Commemorations

in a.d. 2006

DateAscendingCommemorationTypeAnniversary
Founding of the Vatican Museums (1506)Church Event500 years
01.03Establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in Indonesia (1961)Church Event45 years
01.21Arrival of 150 Swiss Guards at the Vatican (1506)Church Event500 years
01.23Earthquake at Shaanxi (1556)World Event450 years
01.27Birth of Mozart (1756)Person250 years
01.28Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster (1986)World Event20 years
02.02Election of Pope Gregory XVI (1831)Pope175 years
02.11Establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in Russia (2002)Church Event4 years
02.12Founding of the Vatican Radio (1931)Church Event75 years
02.13Death of Sister LĂșcia dos Santos, Fatima visionary (2005)Person1 year
02.21Creation of Jorge Bergoglio as Cardinal (2001)Pope5 years
04.02Death of Pope John Paul II (2005)Pope1 year
04.11Establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in China (1946)Church Event60 years
04.18Earthquake at San Francisco (1906)World Event100 years
04.19Election of Pope Benedict XVI (2005)Pope1 year
04.20Miracle of Our Lady of Sorrows of Quito (1906)Marian Apparition100 years
04.24Installation of Pope Benedict XVI (2005)Pope1 year
04.26Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster (1986)World Event20 years
05.09Establishment of the Pontifical Council for the Family (1981)Church Event25 years
05.13Attempted Assassination of Pope John Paul II (1981)World Event25 years
06.10Death of Antoni GaudĂ­ (1926)Person80 years
06.21Founding of the first diocese in Venezuela (1531)Church Event475 years
07.12Independence of Liechtenstein (1806)World Event200 years
07.28Earthquake at Tangshan (1976)World Event30 years
08.05Founding of the first diocese in Botswana (1966)Church Event40 years
09.09Death of Mao Zedong (1976)Person30 years
09.11September 11 attacks (2001)World Event5 years
09.14Encyclical Fides et ratio (1998)Papal Document8 years
10.12Dedication of Christ the Redeemer of Rio de Janeiro (1931)Church Event75 years
11.01Sacerdotal Ordination of Pope John Paul II (1946)Pope60 years
11.15Establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in Papua New Guinea (1966)Church Event40 years
11.25Birth of Pope John XXIII (1881)Pope125 years
11.28First Apparition of Our Lady of Kibeho (1981)Marian Apparition25 years
12.09First Apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe (1531)Marian Apparition475 years
12.12Final Apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe (1531)Marian Apparition475 years
12.17Birth of Pope Francis (1936)Pope70 years
12.25Encyclical Deus caritas est (2005)Papal Document1 year

See Also

Celebrations in 2006

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