The Year of Our Lord 1646

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Johann Brunetti †	Massa di Carrara	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław, Poland
		Died	Gaspar Gajosa †	Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
		Died	Giovanni Mascardi †	Bishop of Nebbio, France
		Born	Benito Omañana †	Oviedo	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
	67.0	Died	Johann Heinrich von Ostein †	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
		Born	Juan Pérez Carpintero, O. Praem. †	Brihuega, Spain	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
	28.3	Appointed	Hyacinthe Serroni, O.P. †	Bishop of Orange, France	Archbishop of Albi, France
		Died	Nicolas de Zaldivar y Zapata, O.S.A. †	Bishop-Elect of Nueva Caceres, Philippines
		Ordained Bishop	Martín de Zelaya (Celaya) y Oláriz †	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cuba
8 Jan	64.5	Resigned	Pier Luigi Carafa (Sr.) †	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
9 Jan		Born	Peter Anton Gaus von Homberg †	Rijeka	Bishop of Pedena, Austria
12 Jan	77.2	Died	Juan (de la Serna) Sánchez Alonso de Guevara †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain
5 Feb		Appointed	Fernando Montero Espinosa †	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
5 Feb		Appointed	Luis Venegas Figueroa †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
19 Feb	51.8	Appointed	Bernardino Spada †	Bishop of Albano, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Palestrina, Italy
		Appointed	Francisco Villagutiérrez Chumacero, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
		Appointed	Francisco Villagutiérrez Chumacero, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Troas	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
1 Mar		Died	Félix Guzmán, O.P. †	Bishop of Orihuela, Spain
2 Mar		Born	Johann Kasimir Röls †	Schwandorf	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
31 Mar	33.2	Ordained Priest	Johann Bischopinck †	Priest of Osnabrück, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
9 Apr	44.3	Appointed	Gabriel Haug †	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
9 Apr	44.3	Appointed	Gabriel Haug †	Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
23 Apr	45.3	Appointed	Ulrich Grappler von Trappenburg †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
23 Apr	45.3	Appointed	Ulrich Grappler von Trappenburg †	Titular Bishop of Lampsacus	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
24 Apr		Died	Juan Ortiz de Zárate †	Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
26 Apr	49.6	Appointed	Antonio Marenzi †	Bishop of Trieste, Italy
4 May	38.3	Appointed	Andrzej Leszczyński †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
28 May	57.2	Appointed	Baltasar Moscoso y Sandoval †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
25 Jun	76.4	Died	Heinrich von Knöringen †	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
	15.6	Succeeded	Sigmund Franz Erzherzog von Österreich †	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
	50.5	Appointed	Juan Ruiz de Colmenero †	Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
	52.5	Appointed	Kaspar Zeiler †	Apostolic Administrator of Augsburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
1 Jul		Died	João Mendes de Távora †	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
16 Jul	61.6	Appointed	Juan del Pozo Horta, O.P. †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
28 Jul	42.2	Appointed	Léonor I de Goyon de Matignon †	Bishop of Lisieux, France	Bishop Emeritus
11 Aug	66.6	Died	Giandomenico Spinola †	Archbishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop
24 Aug	24.8	Ordained Priest	Sigmund Alphons Reichsgraf von Thun †	Priest of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy	Bishop
10 Sep	50.0	Confirmed	Antonio Marenzi †	Bishop of Trieste, Italy
11 Sep	77.7	Died	Antonio (Marcello) Barberini (Sr.), O.F.M. Cap. †	Cardinal, Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other
1 Oct	33.0	Appointed	Adrian von Riedmatten (Sr.) †	Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
14 Oct	61.8	Ordained Bishop	Juan del Pozo Horta, O.P. †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
18 Oct	37.0	Appointed	Franz Maximilian Vaccano †	Bishop of Pedena, Austria	Bishop of Trieste, Italy
19 Oct		Born	Johann Anton Reichsfreiherr von Knebel von Katzenellenbogen †	Mainz	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
1 Nov	81.8	Died	Lorenzo Garro †	Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
17 Nov	19.7	Professed	Juan Tomás de Rocaberti, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
19 Nov	55.9	Appointed	Marcantonio Bragadin †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Vicenza, Italy
19 Nov	56.9	Appointed	Juan Orta Moreno †	Bishop of Orihuela, Spain
20 Nov	65.9	Resigned	Achille de Harlay de Sancy †	Bishop of Saint-Malo, France	Bishop Emeritus
20 Nov	38.9	Succeeded	Ferdinand de Neufville de Villeroy †	Bishop of Saint-Malo, France	Bishop of Chartres, France
23 Nov	66.9	Died	Mauro de Villarroel, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Jaca, Spain
26 Nov	65.9	Died	Achille de Harlay de Sancy †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Malo, France
29 Nov	52.4	Appointed	Beat Albrecht von Ramstein †	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
3 Dec	38.9	Confirmed	Andrzej Leszczyński †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
3 Dec		Appointed	Juan Pérez Delgado †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
17 Dec	37.0	Appointed	Juan Lozano, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain

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