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The Year of Our Lord 1644

Bishop Events

January to June


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown70.0ResignedPaolo Arese, C.R. †Bishop of Tortona, ItalyBishop Emeritus
DiedMiguel Beltrán CastellónBishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy
BornAndrea Brancaccio, C.R. †Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
BornEustace BrowneBishop of Killaloe, Ireland
BornGaetano Caracciolo, C.R. †Archbishop of Conza, Italy
BornFrancisco Cisneros y MendozaAuxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
BornEdward ComerfordArchbishop of Cashel, Ireland
DiedClemente Confetti (Confetto)Bishop of Acerno, Italy
75.0DiedGiacomo Della RoccaBishop of Termia (Thermae), Greece
22.0Ordained PriestJuan de Rojas y Asúa, O. de M. †PriestBishop of Nicaragua
BornJean-Jacques d’Obeilh (d’Aubeil)Bishop of Orange, France
51.9DiedGiulio del PozzoBishop of Accia and Mariana, France
BornJuan Víctores de Velasco, O.S.B. †Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
BornGiuseppe Antonio Maria Favini, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia
76.0DiedEnnio FilonardiBishop of Ferentino, Italy
BornGiovanni FontanaBishop of Cesena, Italy
70.0DiedNicolaus de Georgiis (Zorzi)Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
BornTomaso Giustiniani, C.R.M. †Bishop of Nebbio, France
BornPedro GranellBishop of Barbastro, Spain
BornLouis Habert de MontmortBishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
48.0DiedJean Charles KonopackiBishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
BornFergus Laurence LeaBishop of Derry, Ireland
DiedAlexander LiparuliBishop of Satriano e Campagna, Italy
DiedGirolamo MagnesiBishop of Potenza, Italy
59.0DiedAnnibale MascambrunoBishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
50.0DiedLuigi Leonardo Mocenigo (Mozzenigo)Archbishop of Candia {Crete}, Greece
BornDeodat NersesowiczCoadjutor Archbishop of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine
52.0DiedAntonio Nusco (Nuseo)Bishop of Alghero, Italy
54.0Ordained BishopPedro Orozco, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of TemnusAuxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
72.0DiedVincenzo Pagano, C.R. †Bishop of Acerra, Italy
BornAntonio PascualBishop of Vic, Spain
81.0DiedGiacomo PassamarArchbishop of Sassari, Italy
BornCharles de PradelBishop of Montpellier, France
BornLudovicus QuémeneurTitular Bishop of Sura
BornFranz Caspar von StadionBishop of Lavant, Slovenia
33.1IncardinatedLudwik StempkowskiPriestBishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
BornGerolamo Ventimiglia, C.R. †Bishop of Lipari, Italy
BornGiovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, B. †Bishop of Novara, Italy
62.0ResignedFrancesco VitelliApostolic Nuncio to Venice, ItalyArchbishop of Urbino, Italy
BornSigmund Ignaz von Wolkenstein-TrostburgBishop of Chiemsee, Germany
2 Jan67.0DiedGiacomo MarencoBishop of Nice, France
3 Jan37.0Ordained BishopEgidio (Carlo) Colonna, O.S.B. †Titular Archbishop of AmaseaTitular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
51.0SelectedMiguel de Torres, O.P. †Bishop of Potenza, Italy
4 JanBornAlfonso de AloysioBishop of Squillace, Italy
5 JanBornJean-François Salgues de Valderies de LescureBishop of Luçon, France
10 JanBornCelestino Sfondrati, O.S.B. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia
13 Jan43.0DiedMiguel de PortugalBishop of Lamego, Portugal
16 Jan35.0AppointedFranz Virgil von Spaur und ValörBishop of Chiemsee, Germany
18 Jan56.0DiedBenedetto UbaldiCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Perugia, Italy
19 JanBornJosé Gregorio de Rojas y VelázquezBishop of Plasencia, Spain
24 JanDiedJuan de Santander, O.F.M. †Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
25 Jan52.0DiedAlessandro Cesarini (Jr.)Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
31 Jan30.3Ordained BishopJean-François-Paul de Gondi de RetzTitular Archbishop of CorinthusCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
8 FebBornPierre de La BroueBishop of Mirepoix, France
10 Feb62.1DiedHugues de LabatutBishop of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges, France
13 FebBornSigmund Christoph von HerbersteinBishop Emeritus of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
14 Feb62.3Ordained BishopDamián Lopez de Haro y Villarda, O.SS.T. †Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
17 FebBornVartan HunanianArchbishop of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine
19 Feb48.4SelectedAnthyme Denis CohonBishop of Dol, FranceBishop of Nîmes, France
SelectedHector d’OuvrierBishop of Nîmes, France
AppointedClemente Del Pezzo, C.R. †Titular Bishop of PorphyreonBishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
Mar25.1Ordained PriestJames O’PhelanPriest of Ossory, IrelandBishop
1 MarSelectedGiovanni Torresiglia (Torrecilla Manso)Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
6 MarBornPierre de LangleBishop of Boulogne (-Sur-Mer), France
28.1Ordained BishopFranz von LodronBishop of Gurk, Austria
35.1Ordained BishopFranz Virgil von Spaur und ValörBishop of Chiemsee, Germany
12 Mar30.4Ordained PriestAdrian von Riedmatten (IV)Priest of Sion {Sitten}, SwitzerlandBishop
14 Mar53.2Ordained BishopDiego ChuecaBishop of Barbastro, SpainBishop of Teruel, Spain
39.9AppointedGirolamo ColonnaCardinal-Deacon of Sant’Angelo in PescheriaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
61.2AppointedNicolò Guidi di BagnoTitular Archbishop of AthenaeCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Senigallia, Italy
58.1AppointedMarzio GinettiCardinal-Deacon of Sant’EustachioCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
28.8AppointedVirginio Orsini, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in CosmedinCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
44.1AppointedGiulio RospigliosiTitular Archbishop of TarsusPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
54.2AppointedAlessandro Sperelli, C.O. †Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
19 Mar43.2SelectedFernando Andrade CastroArchbishop of Palermo, ItalyBishop of Jaén, Spain
23 Mar66.2DiedJuan García ArlésBishop of Orihuela, Spain
27 Mar59.9DiedLouis de BretelArchbishop of Aix, France
55.2DiedJan Madaliński, O. Cist. †Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
28 Mar55.2DiedPaul AldringenAuxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
68.8DiedDiego Salcedo BenacosBishop of Astorga, Spain
29 Mar26.8Ordained DeaconFederico Borromeo (Jr.)DeaconCardinal, Secretary of State
61.2Ordained BishopNicolò Guidi di BagnoTitular Archbishop of AthenaeCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Senigallia, Italy
44.1Ordained BishopGiulio RospigliosiTitular Archbishop of TarsusPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
31 Mar40.5SelectedFrançois Adhémar de Monteil de GrignanArchbishop of Arles, France
Apr60.2DiedCarlo CarafaBishop of Aversa, Italy
57.2ResignedGasparo CecchinelliApostolic Nuncio to SavoyBishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
2 Apr46.2ResignedGaspare MatteiApostolic Nuncio to EmperorCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia
53.3AppointedCamillo MelziApostolic Nuncio to EmperorCardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
6 Apr38.6SelectedWacław LeszczyńskiBishop of Warmia (Ermland), PolandArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
9 AprBornMarquard Rudolf von RodtBishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
13 Apr62.2DiedAndré de SauzayTitular Bishop of Bethleem
15 Apr42.2SelectedFerdinand de Neufville de VilleroyCoadjutor Bishop of Saint-Malo, FranceBishop of Chartres, France
16 AprAppointedGiovanni Battista LandiApostolic Nuncio to SavoyBishop of Fossombrone, Italy
18 Apr58.4AppointedJuan Cebrián Pedro, O. de M. †Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
34.2AppointedAugustin Donghi, C.R. †Bishop of Aleria, France
69.2AppointedCrispin Fuk von Hradiste, O. Praem. †Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
69.2AppointedCrispin Fuk von Hradiste, O. Praem. †Titular Bishop of TrapezusAuxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
57.2ConfirmedAntonio ManuntaBishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy
AppointedPietro MarianiBishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia
56.2AppointedPietro MarioniBishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, ItalyBishop Emeritus
AppointedZygmunt Miaskowski, O.P. †Titular Bishop of Chersonesus in Zechia
ConfirmedÉtienne de PugetBishop of Marseille, France
51.9AppointedDeodato Scaglia, O.P. †Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
38.6ConfirmedJohann Philipp von SchönbornBishop of Würzburg, GermanyArchbishop of Mainz, Germany
51.2ConfirmedMiguel de Torres, O.P. †Bishop of Potenza, Italy
24 Apr51.3Ordained BishopMiguel de Torres, O.P. †Bishop of Potenza, Italy
2 May50.8InstalledAchille d’Estampes de ValançayCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro
ConfirmedHector d’OuvrierBishop of Nîmes, France
60.4InstalledJuan de Lugo y de Quiroga, S.J. †Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte CelioCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina
AppointedGiacomo RaimondiBishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
37.3AppointedWojciech TolibowskiAuxiliary Bishop of Płock, PolandBishop of Poznań, Poland
37.3AppointedWojciech TolibowskiTitular Bishop of LacedaemoniaBishop of Poznań, Poland
58.7AppointedPedro Urbina Montoya, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Coria, SpainArchbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
AppointedNicolás de Zaldívar y Zapata, O.S.A. †Bishop of Nueva Caceres, PhilippinesBishop-Elect
3 May55.1DiedGregor Kathmann von MaurugkPrefect of Meißen (Meissen) {Lusazia o Lausitz; Sassonia}, Germany
56.3Ordained BishopPietro MarioniBishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornMarcos de Ostos, O. de M. †Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
8 MayBornBernardino (Antonio) della Chiesa, O.F.M. Ref. †Bishop of Peking [Beijing], China
Ordained BishopGiacomo RaimondiBishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
12 May56.3SelectedMarcos de Torres y RuedaBishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
14 MayBornFrançois-Joseph de GrammontArchbishop of Besançon, France
BornMarquard Sebastian von Schenk von StauffenbergBishop of Bamberg, Germany
15 May34.3Ordained BishopAugustin Donghi, C.R. †Bishop of Aleria, France
60.7Ordained BishopDiego Martínez ZarzosaBishop of Tuy, SpainBishop of Málaga, Spain
23 May64.3ConfirmedDiego Castejón FonsecaBishop of Tarazona, Spain
72.3ResignedPier Paolo CrescenziBishop of Orvieto, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
55.3AppointedGiovanni Francesco Fossati, O.S.B. †Bishop of Tortona, Italy
AppointedMarco Antonio GussioBishop of Cefalù, ItalyBishop of Catania, Italy
63.2AppointedFaustus PoliArchbishop (Personal Title) of Orvieto, ItalyCardinal, Bishop
AppointedEnea di Cesare SpennazziBishop of Ferentino, Italy
76.8DiedHenri-François van der BurchArchbishop of Cambrai, France
27 May69.4ResignedPaolo Ciera, O.S.A. †Bishop of Vieste, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
66.4DiedStanislaw NieborskiAuxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
29 MayOrdained BishopMarco Antonio GussioBishop of Cefalù, ItalyBishop of Catania, Italy
30 May31.4SelectedGilbert de Choiseul du Plessis PraslinBishop of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges, FranceBishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
BornCarlo Nicola de MassaBishop of Venafro, Italy
4 Jun55.4Ordained BishopGiovanni Francesco Fossati, O.S.B. †Bishop of Tortona, Italy
13 Jun64.5ResignedFederico Baldissera Bartolomeo CornaroPatriarch of Venezia {Venice}, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
37.4AppointedAlessandro Crescenzi, C.R.S. †Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Recanati e Loreto, Italy
62.7InstalledDamián Lopez de Haro y Villarda, O.SS.T. †Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
39.7AppointedGianfrancesco MorosiniPatriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
42.4AppointedFerdinand de Neufville de VilleroyTitular Bishop of Augustopolis in PhrygiaBishop of Chartres, France
42.4ConfirmedFerdinand de Neufville de VilleroyCoadjutor Bishop of Saint-Malo, FranceBishop of Chartres, France
14 Jun70.4DiedPaolo Arese, C.R. †Bishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy
34.0SelectedFrançois-Etienne de CauletBishop of Pamiers, France
15 JunBornBernabé de Castro, O.S.A. †Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
22 Jun63.4DiedJerónimo Manrique de Lara y de Herrera, O. de M. †Bishop of Santiago de CubaBishop of Santiago de Cuba
23 JunBornGiorgio EmoArchbishop of Corfù, Greece
DiedRuggero TritonioBishop of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia
DiedFrancisco Vega Borja, O.S.B. †Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
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