The Year of Our Lord 1679

Bishop Events

January to June

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Giovanni Francesco Bossi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Mediolanen	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
	61.0	Died	Antonio Bottis, C.R.S. †	Bishop of Minori, Italy
		Died	Marcos Bravo de la Serna Manrique †	Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
	67.8	Died	Giacomo Buoni †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
		Died	Vincenzo Carafa, C.R.L. †	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Bernardo de Carrasco y Saavedra, O.P. †	Bishop of Santiago de Chile	Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
		Born	Martín de Elizacoechea †	Azpilcueta, Spain	Bishop of Michoacán, México
	25.5	Ordained Priest	André-Hercule de Fleury †	Priest	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fréjus, France
		Born	Luigi Guarchi †	Chien	Bishop of Tinos, Greece
		Born	Antonio López Portillo de Guadalupe, O.F.M. †	Guadalajara, México	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
		Born	Ramón Marimón Corbera †	Barcelona	Bishop of Vic, Spain
	23.4	Ordained Priest	Daniele Sansoni †	Priest	Bishop of Novigrad (Cittanova), Croatia
		Born	Francesco Saraceni, O.F.M. †	Conca, Italy	Vicar Apostolic of Shansi {Scian-Si} (Chan-Si), China
		Appointed	Ondrej Sebestyén †	Bishop of the Titular See	Official of Spiš, Slovakia
	67.0	Died	Antonius Sotomayor, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
Jan		Born	Claudio Domenico Albini †	Muran	Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy
Jan		Born	Elzear des Achards de La Baume †	Avenionen	Titular Bishop of Halicarnassus
1 Jan		Born	Manuel Samaniego Jaca †	Logroño	Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
4 Jan	69.0	Died	Juan Astorga de Castillo †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
4 Jan	50.0	Died	Frans van Horenbeke †	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
6 Jan		Died	Louis-Hercule de Lévis-Ventadour †	Bishop of Mirepoix, France
9 Jan	56.5	Selected	Karl Heinrich von Metternich-Winneburg †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany	Archbishop-Elect
10 Jan		Born	Marc’Antonio Amalfitani †	Castel Monardo	Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli, Italy
10 Jan		Born	Sigismund Felix von Schrattenbach †	Neukirchen	Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
11 Jan		Born	Carlo Felice Sanmartino †	Castelnuovo	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
12 Jan		Born	Joseph Oswald von Attems †	Gorizia	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
13 Jan		Born	François-Firmin Trudaine †	Amiens	Bishop of Senlis, France
24 Jan	83.6	Died	Ulderico Carpegna †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Todi, Italy
25 Jan	56.5	Selected	Karl Heinrich von Metternich-Winneburg †	Bishop of Worms, Germany	Archbishop-Elect of Mainz, Germany
28 Jan		Born	Gaspar de Molina y Oviedo, O.S.A. †	Mérida, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Málaga, Spain
1 Feb		Born	Francesco Ricci †	Rome, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo
2 Feb		Died	Balthasaris Grangier †	Bishop of Tréguier, France
2 Feb	41.1	Died	Guillaume de Meschatin †	Bishop of Gap, France
6 Feb		Born	Cristoforo Lorenzo Baratta †	Savigliano	Bishop of Fossano, Italy
	36.4	Confirmed	François Bouthillier de Chavigny †	Bishop of Troyes, France	Bishop Emeritus
	65.6	Appointed	Alderano Cibo †	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Jesi, Italy
	70.4	Appointed	Cesare Facchinetti †	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	49.1	Appointed	Angelus Grimaldi, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Albano, Italy
	49.1	Appointed	Angelus Grimaldi, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Methone	Auxiliary Bishop of Albano, Italy
	47.4	Appointed	Antonio Perez de la Lastra †	Bishop of Gallipoli, Italy
	64.1	Appointed	Lorenzo Raggi †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
7 Feb	59.1	Ordained Bishop	Nicolás Ortiz del Puerto y Colmenares Salgado †	Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
12 Feb	59.1	Ordained Bishop	Pierre du Laurens, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Belley, France
12 Feb	82.1	Died	Juan Manuel de Espinosa, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
15 Feb		Born	Francesco Pertusati, O.S.B. †	Mediolanen	Bishop of Pavia, Italy
17 Feb	16.0	Professed	Filippo Valignani, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
19 Feb		Born	Domenico Maria de Liguori (Liguoro), C.R. †	Napoli	Bishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy
21 Feb		Born	Carlo Leopoldo Calcagnini †	Ferrara, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli
22 Feb	61.5	Installed	Hyacinthe Serroni, O.P. †	Archbishop of Albi, France
23 Feb	57.1	Installed	Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo, O. de M. †	Bishop of Nicaragua	Bishop of Guatemala (Santiago de Guatemala), Guatemala
24 Feb	45.1	Selected	François-Ignace de Baglion du Saillant, C.O. †	Bishop of Tréguier, France	Bishop of Poitiers, France
	39.1	Ordained Priest	Joaquín Canaves, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Priest of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem	Bishop of Malta
	35.1	Selected	Pierre de La Broue †	Bishop of Mirepoix, France
	27.7	Selected	Louis-Antoine de Noailles †	Bishop of Cahors, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
	45.9	Ordained Bishop	Alonso Vargas y Barca, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
26 Feb	49.2	Died	Antonio Manrique de Guzmán †	Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
26 Feb		Born	Maciej Aleksander Sołtyk †	Buszcze	Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
Mar	62.2	Selected	Louis d’Anglure de Bourlemont †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
17 Mar	62.2	Died	Adolph Gottfried Volusius †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
19 Mar	47.5	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Perez de la Lastra †	Bishop of Gallipoli, Italy
24 Mar	49.2	Selected	Alonso de Balmaseda, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
Apr		Born	Matteo Trigona †	Piazza	Bishop Emeritus of Siracusa, Italy
1 Apr	31.3	Ordained Priest	Ascanio Silvestri †	Priest	Bishop of Pienza, Italy
6 Apr	24.1	Ordained Priest	Jacques-Nicolas de Colbert †	Priest	Archbishop of Rouen, France
7 Apr		Born	Vincent Antoine Alamanni Nasi †	Florence	Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria
9 Apr	36.6	Ordained Bishop	François Bouthillier de Chavigny †	Bishop of Troyes, France	Bishop Emeritus
10 Apr	67.3	Appointed	Antonio de Benavides y Bazán †	Titular Archbishop of Tyrus	Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
	41.2	Appointed	Johann Ignaz Dlouhovesky †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
	41.2	Appointed	Johann Ignaz Dlouhovesky †	Titular Bishop of Milevum	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
	49.3	Appointed	Vincenzo Maria de Silva, O.P. †	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
	50.7	Appointed	Gerardus Gherardi †	Bishop of Pistoia e Prato, Italy
	30.0	Confirmed	Diego Ibáñez de la Madrid y Bustamente †	Bishop of Trivento, Italy	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain
	47.3	Appointed	Benedetto Milazzi †	Bishop of Ostuni, Italy
	37.3	Confirmed	Michel Phélypeaux de La Vrillière †	Archbishop of Bourges, France
16 Apr	30.0	Ordained Bishop	Diego Ibáñez de la Madrid y Bustamente †	Bishop of Trivento, Italy	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain
16 Apr	47.3	Ordained Bishop	Benedetto Milazzi †	Bishop of Ostuni, Italy
23 Apr	49.3	Ordained Bishop	Angelus Grimaldi, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Methone	Auxiliary Bishop of Albano, Italy
29 Apr		Born	Giovanni Girolamo della Torre, B. †	Genova	Bishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy
May	65.3	Died	Michael Angelus Broglia †	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
May		Born	Jozafat Karp †	Szaulen	Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
3 May	48.7	Ordained Priest	Polo Pecci †	Priest	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
6 May		Died	Thomas Pállfy ab Erdöd †	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
6 May	57.3	Selected	Antonio Sánchez de Castellar †	Bishop of Orihuela, Spain
8 May	67.4	Appointed	Antonio de Benavides y Bazán †	Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
	58.4	Appointed	Tommaso de Rosa †	Bishop of Policastro, Italy
	27.9	Confirmed	Louis-Antoine de Noailles †	Bishop of Cahors, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
9 May		Born	Winimar Knippschild, O.S.B. †	Medebach	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
11 May		Died	Ettore Molza †	Bishop of Modena, Italy
15 May	59.4	Died	Carlo Vaini †	Titular Archbishop of Nicaea
17 May	50.4	Died	Giuseppe Civran †	Bishop of Vicenza, Italy
20 May	50.4	Selected	Francisco de Borja †	Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
23 May	24.1	Ordained Priest	Gian Andrea Moscarelli †	Priest	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
27 May	23.0	Ordained Priest	Giacomo Falconetti, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
		Born	Leopold Anton Eleutherius von Firmian †	München	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Gerolamo Francesco Malpasciuto †	Priest	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
28 May	67.4	Ordained Bishop	Antonio de Benavides y Bazán †	Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
28 May	69.4	Died	Gaudenzio Poli †	Bishop of Amelia, Italy
31 May	31.4	Appointed	Matteo Berniacovich, O.F.M. †	Administrator of Smederevo (Semendria), Serbia	Bishop of Beograd {Belgrade}, Serbia
1 Jun		Born	Giacinto Zanobetti, O.P. †	Iadren	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
10 Jun	62.6	Resigned	Gilles de La Baume le Blanc de la Valière †	Bishop of Nantes, France	Bishop Emeritus
11 Jun	41.3	Ordained Bishop	Johann Ignaz Dlouhovesky †	Titular Bishop of Milevum	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
12 Jun	45.4	Confirmed	François-Ignace de Baglion du Saillant, C.O. †	Bishop of Tréguier, France	Bishop of Poitiers, France
	47.4	Appointed	Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa †	Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru	Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
	47.4	Appointed	Francesco Scannagatta †	Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
		Resigned	Tomasz Wieyski (Ujejski) †	Bishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus
	49.4	Appointed	Jan Stanisław Witwicki †	Bishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), Ukraine	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
15 Jun	55.4	Died	Pierre Lambert de la Motte, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viet Nam
16 Jun	41.9	Died	Giovanni Stefano Sanarica (Senarega), O.S.B. †	Bishop of Conversano, Italy
18 Jun	28.1	Ordained Bishop	Louis-Antoine de Noailles †	Bishop of Cahors, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
18 Jun	47.5	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Scannagatta †	Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
19 Jun		Born	Nicola Jorio (Iorio) †	Napoli	Titular Archbishop of Nazareth