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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Azon Ariosti †	Bologne	Archbishop of Avignon, France
	23.2	Selected	Ferdinand von Bayern †	Coadjutor Bishop of Liège, Belgium	Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
		Born	Paolo Benzoni, C.R.L. †		Bishop of Sora, Italy
		Born	Andrea Borgia †	Praenestin	Bishop of Segni, Italy
		Born	Joannes Branecki †	Gnesnen	Titular Bishop of Aenus
		Born	Ippolito Campioni, O.S.B. †	Senen	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
		Born	Antonio Maria Camalda †	Belvedere	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
		Died	Sulpizio Costantino †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
		Born	Carlo de Angelis †	Napoli	Bishop of Acerra, Italy
		Born	Alphonse d’Elbène †		Bishop of Orléans, France
		Died	Juan d’Espinar †	Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
		Died	Domingo de Ulloa, O.P. †	Bishop of Michoacán, México
		Born	Fabio dos Reis Fernandes, O. Carm. †	Campo Grande, Portugal	Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
		Died	Michael Fitzwalter †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
		Appointed	Lucio Fornari †	Bishop of Oria, Italy
		Appointed	Wawrzyniec Goślicki †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
		Born	Ulrich Grappler von Trappenburg †	Wien	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
	25.9	Appointed	Louis III de Guise de Lorraine †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Reims, France	Cardinal, Archbishop-Elect
		Ordained Bishop	Juan de La Roca †	Bishop of Popayán, Colombia
		Died	Guillaume Le Blanc †	Bishop of Grasse, France
		Died	Marcellus de Lorenzi †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
		Born	Alvise Marcello, C.R.S. †		Bishop of Pula (Pola), Croatia
		Died	Ludovico Martelli †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
		Born	Bl. Terence Albert O’Brien, O.P. †	Cappamore	Bishop of Emly, Ireland
		Born	Gabriel Ortiz de Orvé †	Mendieta Burgen	Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
		Born	Giovanni Tommaso Perrone †	Rossano	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy
		Born	Wojciech Pilchowicz †	Frauenberg	Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
		Born	Raphael Pizzorno, O.M. †		Bishop of Sagone (Sagona), France
		Born	Octavius Poderico †	Napoli	Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
		Appointed	Maciej Pstrokoński †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
		Died	João Ribeiro Gaio †	Bishop of Malacca, Singapore
		Died	Annibal de Ruccellai †	Bishop of Carcassonne, France
		Died	Achille Sergardi †	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
		Died	Tommaso Sirleto †	Bishop of Squillace, Italy
		Died	Gianfrancesco Sormani †	Bishop of Monte Feltre, Italy
	49.9	Appointed	Štefan Szuhay †	Apostolic Administrator of Esztergom, Hungary	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
		Born	Mario Theodoli †	Rome	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
		Born	José Valle de la Cerda, O.S.B. †	Valladolid	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
		Born	Bartolomeo Vannini †	Roma	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
		Born	Pietro Vico †	Sassari	Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
Jan		Appointed	Melchior de Marconnay †	Bishop of Saint-Brieuc, France
Jan		Ordained Bishop	François de La Valette Cornusson †	Bishop of Vabres, France
1 Jan	53.0	Ordained Bishop	Mateo Burgos Moraleja, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
2 Jan	46.0	Selected	Johann Georg von Hallwyl †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
3 Jan		Died	Alberto Drago, O.P. †	Bishop of Termoli, Italy
10 Jan	67.0	Died	Alessandro de Franceschi, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Forli, Italy
20 Jan		Died	Thomas Strong †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
24 Jan	46.9	Appointed	Honoré du Laurens †	Archbishop of Embrun, France
		Appointed	Geronimo de Gouvea, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Geronimo de Gouvea, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Tanger, Morocco	Bishop Emeritus of Ceuta, Spain
		Appointed	Ludovico de Grigis †	Bishop of Caorle, Italy
25 Jan	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Rodríguez, S.J. †	Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India
28 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Jerónimo Bernardo de Quirós, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy	Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
29 Jan		Died	Pedro Jaime †	Bishop of Albarracin, Spain
7 Feb		Appointed	Christoph Andreas von Spaur †	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
12 Feb		Appointed	Pedro Manrique, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Tortosa, Spain	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
		Appointed	Jacobus Rusconi †	Bishop of Nebbio, France
		Confirmed	García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga, O.S.H. †	Archbishop of México, Federal District
15 Feb		Appointed	Jerónimo Bernardo de Quirós, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy	Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
19 Feb		Appointed	Jerzy Zamoyski †	Bishop of Chełm, Poland
24 Feb	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Honoré du Laurens †	Archbishop of Embrun, France
26 Feb	30.2	Appointed	Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati (degli Schiavoni)	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
		Died	Horace René de Birague †	Bishop of Lavaur, France
	54.8	Installed	Bernardo Sandoval Rojas †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
4 Mar		Died	Gentile Dolfino †	Bishop of Camerino, Italy
10 Mar		Died	Massimiliano Beniamino, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
11 Mar		Died	Vincenzo Bonardo, O.P. †	Bishop of Gerace, Italy
13 Mar		Born	Sigismund Miutini von Spilenberg †	Cividale	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
14 Mar		Appointed	Jacques Blaes, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Saint-Omer, France
17 Mar	41.2	Died	Lorenz Eiszepf †	Auxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
1 Apr	41.7	Ordained Bishop	Wawrzyniec Gembicki †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
1 Apr	54.3	Ordained Bishop	Orazio Spínola †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
4 Apr		Appointed	Gaspare Paluzzi degli Albertoni †	Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy
5 Apr	63.3	Died	Wolfgang Kämmerer von Dalberg †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
9 Apr	50.3	Appointed	Guillaume de Berghes †	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
9 Apr		Appointed	Giovanni Flugi de Aspremont †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
12 Apr		Died	Girolamo Bentivoglio †	Bishop of Montefiascone, Italy
30 Apr	46.3	Appointed	Juan Bautista Acevedo Muñoz †	Bishop of Valladolid, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Sebastiano Ghislieri †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
	60.3	Appointed	Fernando Niño de Guevara †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
		Appointed	Bonaventura Secusio, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Patti, Italy	Bishop of Catania, Italy
	43.3	Appointed	Paolo Tolosa, C.R. †	Bishop of Bovino, Italy	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
3 May	43.3	Ordained Bishop	Paolo Tolosa, C.R. †	Bishop of Bovino, Italy	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
6 May		Died	Properzio Resta, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Cariati-Cerenzia, Italy
11 May		Appointed	Fabio Aresti †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
11 May	50.4	Appointed	Francisco Terrones del Caño †	Bishop of Tui, Spain	Bishop of León, Spain
13 May		Ordained Bishop	Sebastiano Ghislieri †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
13 May	55.4	Appointed	Jerónimo Xavierre, O.P. †	Master General of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Priest
14 May	35.4	Appointed	Innocenzo Del Bufalo-Cancellieri †	Bishop of Camerino, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
14 May	47.4	Appointed	Paolo Emilio Zacchia †	Cardinal, Bishop of Montefiascone, Italy
15 May	37.0	Selected	Johann Adam von Bicken †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany	Archbishop-Elect
15 May	62.7	Died	Claude d’Angennes de Rambouillet †	Bishop of Le Mans, France
18 May		Died	Pietro Ridolfi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Senigallia, Italy
20 May		Ordained Bishop	Fabio Aresti †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
20 May	35.4	Ordained Bishop	Innocenzo Del Bufalo-Cancellieri †	Bishop of Camerino, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
27 May	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Paolo Emilio Zacchia †	Cardinal, Bishop of Montefiascone, Italy
28 May		Appointed	Jean Raymond †	Bishop of Saint-Papoul, France
28 May		Appointed	Giovanni Battista Toschi †	Bishop of Narni, Italy	Bishop of Rieti, Italy
31 May	53.6	Died	Gebhard Truchseß von Waldburg †	Former Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
3 Jun		Died	Peter von Rascher †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
4 Jun		Appointed	Lorenzo Prezzato †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
12 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo Prezzato †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
17 Jun	46.5	Ordained Bishop	Juan Bautista Acevedo Muñoz †	Bishop of Valladolid, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
18 Jun	46.5	Confirmed	Johann Georg von Hallwyl †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
18 Jun		Born	Dietrich Adolf von der Reck †	Kurl	Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
7 Jul		Born	Otto (Johann Theodor) von Senheim, O.P. †	Koblenz	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
8 Jul	47.5	Appointed	Peter Lombard †	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
25 Jul	50.6	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Terrones del Caño †	Bishop of Tui, Spain	Bishop of León, Spain
13 Aug		Appointed	Paolo Isaresi della Mirandola, O.P. †	Bishop of Squillace, Italy
13 Aug	51.4	Appointed	Andrés Pacheco †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
15 Aug	72.6	Died	Diego Gómez de Lamadrid, O.SS.T. †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
15 Aug		Ordained Bishop	García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga, O.S.H. †	Archbishop of México, Federal District
23 Aug	66.9	Died	Francisco Reinoso Baeza †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
27 Aug	45.8	Appointed	Maximiliano de Austria †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
	37.3	Confirmed	Johann Adam von Bicken †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany	Archbishop-Elect
	41.7	Appointed	Domingo (Pedro) de Oña, O. de M. †	Bishop of Coro, Venezuela	Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
9 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Paolo Isaresi della Mirandola, O.P. †	Bishop of Squillace, Italy
10 Sep	30.7	Appointed	Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini †	Bishop of Cervia, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
		Appointed	Baltazar de Covarrubias y Múñoz, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Paraguay	Bishop of Michoacán, México
	53.7	Appointed	Johann Nopel (Jr.) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	53.7	Appointed	Johann Nopel (Jr.) †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
		Appointed	Petrus Salinates, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Sardica (Sredek, Sofia), Bulgaria
	49.7	Appointed	Alfonso Visconti, C.O. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
23 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Jan von Sitsch †	Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
7 Oct		Died	Miguel Espinosa †	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain
7 Oct	47.8	Ordained Bishop	Peter Lombard †	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
18 Oct		Born	Johann Melchior Söllner †	Neustadt/Saale	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
Nov		Born	Diego de Humanzoro, O.F.M. †	Azcoitia, Spain	Bishop of Santiago de Chile
11 Nov		Died	Juan de Castro, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
16 Nov		Died	János Kutasy †	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
19 Nov		Appointed	Pietro Cartolari †	Bishop of Monte Feltre, Italy
		Appointed	Martín Ignacio de Loyola †	Bishop of Paraguay
		Appointed	Orazio Mattei †	Bishop of Gerace, Italy
26 Nov		Appointed	Robertus Bartholot, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
		Appointed	Robertus Bartholot, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Damascus	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
		Appointed	Antaldus degli Antaldi †	Bishop of Senigallia, Italy
3 Dec	52.9	Appointed	François Buisseret †	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
3 Dec		Appointed	Benedetto Rossi, C.R. †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
8 Dec		Ordained Bishop	Orazio Mattei †	Bishop of Gerace, Italy
8 Dec	54.9	Ordained Bishop	Louis de Vervins, O.P. †	Archbishop of Narbonne, France
9 Dec	41.9	Ordained Bishop	Domingo (Pedro) de Oña, O. de M. †	Bishop of Coro, Venezuela	Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
16 Dec	47.8	Installed	Honoré du Laurens †	Archbishop of Embrun, France
22 Dec	26.4	Ordained Priest	Johann Gottfried von Aschhausen †	Priest of Bamberg, Germany	Bishop
30 Dec	51.0	Installed	Guillaume de Berghes †	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
31 Dec		Died	Juan García †	Bishop of Almería, Spain