Giovanni Simeoni

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1886

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Giovanni Simeoni, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Event of 1886: Father Augustine Tolton, the first Roman Catholic priest from the United States

   1886

   Role: Cardinal

   1. 1April 24, 1886 · Archbasilica of Saint John LateranOrdination in Rome

      Tolton was ordained in Rome on April 24, 1886, at the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, becoming the first Black Catholic priest in the United States.

   2. 2July 7, 1886 · St. Mary's Hospital, HobokenFirst Mass in America

      Tolton offered his first Mass on American soil at St. Mary's Hospital in Hoboken, New Jersey, on July 7, 1886.

Sources

1. Augustus Tolton Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-24