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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornGiovanni Battista de AquenaBishop of Bosa, Italy
BornArcangelo Baldini, O.P. †Bishop of Gravina (di Puglia), Italy
BornClaude de BellièvreArchbishop of Lyon, France
77.0ResignedTristan de Bizet, O.S.B. †Bishop of Saintes, FranceBishop Emeritus
BornIppolito Borghese, O.S.B. †Bishop of Pienza, Italy
BornCarlo BoviBishop of Sarsina, Italy
BornScipione Caffarelli-BorgheseCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
61.0DiedFeliciano Capitone, O.S.M. †Archbishop of Avignon, France
BornPompeo Cornazzano, O. Cist. †Bishop of Parma, Italy
BornCosimo de’ BardiArchbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
BornGiovanni Battista de PaolaBishop of Bisignano, Italy
BornAntónio do Rosário, O.P. †Bishop-Elect of Malacca, Singapore
25.0Ordained PriestVincenzo del Tufo, C.R. †PriestBishop of Oria, Italy
70.0DiedAntonio ElioBishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), SloveniaTitular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
BornGiovanni Battista Ferrero, O.P. †Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
ResignedGiovanni Ambrosio FieschiBishop of Savona, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornAntonio Maria FranceschiniBishop of Amelia, Italy
BornTheodorus Georgi, O.S.B. †Bishop of Arbe (Rab), Croatia
DiedAurelio Griani, O.F.M. †Bishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
DiedFrancisco Guaresma, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Ceuta and Tanger, Spain
BornLorenzo Horta RodríguezBishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
DiedCornelius IdeayBishop of Kilmacduagh, Ireland
36.4Ordained BishopŁukasz Kościelecki, O.S.B. †Bishop of Przemyśl, PolandBishop of Poznań, Poland
BornGiovanni Battista LancellottiBishop of Nola, Italy
27.0Ordained PriestJohann Lohel, O. Praem. †Priest of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; NorbertinesArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
DiedSebastiano MaffoBishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, Italy
54.0AppointedMarcantonio MaffeiPrefect of the Congregation of Bishops and RegularsCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Chieti, Italy
BornLászló MajthényiBishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia
BornPedro de Mata y Haro, C.R. †Bishop of Capaccio, Italy
BornHugh McCaughwell, O.F.M. Obs. †Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
47.0DiedGiacomo MignaneliiBishop of Grosseto, Italy
BornJoachim Morochowski, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Volodymyr (Włodzimierz) et Brėst (Ukrainian)
BornJean de Plantavit de la PauseBishop Emeritus of Lodève, France
BornNicolaus RighiBishop of Tinos and Mykonos, Greece
26.0Ordained PriestPaolo Emilio SammarcoPriestBishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
ResignedScipione SantacroceBishop of Cervia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornPierre Antoine TriestBishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
22.0Ordained PriestFernando Trexo y Senabria, O.F.M. Obs. †Priest of Order of Observant Friars MinorBishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina
7 JanBornJulián de CortázarArchbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
9 JanBornJerónimo Domín Funes, O. Carm. †Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
13 JanDiedBenedetto OlivaBishop of Trevico, Italy
15 Jan48.0Ordained BishopMarquard von BergBishop of Augsburg, Germany
16 Jan40.0AppointedMelchior GiedroyćBishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
22 JanOrdained BishopHector WegmannTitular Bishop of Symbalia (Cembalo, Balaclawa)Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
23 JanAppointedRichard McBrady, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), IrelandBishop of Kilmore, Ireland
25 Jan65.0DiedTommaso OrsiniBishop of Foligno, Italy
26 JanAppointedPatrick MacivalBishop of Dromore, Ireland
AppointedDiego Núñez de FigueroaBishop of Macau, ChinaFormer Bishop-Elect
30 JanAppointedIppolito BoschiBishop of Foligno, Italy
AppointedMatteo Andrea GuerraBishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
6 FebAppointedAntonio Balducci, O.P. †Bishop of Trevico, Italy
33.0AppointedLorenzo VitturiArchbishop of Candia {Crete}, Greece
13 Feb45.1DiedLudovico AntinoriArchbishop of Pisa, Italy
15 FebAppointedFrancisco Soto SalazarBishop of Salamanca, Spain
19 FebOrdained BishopLattanzio LattanziBishop of Pistoia, Italy
20 FebAppointedBartolomeo Giugni (Junius)Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
25 Feb37.6AppointedAlberto BolognettiApostolic Nuncio to Florence (Tuscany), ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
46.1ResignedCarlo Cicala (Cicada)Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (Tuscany), ItalyBishop Emeritus of Albenga, Italy
27 Feb64.1AppointedNicolas BousmardBishop of Verdun, France
AppointedPio Loterio, O.S.B. †Bishop of Fondi (Fundi), Italy
4 MarOrdained BishopGiovanni Paolo MarincolaBishop of Teano, ItalyBishop Emeritus
14 MarBornÉric de Lorraine, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Verdun, France
19 Mar56.2DiedGaspar de FariaBishop of Angra, Portugal
28 MarAppointedAlessandro CanigianiArchbishop of Aix, France
AppointedManuel de Mercado Aldrete, O.S.H. †Bishop of Panamá
AppointedGiuliano de’ MediciArchbishop (Personal Title) of Albi, FranceBishop
43.1ResignedGiovanni Francesco GàmbaraBishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
AppointedCarlo MontigliArchbishop (Personal Title) of Viterbo e Tuscania, ItalyBishop
DiedJuan Orozco de ArceBishop of Catania, Italy
36.2AppointedGiulio RossinoArchbishop of Amalfi, Italy
57.2AppointedDiego de Salamanca, O.E.S.A. †Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)Bishop Emeritus
2 Apr75.2DiedPedro Guerrero Logroño (Mendoza)Archbishop of Granada, Spain
6 Apr54.2AppointedTommaso de BonsiBishop of Béziers, FranceBishop Emeritus
AppointedNicolas de la Courbe de BréeBishop of Saintes, France
10 AprDiedJean de BalaguierBishop of Cahors, France
11 Apr66.2DiedCornelis JansenBishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
AppointedGómez ZapataBishop of Cartagena (en España)Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
22 Apr40.3Ordained BishopMelchior GiedroyćBishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
23 Apr57.2DiedFrancisco Gómez de Mendiola y SolórzanoBishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
2 May73.3DiedBartolomé de Carranza y Miranda, O.P. †Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
4 MayAppointedJohann Mezon von TelzBishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
33.9AppointedJakob Christoph Blarer von WartenseeBishop of Basel, Switzerland
9 May38.9AppointedCesare Camillo FerreroBishop of Savona, ItalyBishop of Ivrea, Italy
13 May44.3Ordained BishopAntoine Fournier, C.R.S.A. †Titular Bishop of BasilitanusAuxiliary Bishop of Metz, France
20 May61.6DiedMaurizio PietraBishop of Vigevano, Italy
27 MayDiedGiulio SimonettaBishop of Pesaro, Italy
4 JunAppointedRoberto SassatelliBishop of Pesaro, Italy
AppointedJan van StrijenBishop of Middelburg, Netherlands
7 JunDiedJohann DeublingerAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
29 Jun69.8DiedFrançois Sonnius (Van de Velde)Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}, Belgium
Jul31.5AppointedKyrylo (Cyryl) Terletskyi (Terlecki)Bishop of Pińsk-Turaŭ (Ukrainian), BelarusBishop of Lutzk e Ostrog (Ukrainian), Ukraine
2 Jul62.5DiedJoachim van OprodeAuxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
4 JulAppointedJuan Dimas LlorisBishop of Barcelona, Spain
AppointedBl. Patrick O’Healy, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Mayo, Ireland
15 Jul64.5Ordained BishopNicolas BousmardBishop of Verdun, France
17 JulDiedAntonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina, O.S. †Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
18 Jul63.9AppointedFrançois de Foix de CandaleBishop of Aire, France
34.5AppointedOttavio SantacroceBishop of Cervia, Italy
30 JulAppointedAlfonso Herrera, O.S.A. †Bishop of Gallipoli, ItalyBishop of Ariano, Italy
60.5DiedAntonio ScarampiBishop of Lodi, Italy
46.5AppointedFrancesco Sporeni, O.F.M. Obs. †Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia
3 Aug65.5DiedLeonardo Bonaccorsi (Buonaccorsi)Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy
6 Aug60.5AppointedGirolamo FedericiBishop of Lodi, Italy
15 AugInstalledAntônio Barreiros, O. Cist. †Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, Brazil
DiedGaspar de Leão PereiraArchbishop of Goa, India
Ordained BishopJohann Mezon von TelzBishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
22 AugAppointedClaudio BorgheseBishop of Grosseto, Italy
AppointedMalachy O’MoloneyBishop of Kilmacduagh, Ireland
AppointedCornelius Ryan (O’Mulrian), O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland
AppointedGiovanni Battista Soriani (Suriano), O. Carm. †Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy
SepBornFrancesco VenturiBishop Emeritus of San Severo, Italy
2 SepOrdained BishopGiovanni Battista Soriani (Suriano), O. Carm. †Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy
4 Sep43.6DiedRomolo ArchintoBishop of Novara, Italy
9 Sep34.6Ordained BishopOttavio SantacroceBishop of Cervia, Italy
11 SepBornGiovanni Battista Bonetti (Berosi)Bishop of Narni, Italy
DiedMario CarafaArchbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
12 Sep71.6DiedJuan Quiñones GuzmánBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
19 Sep65.7AppointedBl. Paolo (Scipione) Burali d’Arezzo, C.R. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
AppointedGiovanni Bernardino GrandopoliBishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
40.7AppointedGirolamo RagazzoniBishop of Novara, ItalyBishop of Bergamo, Italy
22 SepBornPhilipp Wilhelm von BayernCardinal, Bishop-Elect of Regensburg, Germany
OctOrdained BishopNicolas FuméeBishop of Beauvais, France
2 Oct62.7DiedFrancisco Delgado LópezBishop of Jaén, Spain
7 Oct39.4Ordained BishopCesare Camillo FerreroBishop of Savona, ItalyBishop of Ivrea, Italy
DiedJohan Knijf, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Groningen, Netherlands
24 OctAppointedGiovanni Battista AnsaldoBishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, Italy
AppointedAlfonso de LorcaArchbishop of Sassari, Italy
26 OctAppointedGeoffrey de La MarthonieBishop of Amiens, France
2 NovBornGeorges ChamberlainBishop of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium
4 NovOrdained BishopGiovanni Battista AnsaldoBishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, Italy
Ordained BishopGiovanni Bernardino GrandopoliBishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
6 NovDiedAndrea Matteo Acquaviva d’AragonaArchbishop of Cosenza, Italy
12 Nov57.3AppointedGiovanni Antonio Facchinetti de NuceTitular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, PalestinePope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
AppointedTommaso GigliBishop of Piacenza, Italy
17 NovAppointedAntonio Bernardez, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
AppointedAntonio Bernardez, O.P. †Titular Bishop of MartyropolisAuxiliary Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
19 Nov18.4Elevated to CardinalAndreas von Austria (Österreich)Cardinal, Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
60.8AppointedFrançois de BourdeillesBishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), FranceBishop Emeritus
3 Dec54.9AppointedGiovanni Ingegneri (Ingenerio)Bishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia
4 DecDiedAntonio Vialardi, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Bourges, France
10 Dec70.9AppointedJan SienieńskiArchbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
AppointedScipione della TolfaArchbishop of Trani, ItalyArchbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
12 DecBornAmbrogio Machin, O. de M. †Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
17 Dec59.8AppointedAntonio AgustínArchbishop of Tarragona, Spain
42.9AppointedAdam WeisskopfAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
42.9AppointedAdam WeisskopfTitular Bishop of Nicopolis ad NestumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
22 Dec18.9ProfessedGregorio de Alarcón, O.A.D. †Member of Agostiniani ScalziBishop of Santiago de Cuba
59.9DiedOtto von SchaumbergBishop-Elect of Hildesheim, Germany
28 DecDiedBenedetto Erba, O.P. †Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy

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