The Year of Our Lord 1657

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	51.0	Died	Milanus Benzio †	Bishop of Canea (Cydonia, Egée), Greece
		Born	György Bizánczy †	Velikij Rakovec	Vicar Apostolic of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
		Died	Gerolamo Bollini, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
		Born	Giovanni Battista Braschi †	Caesenaten	Bishop Emeritus of Sarsina, Italy
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Martin Ferdinand Brückner von Brückenstein †	Priest of Meißen (Meissen) {Lusazia o Lausitz; Sassonia}, Germany	Prefect
	23.1	Ordained Priest	Johann Philipp Burkard †	Priest of Speyer, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
	54.0	Died	Francisco Camps y Moles †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
	50.8	Died	Ascanio Cassiano †	Bishop of Andria, Italy
		Born	Jean-François Chamillart †	Paris	Bishop of Senlis, France
		Died	Giovanni Camponeschi, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
	27.0	Ordained Priest	Antonio de León y Becerra †	Priest	Bishop of Arequipa, Peru
	49.0	Appointed	Jacobus de la Torre †	Vicar Apostolic of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
	82.0	Died	Giovanni Battista de Paola †	Bishop of Bisignano, Italy
		Appointed	Antonio de Estrada Manrique †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
		Ordained Bishop	Antonio de Estrada Manrique †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
		Appointed	Miguel Ferrer †	Bishop of Tui, Spain
		Died	(Giovanni) Aloysius Galli †	Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
		Died	Andreas Lanfranchi, C.R. †	Bishop of Ugento, Italy
		Died	Jan Leszczyński †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
	57.0	Died	Gaspare Litago †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
		Died	Antonio de Mariz Loureiro †	Prelate of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
		Born	Francisco Palanco, O.M. †	Campo Real	Bishop of Jaca, Spain
		Appointed	Antonio Peña Hermosa †	Bishop of Salamanca, Spain	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
	60.0	Died	Paul Posilovich, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Duvno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Died	Jan Rakowski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
		Born	Joannes Ribeiro, S.J. †	Ulixbonen	Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India
		Born	Salvador Rodríguez Castelblanco, T.O.R. †	Palermo, Italy	Bishop of Orihuela, Spain
		Born	Michel-Gabriel Rossillon de Bernex †	Castriblanci	Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
		Appointed	Claude Ruffier †	Bishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France
		Resigned	Henri de Savoie-Nemours †	Archbishop of Reims, France	Archbishop Emeritus
	44.0	Resigned	Nicolas Sévin †	Bishop of Sarlat, France	Bishop of Cahors, France
		Born	Francisco Solís Hervás, O. de M. †	Gibraltar	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
		Born	Antonio Spinelli, C.R. †	Aquaro Feudo	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
	44.0	Ordained Bishop	Tomasz Ujejski, S.J. †	Bishop of Foreign Diocese	Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
		Born	Pedro Vázquez de Velasco †	Liman	Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
		Died	Urbano Zambotti, C.R. †	Bishop of Montemarano, Italy
Jan		Born	Benedetto Falconcini †	Volaterran	Bishop of Arezzo, Italy
3 Jan	17.7	Professed	Leandro Colloredo, C.O. †	Member of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
4 Jan	55.0	Died	Ferdinando Sanchez de Cuellar, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
15 Jan	64.0	Appointed	Agostino de’ Belli (Bellis), C.R. †	Bishop of Sora, Italy
		Confirmed	Pietro Martinez y Rubio †	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
	34.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Petagna †	Bishop of Caiazzo, Italy
		Appointed	Juan Pérez Delgado †	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
22 Jan		Born	Pietro Antonio Pietrasanta, B. †	Mediolanen	Bishop of Martirano (Martoranum), Italy
28 Jan	34.1	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Petagna †	Bishop of Caiazzo, Italy
7 Feb		Born	Alessandro Falconieri †	Rome, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala
8 Feb	74.9	Died	Bartolomé Santos de Risoba †	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
12 Feb	57.1	Died	Pietro Rota †	Bishop of Lucca, Italy
13 Feb	69.1	Died	Raffaele Schiattini †	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
19 Feb	46.1	Appointed	Bernardino d’Aragona †	Bishop of Bova, Italy
		Appointed	Modesto Gavazzi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
	51.1	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Repucci †	Bishop of Vico Equense, Italy
22 Feb		Born	Johannes Petrus Verhorst †	Köln	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
24 Feb	25.0	Ordained Priest	Davide Cocco Palmieri, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Priest of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem	Bishop of Malta
27 Feb		Born	Juan Álvaro Cienfuegos Villazón, S.J. †	Agüerina-Miranda, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Monreale, Italy
6 Mar		Died	Modesto Gavazzi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
7 Mar	58.2	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Roger, O.P. †	Bishop of Solsona, Spain
10 Mar	67.1	Died	Berthold Nihus †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
12 Mar	36.2	Appointed	Rodolfo Dulcino †	Bishop of Squillace, Italy
	46.2	Resigned	Carlo de’ Vecchi †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	62.2	Appointed	François Hallier †	Bishop of Cavaillon, France
		Appointed	Alessandro Piccolomini †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
20 Mar		Born	Luigi Omodei (Jr.) †	Madrid, Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)
24 Mar	73.4	Selected	Carlo Maranta †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
31 Mar		Born	Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) Bussi †	Viterbo	Cardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
31 Mar		Born	José Espejo Cisneros †	Alhama de Murcia	Bishop Emeritus of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
Apr		Born	Povilas Pranciškus Sapiega, O. Cist. †	Zoravien	Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
2 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Pietro Martinez y Rubio †	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
9 Apr	43.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Antonio Bichi †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Bishop
	49.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Girolamo Buonvisi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Lucca, Italy
	25.9	Appointed	Flavio Chigi (Sr.) †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	25.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Flavio Chigi (Sr.) †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	66.3	Confirmed	André Creusen †	Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
	57.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Girolamo Farnese †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agnese fuori le mura
	74.3	Appointed	Nicolò Guidi di Bagno †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eusebio	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Senigallia, Italy
	74.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Nicolò Guidi di Bagno †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Senigallia, Italy
	75.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Camillo Melzi †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
	49.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Francesco Maria Sforza Pallavicino †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Salvatore in Lauro
	57.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Scipione Pannocchieschi d’Elci †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	75.7	Appointed	Francesco Paolucci †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
	75.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Francesco Paolucci †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
	57.2	Appointed	Giulio Rospigliosi †	Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	57.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Giulio Rospigliosi †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
13 Apr	79.3	Died	Antonio Valdés Herrera †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
16 Apr		Appointed	Anthony MacGeoghegan, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Meath, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
16 Apr	61.3	Appointed	Edmund O’Reilly †	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
17 Apr	61.3	Selected	Gabriel Adarzo de Santander, O. de M. †	Archbishop of Otranto, Italy
23 Apr	49.9	Installed	Girolamo Buonvisi †	Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei Croati	Cardinal, Bishop of Lucca, Italy
	75.3	Installed	Camillo Melzi †	Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
	75.7	Installed	Francesco Paolucci †	Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
	71.3	Appointed	Filippo Visconti, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy
May		Died	Pietro Paolo Russo †	Bishop of Nusco, Italy
7 May		Born	Ulrich von Federspiel †	Domat	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
15 May	49.4	Died	Francesco Angelo Rapaccioli †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Terni, Italy
19 May	49.4	Selected	Ferdinand de Neufville de Villeroy †	Bishop of Chartres, France
22 May	42.4	Selected	Jacques Adhémar de Monteil de Grignan †	Coadjutor Bishop of Uzés, France	Bishop
25 May	61.4	Died	Alessandro Bichi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Carpentras, France
	39.4	Succeeded	Louis de Fortia-Montréal †	Bishop of Carpentras, France
		Born	Henri-Pons de Thiard de Bissy †	Pierre-de-Bresse	Cardinal, Bishop of Meaux, France
28 May		Appointed	Giacomo Filippo Bescapè †	Bishop of Ascoli Satriano, Italy
	61.4	Appointed	Tiburzio Bollini, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
	50.0	Appointed	Girolamo Buonvisi †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Lucca, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop
	24.3	Confirmed	Louis Foucquet †	Bishop of Agde, France
	47.4	Appointed	Filippo Galilei †	Bishop of Cortona, Italy
	81.4	Died	Pierre Antoine Triest †	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
Jun		Born	Vincent-François des Maretz †	Suessionen	Bishop of Saint-Malo, France
	27.4	Ordained Priest	François Letellier †	Priest	Bishop of Digne, France
		Born	Philibert-Charles de Pas de Feuquieres †	l'Artois	Bishop of Agde, France
15 Jun		Born	Domenico Ballati-Nerli, O.S.B. †	Mantova	Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
15 Jun	52.5	Selected	Jean de Montpezat de Carbon †	Bishop of Saint-Papoul, France	Archbishop of Sens, France
17 Jun		Died	Stanisław Pstrokoński †	Bishop of Chełm, Poland
18 Jun	61.2	Appointed	Martín López de Ontiveros †	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
20 Jun	52.5	Selected	Charles-François d’Anglure de Bourlémont †	Bishop of Castres, France	Archbishop of Toulouse, France
27 Jun	49.9	Appointed	Antonio Barberini (Jr.), O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
30 Jun	40.5	Selected	Roger de Harlay de Cési †	Bishop of Lodève, France