Time Line 1789
- beatification of Saint John Joseph of the Cross
- beatification of Saint Margaret of Hungary
- New Jersey becomes first state to ratify Bill of Rights
- Father John Carroll, 54, appointed first Roman Catholic bishop in the newly organized and independent United States of America
- The Courier de Boston, believed to be the first Catholic newspaper in America, begins publication
- birth of Saint Anthony Mary Gianelli
- birth of Saint John Hoan
- birth of Saint Marcelino Champagnat
- first presidential election in United States
- founding of Georgetown, the first Catholic college in the United States
- founding of the diocese of Baltimore, Maryland
| 1788 | 1790 |
