Time Line: 1986

beatification of Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara
canonization of Saint Francis Fasani
Pope John Paul II issues his Letter on The Curé of Ars
Pope John Paul II meets Rome's Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff at a Roman synagogue
concentration camp survivor Elie Wiesel awarded Nobel Peace Prize
declaration of Agnel D'Souza as Venerable
declaration of Blessed Arnold Reche as Venerable
declaration of Blessed Alberto Marvelli as Venerable
declaration of Blessed Arthur Bell as Venerable
declaration of Blessed Charles Meehan as Venerable
declaration of Blessed Edward Maria Joannes Poppe as Venerable
declaration of Blessed Edoardo Giuseppe Rosaz as Venerable
declaration of Blessed George Beesley as Venerable
declaration of Blessed Marmaduke Bowes as Venerable
declaration of Blessed Nicholas Woodfen as Venerable
declaration of Blessed Pietro Bonilli as Venerable
declaration of Blessed Robert Nutter as Venerable
declaration of Blessed Richard Sergeant as Venerable
Donald E Pelotte, the first Native American bishop, ordained in Gallup, New Mexico
the Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India