Significant Dates in Newman’s life
Significant Dates in Newman’s life
1801 Born, February 21, Old Broad Street, London; Baptized, April 9
1808 Enrolled at Ealing School
1816 August–December: First conversion; enrolled at Trinity College, Oxford
1820 Received BA degree “under the line”
1822 April 12: Elected Fellow of Oriel College
1824 June 13: Ordained deacon of the Church of England
1825 May 29: Ordained priest of the Church of England
1828 January 5: Death of his sister, Mary; March 14: Instituted as Vicar of St. Mary’s
1832 December 8: Beginning of Mediterranean voyage with Froudes
1833 July 14: Keble’s Assize sermon on “National Apostasy”
1841 January 25: Published Tract XC
1843 September 25: Preached “The Parting of Friends” at Littlemore
1845 October 9: Received into the Roman Catholic Church by Dominic Barberi
Finished An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine
1846 Left Littlemore for Maryvale, near Oscott
In November, entered College of Propaganda, Rome
1847 Ordained priest on Trinity Sunday; joined Oratory of St. Philip Neri
1848 Establishes Oratory in England; admitted F. W. Faber and his companions of St. Wilfrid’s to the Oratory
1850 Newman lectured on Certain Difficulties Felt by Anglicans in Catholic Teaching. London Oratory established under Faber; Roman Catholic hierarchy established
1851 Newman’s Lectures on the Present Position of Catholics in England
Achilli sued Newman for libel; Newman invited to become rector of Catholic University in Dublin
1852 Newman lectured in Dublin on the “Scope and Nature of University Education”
Newman found guilty in Achilli trial
1854 Newman was formally installed as Rector of the Catholic University
1857 Newman resigned as Rector of the Catholic University
1859 Newman established the Birmingham Oratory School; Newman assumed editorship of The Rambler; his article on “Consulting the Faithful” delated to Rome
1864 Newman published Apologia Pro Vita Sua issued in seven weekly installments
1865 Newman published A Letter Addressed to the Rev. E. B. Pusey; Manning appointed Archbishop of Westminster
1866 Newman was secretly restricted from ministering in Oxford
1867 Pope Pius IX announced the convocation of an Ecumenical Council
1869 December 8: Vatican Council I opened
1870 Newman published his Grammar of Assent; July 18: Vatican I approves Pastor Aeternus regarding papal primacy and infallibility
1874 Gladstone published The Vatican decrees in their bearing on civil allegiance
1875 Newman published A Letter to the Duke of Norfolk.
1878 Newman named the first honorary Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford;
Pius IX died; Leo XIII elected Pope
1879 Newman made a Cardinal by Pope Leo XIII
1890 Newman died on August 11
1991 January 22: Newman declared “Venerable” by Pope John Paul II
2010 September 19: Newman beatified by Pope Benedict XVI