1881

This article includes events that occurred in the Christian world in .

Events

 * July 13. The body of Pope Pius IX is moved from St. Peter's grotto to the Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura.
 * November 25. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli elected Pope John XXIII.


 * The Revised Version New Testament is released.
 * David Pendleton Oakerhater ordained a deacon of the Episcopal Church.

Deaths

 * November 30. Edoardo Cardinal Borromeo, Archpriests of Saint Peter’s Basilica