The Year of Our Lord 1697

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Appointed	Simone Aleotti †	Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy
		Resigned	Luc d'Aquin †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Ferdinand de Berlo de Brus †	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
		Appointed	Domenicantonio Bernardini †	Bishop of Mileto, Italy
		Appointed	Giuseppe Bondola †	Bishop of Campagna, Italy
	54.3	Resigned	François Bouthillier de Chavigny †	Bishop of Troyes, France	Bishop Emeritus
	77.1	Appointed	Jobst Edmund Freiherr von Brabeck †	Vicar Apostolic of Nordic Missions, Germany	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
		Appointed	Alessandro Croce †	Bishop of Cremona, Italy
		Appointed	Giacinto della Calce †	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
	21.6	Ordained Priest	Otto Honorius Reichsgraf von Egkh und Hungersbach †	Priest of Olomouc, Czech Republic	Auxiliary Bishop
		Appointed	Pietro Gaddi †	Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
	41.0	Appointed	Antoine Girard de La Bornat (La Bournat) †	Bishop of Toul, France	Bishop of Poitiers, France
	17.6	Professed	Winimar Knippschild, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
		Born	François de Lastic de Saint-Jal †	Limousin	Bishop of Castres, France
		Born	Cayetano Marcellano y Agramont †	Cuzco	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
		Appointed	Francesco Ramírez †	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
	39.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Roero †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
	40.0	Appointed	Michel-Gabriel Rossillon de Bernex †	Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
		Born	Pedro Anselmo Sánchez de Tagle †	Santillana, Spain	Bishop of Michoacán, Michoacán, México
		Appointed	José de Santa Maria Saldanha, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Porto, Portugal
		Appointed	Pietro Spínola †	Bishop of Ajaccio, France
		Appointed	Mikołaj Stanisław Święcicki †	Bishop of Foreign Diocese	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
	63.8	Died	Alonso Vargas y Barca, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
2 Jan		Born	Étienne-René Potier de Gesvres †	Paris	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Beauvais, France
10 Jan		Born	Vincenz' Antonio Muscettola †	Molinara	Bishop of Recanati-Loreto, Italy
11 Jan		Died	Daniele Giustinian †	Bishop of Bergamo, Italy
12 Jan	29.2	Appointed	Louis d'Aquin †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Bishop of Sées, France
12 Jan	67.0	Appointed	Otto de la Bourde †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
13 Jan	36.0	Appointed	Sigmund Carl Reichsgraf von Castel-Barco †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
15 Jan	49.0	Appointed	Charles-Marin Labbé, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viêt Nam
16 Jan	67.0	Died	Fortunato Ilario Carafa della Spina †	Cardinal, Bishop of Aversa, Italy
26 Jan		Born	Polycarpo de Sousa (Souza), S.J. †	Coimbra, Portugal	Bishop of Peking [Beijing], China
17 Feb		Born	Charles-Antoine de la Roche-Aymon †	Mainsat	Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
21 Feb		Born	Bonifatius (Giovanni Giuseppe) Cecotti, O.F.M. †	Gorizia	Bishop of Pedena, Austria
25 Feb	54.6	Appointed	Innico Caracciolo (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Aversa, Italy
25 Feb		Appointed	Barnaba De Castro †	Archbishop of Lanciano, Italy	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
6 Mar	71.9	Died	Johann Euchar Reichsgraf von Schenk von Castell †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
9 Mar	66.0	Died	Wilhelm Freiherr von Vintler von Runkelstein †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
23 Mar	26.4	Ordained Priest	Ladislav Szörényi †	Priest	Bishop of Sirmio, Croatia
24 Mar	54.7	Ordained Bishop	Innico Caracciolo (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Aversa, Italy
		Died	Paul-Philippe de Chaumont †	Bishop Emeritus of Acqs (Dax), France
		Born	Louis-César-Constantin de Rohan-Guémené-Montbazon †	Paris	Cardinal, Bishop of Strasbourg, France
26 Mar		Born	José Gómez †	Rillo	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
26 Mar		Born	Ferdinand Joseph Gabriel Graf von Sarnthein †	Innsbruck	Auxiliary Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
27 Mar	39.2	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Roero †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
31 Mar		Died	Lodovico Settala †	Bishop of Cremona, Italy
7 Apr	31.8	Appointed	Denis-François Bouthillier de Chavigny †	Bishop of Troyes, France	Archbishop of Sens, France
11 Apr		Born	Giuseppe Agostino Delbecchi, Sch. P. †	Oneglia	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
14 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Mikołaj Stanisław Święcicki †	Bishop of Foreign Diocese	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
16 Apr	66.6	Appointed	Johann Martin Reichsritter von Eyb †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
20 Apr		Born	Jean-Antoine de Tinseau †	Besançon	Bishop of Nevers, France
27 Apr	67.3	Ordained Bishop	Otto de la Bourde †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
3 May	51.6	Ordained Priest	Diego Montero del Aguila †	Priest	Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
5 May	36.3	Ordained Bishop	Sigmund Carl Reichsgraf von Castel-Barco †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
9 May		Died	Jean-Baltazar de Cabanes de Viens †	Bishop of Vence, France
12 May	88.4	Died	Georges d'Aubusson de la Feuillade †	Bishop of Metz, France
13 May	53.4	Appointed	Miguel Bayot, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Cebu, Philippines
15 May		Born	Jean-Chrétien de Macheco de Prémeaux †	Dijon	Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
20 May		Born	Francesco Scipione Maria Borghese †	Rome	Cardinal, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy
21 May	72.4	Died	Jan Stanisław Zbaski †	Bishop of Warmia, Poland
25 May		Born	Giuseppe Filippo Felissano †	Fossano	Bishop of Asti, Italy
26 May	52.4	Appointed	François Balbe de Berton de Crillon †	Bishop of Vence, France	Archbishop of Vienne, France
	32.7	Appointed	Henri-Charles du Camboust de Coislin †	Bishop of Metz, France
		Born	Antônio da Madre de Deus Galvão, O.F.M. †	Lisboa, Portugal	Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
2 Jun	48.0	Resigned	Jan Kazimierz Denhoff †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
5 Jun		Appointed	Giuseppe Antonio Bertodano †	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
6 Jun		Born	Felice Amati †	Salerno	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
10 Jun	29.6	Ordained Bishop	Louis d'Aquin †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Bishop of Sées, France
18 Jun	71.8	Died	St. Gregorio Giovanni Gasparo Barbarigo †	Cardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
20 Jun	48.0	Died	Jan Kazimierz Denhoff †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Cesena, Italy
1 Jul	57.3	Appointed	Marcantonio Barbarigo †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco	Cardinal, Bishop of Montefiascone, Italy
13 Jul		Born	Francisco Pablo Matos Coronado †	Gran Canaria, Spain	Bishop of Michoacán, Michoacán, México
22 Jul		Elevated to Cardinal	Alfonso Aguilar Fernández de Córdoba †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest
	60.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Pierre-Armand du Camboust de Coislin †	Cardinal, Bishop of Orléans, France
	39.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Giorgio Cornaro †	Cardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
	66.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Luiz de Sousa †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lisboa, Portugal
	44.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Vincenzo Grimani †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio
	46.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Fabrizio Paolucci †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
1 Aug		Appointed	Giambattista Isnardi †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
2 Aug		Died	Giuseppe Bologna †	Archbishop of Capua, Italy
24 Aug	73.6	Died	Bernardo de Carrasco y Saavedra, O.P. †	Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
26 Aug	39.1	Appointed	Giorgio Cornaro †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Padova {Padua}, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop
27 Aug		Born	Francesco Rivera †	Aquila	Archbishop of Manfredonia, Italy
29 Aug		Born	Adalbert Walderdorf, O.S.B. †	Molsberg	Bishop of Fulda, Germany
30 Aug		Born	Joseph-Hubert de Boccard †	Vuippens	Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
15 Sep	45.7	Ordained Bishop	David-Nicolas Bertier †	Bishop of Blois, France
3 Oct		Born	Franz Ignaz Albert Reichsfreiherr von Werdenstein †	Dellmansingen	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
6 Oct		Born	Francisco Cuartero Lumbreras †	Tabuenca	Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
6 Oct	40.8	Ordained Bishop	Michel-Gabriel Rossillon de Bernex †	Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
15 Oct	81.5	Ordained Bishop	Wojciech Izdebski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
18 Oct		Born	Luigi Maria Torreggiani †	Florence	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata de’ Goti
25 Oct		Born	Bartolomeo Ruspoli †	Rome	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano
27 Oct		Born	Nicola Cioffi †	Napoli	Archbishop of Amalfi, Italy
29 Oct		Born	Johannes Christoph Ludwig Reichsgraf von Kuenburg †	Graz	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
1 Nov		Born	Claude-Antoine de Choiseul-Beaupré †	Daillecourt	Bishop of Chalons-sur-Marne, France
2 Nov		Appointed	Luigi Ruzzini †	Bishop of Bergamo, Italy
4 Nov		Born	Carlos Antonio Riomol Quiroga †	Parroquia de Folgosa	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
6 Nov	64.8	Died	Domenico Maria Corsi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Rimini, Italy
9 Nov	80.9	Died	Louis d'Anglure de Bourlemont †	Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
11 Nov	59.9	Died	Jean-Baptiste Adhémar de Monteil de Grignan †	Archbishop of Arles, France
	49.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Baldassare Cenci (Sr.) †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Fermo, Italy
	64.7	Appointed	Marcello Durazzo †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Faenza, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop
	68.1	Resigned	Gianfrancesco Negroni †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
	49.8	Appointed	Bonaventura Poerio, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
17 Nov	49.8	Ordained Bishop	Bonaventura Poerio, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
20 Nov	49.9	Appointed	Baldassare Cenci (Sr.) †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Fermo, Italy
20 Nov		Appointed	Fortunato Durante †	Bishop of Squillace, Italy
22 Nov		Born	Benedetto Gaetani †	Pisa	Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
25 Nov	56.9	Died	Nicolò Caranza †	Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, Italy
30 Nov		Born	Antonio Andrea Galli, C.R.SS.S. †	Bologna	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli
2 Dec	32.2	Appointed	Francesco Acquaviva d’Aragona †	Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	49.9	Installed	Baldassare Cenci (Sr.) †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Fermo, Italy
	34.7	Appointed	Giulio Piazza †	Titular Archbishop of Rhodus	Cardinal, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Faenza, Italy
19 Dec	85.0	Died	Giacomo Franzoni †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, Italy
21 Dec	23.4	Ordained Priest	Domenico Antonio Manfredi †	Priest	Bishop of Boiano, Italy
22 Dec	32.2	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Acquaviva d’Aragona †	Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	33.3	Ordained Bishop	Henri-Charles du Camboust de Coislin †	Bishop of Metz, France
	34.8	Ordained Bishop	Giulio Piazza †	Titular Archbishop of Rhodus	Cardinal, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Faenza, Italy
24 Dec	39.8	Appointed	François de Mailly †	Archbishop of Arles, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
29 Dec	53.0	Ordained Bishop	François Balbe de Berton de Crillon †	Bishop of Vence, France	Archbishop of Vienne, France

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