Catholic Easter Sunday in 1787 was on April 8

Easter Sunday is the central and most significant celebration in the Christian liturgical calendar, marking the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, as described in the New Testament of the Bible.

Easter is a movable feast, meaning its date changes each year. It is celebrated on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox.

Easter Sunday marks the beginning of the liturgical season of Eastertide, which lasts for 50 days until the celebration of Pentecost (Sunday, May 27 in 1787).

See Catholic Calendar for 1787

Catholic Easter in future and past years

Future Years
1788 Sunday, March 23
1789 Sunday, April 12
1790 Sunday, April 4
1791 Sunday, April 24
1792 Sunday, April 8
1793 Sunday, March 31
1794 Sunday, April 20
1795 Sunday, April 5
1796 Sunday, March 27
1797 Sunday, April 16
1798 Sunday, April 8
1799 Sunday, March 24
1800 Sunday, April 13
1801 Sunday, April 5
1802 Sunday, April 18
1803 Sunday, April 10
1804 Sunday, April 1
1805 Sunday, April 14
1806 Sunday, April 6
1807 Sunday, March 29
1808 Sunday, April 17
1809 Sunday, April 2
1810 Sunday, April 22
1811 Sunday, April 14
1812 Sunday, March 29
Past Years
1786 Sunday, April 16
1785 Sunday, March 27
1784 Sunday, April 11
1783 Sunday, April 20
1782 Sunday, March 31
1781 Sunday, April 15
1780 Sunday, March 26
1779 Sunday, April 4
1778 Sunday, April 19
1777 Sunday, March 30
1776 Sunday, April 7
1775 Sunday, April 16
1774 Sunday, April 3
1773 Sunday, April 11
1772 Sunday, April 19
1771 Sunday, March 31
1770 Sunday, April 15
1769 Sunday, March 26
1768 Sunday, April 3
1767 Sunday, April 19
1766 Sunday, March 30
1765 Sunday, April 7
1764 Sunday, April 22
1763 Sunday, April 3
1762 Sunday, April 11