The Year of Our Lord 1703

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Giuseppe Bondola †	Bishop of Campagna, Italy
		Appointed	Antonio Maria Brancaccio †	Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
		Appointed	Vincenzo Capece †	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
		Appointed	Marino Carmignano †	Bishop of Cava, Italy
		Born	Isidro Alfonso Cavanillas †	Talarrubias	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
		Died	Gregorio Compagni †	Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
		Born	Lorenzo Despuig Cotoner †	Palma de Mallorca	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
		Died	Luís da Silva Teles †	Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
		Born	Bertrand-Jean-Baptiste-René du Guesclin †	Rennes	Bishop of Cahors, France
		Appointed	Diego Ladrón de Guevara †	Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
	47.0	Died	Kazimierz Benedykt Lezeński, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia, Poland
		Born	Władysław Aleksander Łubieński †		Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
	69.0	Died	Jules Mascaron †	Bishop of Agen, France
	61.0	Ordained Bishop	Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo, O.SS.T. †	Bishop of León en Nicaragua	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
		Died	Bartolomé de Ocampo y Mata †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
		Died	Giuseppe Pignatelli †	Bishop of Cava, Italy
		Born	Charles-Marie de Quélen †	Commana	Bishop of Clamecy, France
	56.0	Appointed	João de Sousa †	Archbishop of Lisboa, Portugal
	74.1	Resigned	Matthias Starck †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	55.0	Appointed	Francisco Zapata Vera y Morales †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
5 Jan		Born	Paul d’Albert de Luynes †	Versailles	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens, France
17 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Antonio Maria Brancaccio †	Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
21 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza †	Bishop of Durango, Durango, México	Bishop of Michoacán, Michoacán, México
12 Feb	50.4	Appointed	Johann Edmund Geduld von Jungenfeld †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
12 Feb	50.4	Appointed	Johann Edmund Geduld von Jungenfeld †	Titular Bishop of Mallus	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
18 Feb		Born	Miguel da Anunciação †		Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
3 Mar	57.2	Appointed	Giovanni Francesco Maria Poggi †	Bishop of San Miniato, Italy
4 Mar	60.1	Installed	García Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz †	Bishop of Michoacán, Michoacán, México	Bishop of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México
7 Mar		Born	José Francisco Losada Quiroga †	Parroquia de Santa Eulalia de Trabazos	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
14 Mar	61.2	Appointed	Bonaventure Giffard †	Vicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain
15 Mar	55.2	Appointed	Angelo Maria Porfiri (Porfirius) †	Bishop of Alife, Italy
26 Mar	39.2	Appointed	Franz Engelbert Barbo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław, Poland
26 Mar	33.7	Ordained Priest	Johann Matthias von Eyss †	Priest of Trier, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
28 Mar	57.2	Died	Johann Brunetti †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław, Poland
7 Apr	40.3	Ordained Priest	Bartolomeo Massei †	Priest	Cardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
9 Apr		Died	Ignacio de Urbina †	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
15 Apr	47.9	Ordained Bishop	George Witham †	Titular Bishop of Marcopolis	Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain
17 Apr	50.6	Ordained Bishop	Johann Edmund Geduld von Jungenfeld †	Titular Bishop of Mallus	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
23 Apr	44.5	Appointed	Niccolò Caracciolo †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
23 Apr	48.3	Appointed	Andrea Sarnelli †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
May	61.3	Died	Johann Peter Burmann †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
May	67.6	Died	Godefroid-Udalric de la Margelle †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
4 May	32.2	Confirmed	Kaspas Ignaz Freiherr von Künigl zu Ehrenburg †	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
5 May		Born	Martin du Bellay †	Clereau	Bishop Emeritus of Fréjus, France
6 May		Born	José de Bragança †	Lisboa	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
12 May		Born	Juan Portugal de la Puebla †	Antequera, Spain	Patriarch of Constantinople, Turkey
13 May		Born	Isidoro Marín Bullón y Figueroa †	Arroyo de la Luz, Spain	Bishop of León en Nicaragua
4 Jun	49.2	Appointed	Franz Julian Graf von Braida †	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
	49.2	Appointed	Franz Julian Graf von Braida †	Titular Bishop of Hippos	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
	41.3	Appointed	Pedro Francisco Levanto Vivaldo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
	41.3	Appointed	Pedro Francisco Levanto Vivaldo †	Titular Bishop of Lacedaemonia	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
13 Jun	78.9	Died	Stephan Weinberger †	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
15 Jun		Born	José Dantas Barbosa †	Lisboa, Portugal	Titular Archbishop of Lacedaemonia
24 Jun	32.3	Ordained Bishop	Kaspas Ignaz Freiherr von Künigl zu Ehrenburg †	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
29 Jun		Born	Manuel José Rubio y Salinas †	Colmenar Viejo, Spain	Archbishop of México, Federal District
8 Jul	41.4	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Francisco Levanto Vivaldo †	Titular Bishop of Lacedaemonia	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
17 Jul	63.5	Died	Gregorio Solórzano Castillo †	Bishop of Avila, Spain
18 Jul		Born	Leopold Josef Hannibal Graf Petazzi de Castel Nuovo †	Wien	Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
26 Jul		Born	Christophe de Beaumont du Repaire †	Château de la Roque	Archbishop of Paris, France
15 Aug		Appointed	Charles Le Goux de la Berchère †	Archbishop of Narbonne, France
15 Aug		Appointed	Henri de Nesmond †	Archbishop of Albi, France	Archbishop of Toulouse, France
25 Aug		Born	Tomas Luiz da Conceição, O.A.D. †	Lisbonne, Portugal	Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
26 Aug	45.3	Ordained Priest	Franz Arnold Reichsfreiherr von Wolf-Metternich zur Gracht †	Priest of Paderborn, Germany	Bishop
3 Sep		Born	Johann Theodor Herzog von Bayern †	München	Cardinal, Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
10 Sep		Born	Nicolás Gil Martínez y Malo †	Recuenca, Spain	Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
12 Sep	55.7	Appointed	Charles-Marin Labbé, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Titopolis	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viêt Nam
15 Sep	45.3	Appointed	Franz Arnold Reichsfreiherr von Wolf-Metternich zur Gracht †	Coadjutor Bishop of Paderborn, Germany	Bishop
17 Sep	53.7	Appointed	Mauro de Larreátegui y Colón, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Guatemala (Santiago de Guatemala), Guatemala
21 Sep	23.2	Ordained Priest	Joseph Dominikus Franz Kilian Reichsgraf von Lamberg †	Priest of Passau, Germany	Cardinal, Bishop
22 Sep	24.1	Ordained Priest	Jean Baptiste Gillis †	Priest of Liège, Belgium	Auxiliary Bishop
26 Sep		Born	Luis García Mañero †	Sotillo del Rincón	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
1 Oct		Born	Antonio Nogueira †	Elvas	Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
	52.5	Appointed	Maximilian Heinrich Reichsfreiherr von Weichs zu Rösberg †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
	52.5	Appointed	Maximilian Heinrich Reichsfreiherr von Weichs zu Rösberg †	Titular Bishop of Rhodopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
4 Oct		Died	Leone Strozzi †	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
9 Oct		Born	Juan Francisco Manrique Lara †	Almoguera	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
11 Nov		Born	Jacques-Marie de Caritat de Condorcet †	Condorcet	Bishop of Lisieux, France
12 Nov		Installed	Charles Le Goux de la Berchère †	Archbishop of Narbonne, France
		Installed	Tommaso della Gherardesca †	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
		Installed	Henri de Nesmond †	Archbishop of Albi, France	Archbishop of Toulouse, France
	45.9	Appointed	Johannes Werner Reichsritter von Veyder †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	45.9	Appointed	Johannes Werner Reichsritter von Veyder †	Titular Bishop of Eleutheropolis in Palaestina	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
18 Nov	53.9	Ordained Bishop	Mauro de Larreátegui y Colón, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Guatemala (Santiago de Guatemala), Guatemala
19 Nov	61.3	Appointed	Simão da Gama †	Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
26 Nov	50.8	Appointed	José Casch, O.M. †	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
	37.9	Appointed	Atanasio Esterriga Trajanáuregui †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
	37.9	Appointed	Atanasio Esterriga Trajanáuregui †	Titular Bishop of Lycopolis	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
	52.1	Appointed	Seweryn Szczuka †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland
	52.1	Appointed	Seweryn Szczuka †	Titular Bishop of Ioppe	Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland
30 Nov	50.8	Ordained Bishop	José Casch, O.M. †	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
30 Nov	24.9	Ordained Priest	Sigismund Felix Graf von Schrattenbach †	Priest of Salzburg, Austria	Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
17 Dec	61.0	Appointed	Baltasar de la Peña Avilés †	Bishop of Avila, Spain
	45.6	Appointed	Franz Arnold Reichsfreiherr von Wolf-Metternich zur Gracht †	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Armenia	Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
	45.6	Confirmed	Franz Arnold Reichsfreiherr von Wolf-Metternich zur Gracht †	Coadjutor Bishop of Paderborn, Germany	Bishop

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