeth †	Titular Bishop of Erythrum	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen, Belgium
15 Nov		Born	Joaquín Bienvenido Alcaide y Bueso, O.F.M. Cap. †		Vicar Apostolic of Goajira, Colombia
16 Nov	92.6	Died	Carlo Giuseppe Benedetto Mercy d’Argenteau †	Apostolic Nuncio
	Born	Joseph-Eugène Limoges †		Bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
17 Nov	75.0	Retired	Étienne Marilley †	Bishop of Lausanne et Genève, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Fulvio Tessaroli †		Bishop Emeritus of Segni, Italy
18 Nov		Born	Nicola Colangelo †		Bishop of Nardò, Italy
67.0	Installed	Aimé-Victor-François Guilbert †	Bishop of Amiens, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
21 Nov	41.5	Appointed	Edward Ilsley †	Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
41.5	Appointed	Edward Ilsley †	Titular Bishop of Fesseë	Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
22 Nov	51.0	Resigned	Edmond Hyacinthe Theodore Joseph Dumont †	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
53.8	Appointed	Isidore-Joseph du Rousseaux †	Apostolic Administrator of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium	Bishop
23 Nov		Born	Mathias Leonardus Trudon Brans, O.F.M. Cap. †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia
24 Nov	74.4	Died	Federico Maria Zinelli †	Bishop of Treviso, Italy
26 Nov		Born	Kassian Haid, O. Cist. †		Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria
29 Nov		Born	Antonijs Urbšs (Urbbs) †		Bishop of Liepāja, Latvia
2 Dec	38.8	Appointed	Richard Lacy †	Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
4 Dec	41.5	Ordained Bishop	Edward Ilsley †	Titular Bishop of Fesseë	Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
	Born	Stefan Novák †		Bishop Emeritus of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia
5 Dec		Born	Alfredo Maria Cavagna †		Titular Bishop of Tium
63.0	Selected	Franjo Anijan Feretić (Ferrettić) †	Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia
	Born	Dionysios Kfoury †		Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)
70.0	Died	Michał (Mykhaylo) Kuzemśki (Kuzemskyi) †	Bishop of Chełm and Bełz (Ukrainian), Poland
6 Dec	57.0	Resigned	Peter Dufal, C.S.C. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston, Texas, USA	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus
7 Dec	75.6	Retired	Vincenzo Taglialatela (Tagliatela) †	Archbishop of Manfredonia (e Vieste), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
38.6	Ordained Bishop	Victor-Jean-Joseph-Marie van den Branden de Reeth †	Titular Bishop of Erythrum	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen, Belgium
8 Dec	57.7	Died	Luigi Barbato Pasca di Magliano †	Bishop of Alife, Italy
	Born	Augustin Hermann (Herman), S.M.A. †		Vicar Apostolic of Volta Inferiore, Ghana
13.5	Entered	John Joseph O’Gorman, C.S.Sp. †	Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sierra Leone
11 Dec	51.8	Installed	Marie-Ludovic Roche †	Bishop of Gap, France
12 Dec		Born	Constant Jurgens, C.I.C.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Tuguegarao, Philippines
	Born	Edouard Rostaing, M.S. †		Vicar Apostolic of Antsirabé, Madagascar
14 Dec	37.8	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Baptiste Brondel †	Bishop of Vancouver Island, USA	Bishop of Helena, Montana, USA
15 Dec		Born	John Joseph Swint †		Bishop of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA
16 Dec	70.9	Died	Benedetto Augusto †	Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy
18 Dec	61.6	Ceased	Robert Cornthwaite †	Apostolic Administrator of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain
38.9	Ordained Bishop	Richard Lacy †	Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
19 Dec	61.0	Appointed	Christophore Cosandey †	Bishop of Lausanne et Genève, Switzerland
	Born	Jean Delay †		Archbishop Emeritus of Marseille, France
20 Dec	26.4	Ordained Priest	Luca Canepa †	Priest of Cagliari, Italy	Bishop of Galtelli-Nuoro (Galtelly Nori), Italy
24.4	Ordained Priest	Pierre-Firmin Capmartin †	Priest of Bordeaux, France	Bishop of Oran, Algeria
22.8	Ordained Deacon	Pierre Dadolle †	Deacon of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Bishop of Dijon, France
25.2	Ordained Priest	Mathias Clement Lenihan †	Priest of Dubuque, Iowa, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Great Falls, Montana, USA
23.7	Ordained Priest	Achille Locatelli †	Priest of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
31.9	Ordained Priest	George Thomas Montgomery †	Priest of San Francisco, California, USA	Coadjutor Archbishop
25.5	Ordained Priest	Francisco de Pol y Baralt †	Priest of Gerona, Spain	Bishop
22.5	Ordained Priest	Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti †	Priest of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
25.9	Ordained Priest	Henrique José Reed da Silva †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of São Tomé of Meliapore, India
24.3	Ordained Priest	Giulio Tommasi †	Priest	Archbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy
21 Dec	46.7	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Amand Lamaze, S.M. †	Titular Bishop of Olympus (Olimpus)	Vicar Apostolic of Central Oceania, Tonga
22.6	Ordained Priest	Jean-Pierre-Alexandre Marcou, M.E.P. †	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Phát Diêm, Viet Nam
22 Dec	25.8	Ordained Priest	José Mora y del Rio †	Priest of México, Federal District	Archbishop
23 Dec	82.3	Appointed	Augustin-Magloire-Alexandre Blanchet †	Titular Bishop of Ibora	Bishop Emeritus of Nesqually, Washington, USA
24 Dec	50.4	Succeeded	Jean-Pierre Boyer †	Bishop of Clermont, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bourges, France
85.0	Died	Louis-Charles Féron †	Bishop of Clermont, France
	Born	Clemente Micara †		Cardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
25 Dec	45.5	Ordained Bishop	Clemente Pagnani, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Hephaestus	Bishop of Kandy, Sri Lanka
27 Dec		Born	Raymond Carnonckel, O.F.M. Cap. †		Prefect of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
28 Dec		Born	Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt †		Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
	Born	Antonio Guízar y Valencia †		Archbishop Emeritus of Chihuahua, México
29 Dec	68.7	Died	Félix María Arrieta y Llano, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain
24.2	Ordained Priest	Daniel Francis Feehan †	Priest of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA	Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
31 Dec		Born	Joseph Darnand, S.M. †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori}, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
	Born	Thomas de la Hoz, O.P. †		Prefect Emeritus of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa), Taiwan
70.1	Died	Gesualdo Vitali †	Bishop of Ferentino, Italy

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