Year 1870, January-April, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title unknown22.3Ordained PriestRamón Barberá y Boada †PriestBishop of Palencia, Spain 69.9ResignedGiacomo Bahtiarian †Bishop of Amida (Diarbekir) (Armenian), TurkeyBishop Emeritus 13.1ConvertedBernardine Thomas Edward Clark, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles 70.7AppointedNiccola Paracciani Clarelli †Cardinal, 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 Gaggia †PriestBishop 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 Magennis †PriestBishop of Kilmore, Ireland BornHendrik Nollen, M.S.C. †Prefect Emeritus of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia 34.0AppointedAndrés Justo Pérez, S.J. †Prefect of Canelos e Macas, EcuadorVicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador DiedMacaire Samman †Bishop 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. AugustinePro-Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Northern Hunan {Hu-Nan Settentrionale}, China 1 JanBornFerenc Gossman †Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary 3 Jan58.9AppointedAnnibale Capalti †Cardinal, 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 Wojtkiewicz †Bishop of Minsk, Belarus 8 Jan42.6SelectedCharles-Emile Freppel †Bishop of Angers, France 46.0SelectedJoseph-Clair Reyne †Bishop of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre, Antilles 9 Jan40.9Ordained BishopAugustus Maria Bernard Anthony John Gebhard Toebbe †Bishop of Covington, Kentucky, USA 19 Jan71.2DiedJohann Georg Müller †Bishop 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 Baltes †Bishop 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 Bezares †Bishop of Veracruz-Jalapa, México 27 JanBornAtanasio María Vicente Soler y Royo, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Goajira, Colombia 28 Jan20.0EnteredAlphonse Daignault, S.J. †Member of Society of JesusSuperior Emeritus of Zambese, Zimbabwe 30 Jan37.9Ordained BishopPierre-Timothee Attar (Hattar) †Bishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), TurkeyBishop Emeritus of Mardin (Chaldean), Turkey 38.9Ordained BishopGabriel Farzo †Bishop of Mardin (Chaldean), Turkey 79.3DiedBertrand-Sévère Mascarou-Laurence †Bishop 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 Amigó †Bishop of Lérida, Spain BornFeliciano Rocha Pizarro †Bishop 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 Borgess †Titular Bishop of CalydonBishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA 65.0AppointedNapoleon Joseph Perché †Coadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USAArchbishop 65.0AppointedNapoleon Joseph Perché †Titular Archbishop of AbderaArchbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 9 Feb25.1Ordained PriestNematalla Seluan †PriestArchbishop of Cyprus (Maronite) 11 Feb45.5AppointedCaspar Henry Borgess †Coadjutor 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 Bueno †Bishop 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 Girbeau †Bishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France 21 FebBornRoberto Giulio Colombo, O.F.M. Cap. †Prelate of São José do Grajaú, Brazil 23 FebBornVincenzo Celli †Auxiliary 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 Becker †Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil BornJules-Géraud Saliège †Cardinal, Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France 25 Feb82.3DiedLouis-Jacques-Maurice de Bonald †Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France 27 FebBornManuel Antonio Arboleda y Scarpetta, C.M. †Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia 47.9Ordained BishopThomas Patrick Roger Foley †Titular Bishop of PergamumCoadjutor Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA 2 MarBornArthur Béliveau †Archbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada 3 MarBornAugusto Klinke Leier †Apostolic Administrator of Valdivia, Chile 9 Mar63.2SelectedJacques-Marie-Achille Ginoulhiac †Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France 55.1SelectedPierre-Antoine-Justin Paulinier †Bishop of Grenoble, FranceArchbishop of Besançon, France 10 Mar49.0Died[Paul Marie Stefan de Djunkowsky] †Prefect Emeritus of Arctic Pole 48.0InstalledThomas Patrick Roger Foley †Coadjutor Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA 560.1BeatifiedBl. Guillaume Grimoard, O.S.B. †Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy) 11 Mar43.0AppointedJohn Cameron †Coadjutor Bishop of Arichat, Nova Scotia, CanadaBishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada 43.0AppointedJohn Cameron †Titular Bishop of TitiopolisBishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada 54.3AppointedDaniel McGettigan †Archbishop 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 Rosentreter †Priest of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), PolandBishop 13 MarBornThomas O’Shea, S.M. †Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand 45.2Ordained BishopJosé de Jesús María Uriarte y Pérez †Bishop of Sonora, MéxicoBishop of Sinaloa, México 14 MarBornVilmos Batthyány †Bishop 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 Pichenot †Bishop 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 Piccardo †PriestAuxiliary 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 Villegas †Bishop of Pasto, ColombiaBishop Emeritus 43.8ConfirmedPierre-Paul de Cuttoli †Bishop of Ajaccio, France 42.8ConfirmedCharles-Emile Freppel †Bishop of Angers, France 34.5AppointedFrancesco Maria Granado †Coadjutor Bishop of Cochabamba, BoliviaBishop 53.0AppointedGiuseppe Milesi Pironi Ferretti †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina 49.9AppointedJosé María Mora y Daza †Bishop of Veracruz-Jalapa, MéxicoBishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México 46.2AppointedIgnacio Antonio Parra †Bishop 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 Reyne †Bishop 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 Ciofi †Bishop of Chiusi e Pienza, Italy 26 Mar79.0DiedJosé Manuel de Lemos †Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal BornLuigi Sincero †Cardinal, 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 Szuppán †Bishop of Banská Bystrica, SlovakiaPriest 31 Mar66.1DiedAntonín Arnošt Schaaffgotsche †Bishop 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 Villegas †Bishop of Pasto, ColombiaBishop Emeritus 53.0Ordained BishopGiuseppe Milesi Pironi Ferretti †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina 6 AprBornArturo Celestino Álvarez †Bishop of Calabozo, Venezuela 57.1SelectedJohannes Bernard Brinkmann †Bishop of Münster, Germany 7 AprBornGiuseppe Romeo †Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy 10 Apr45.3InstalledJosé de Jesús María Uriarte y Pérez †Bishop of Sonora, MéxicoBishop of Sinaloa, México 12 Apr82.6DiedRaffaele Biale †Bishop of Albenga, Italy 13 Apr76.1DiedAlexandru Dobra †Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania 15 Apr58.5DiedMatteo Eustachio Gonella †Cardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy 16 Apr24.0Ordained PriestGiuseppe Ceppetelli (Cepetelli) †PriestVicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy 24.0Ordained PriestJean-Marie-Léon Dizien †Priest of Sens (-Auxerre), FranceBishop of Amiens, France 17 Apr50.2Ordained BishopJosé Joaquín Isaza Ruiz †Titular Bishop of EvariaBishop of Medellín, Colombia BornLouis Van Hoeck, S.J. †Bishop of Ranchi, India 18 Apr43.9Ordained BishopPierre-Paul de Cuttoli †Bishop of Ajaccio, France 42.8Ordained BishopCharles-Emile Freppel †Bishop of Angers, France 46.2Ordained BishopJoseph-Clair Reyne †Bishop of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre, Antilles 21 AprBornStanislaw Wojciech Okoniewski †Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland 24 Apr45.7Ordained BishopCaspar Henry Borgess †Titular Bishop of CalydonBishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA 54.3Ordained BishopFrancisco Javier Rodríguez †Bishop 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 Cooke †Bishop 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 Laflèche †Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada BornJuan Perelló y Pou, M.S.C. †Bishop of Vic, Spain