The Year of Our Lord 1731

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	15.3	Professed	Gennaro Maria Albertini, C.R. †	Member of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Bishop of Caserta, Italy
		Born	Louis-Henri de Bruyère de Chalabre †	Castelnaudary	Bishop of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières, France
	58.8	Resigned	Tommaso Cervioni, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of Lucca, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Henri-Marie du Breuil de Pontbriand †	Priest	Bishop of Québec, Canada
	21.0	Ordained Priest	Michael Fadel †	Priest	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
		Died	Giovanni Maurizio Gustavo †	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
	24.3	Ordained Priest	Dominik Kiełczewski †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chełm, Poland
	72.6	Died	Franciszek Józef Kraszkowski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
		Resigned	Gerasimos Saigh, B.C. †	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
	36.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Spinelli †	Secretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia
		Born	Ferenc Xaverius Splenyi †	Ternyn	Bishop of Vác, Hungary
2 Jan	65.0	Died	Antonius Balsarini †	Titular Archbishop of Cartagine
5 Jan	42.8	Installed	Thomaz Franciszek Czapski, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
6 Jan	55.8	Ordained Bishop	Jean-François Boyer, C.R. †	Bishop of Mirepoix, France	Bishop Emeritus
8 Jan	52.7	Appointed	Nicola Saverio Albini †	Titular Archbishop of Athenae
	55.7	Appointed	Giuseppe Caccia, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
	49.7	Appointed	Camillo Cibo (Cybo) †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli
	45.6	Installed	Neri Maria Corsini †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
	50.0	Resigned	Niccolò Paolo Andrea Coscia †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	67.7	Died	Barnaba Giovanni Battista Fedele, O.P. †	Bishop of Ispahan, Iran
	68.0	Installed	Bartolomeo Massei †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agostino	Cardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
14 Jan	54.2	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Battista Barni †	Priest	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
	29.8	Ordained Bishop	Armand Bazin de Bezons †	Bishop of Carcassonne, France
		Born	Niccolò Sciarelli †	Siena	Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
21 Jan		Born	Guillaume-Joseph d’Abzac de Mayac †	Périgord	Bishop of Saint-Papoul, France
22 Jan	54.2	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Barni †	Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
22 Jan	41.9	Appointed	Cesare Bonajuti †	Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
28 Jan	76.8	Died	Marcelino Siuri Navarro †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
28 Jan	50.2	Ordained Bishop	Jean de Vaugirault †	Bishop of Angers, France
29 Jan	69.1	Died	Augustinus Nicola degl’Abbati Olivieri, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Porphyreon
Feb		Born	Adam Kościa †	Wierzchovicen	Auxiliary Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
1 Feb		Born	Jean-Baptiste Boulier †	Dijon	Bishop of Evreux, France
1 Feb	25.9	Ordained Priest	Guglelmo Camaldari †	Priest	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
4 Feb		Born	Giovanni Andrea Serrao †	Castel Monardo	Bishop of Potenza, Italy
4 Feb	44.9	Ordained Bishop	Dominikus Anton von Thun †	Bishop of Trento, Italy
6 Feb	53.4	Died	François-Paul de Neufville de Villeroy †	Archbishop of Lyon, France
8 Feb		Born	Innocenzo Conti †	Rome, Italy	Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Tyrus
10 Feb		Born	Juan Moya, O.F.M. †	Aracena	Bishop Emeritus of Osma, Spain
12 Feb	71.3	Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Chiaiese †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
	49.1	Confirmed	José Antonio Gutiérrez y Ceballos †	Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
	32.0	Appointed	Hugh MacDonald †	Vicar Apostolic of Highland District, Scotland, Great Britain
	32.0	Appointed	Hugh MacDonald †	Titular Bishop of Diana	Vicar Apostolic of Highland District, Scotland, Great Britain
	31.8	Appointed	Gabriel Patachich †	Bishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
	46.8	Appointed	Giulio de Turris †	Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy
	44.2	Appointed	Tomás del Valle, O.P. †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
13 Feb		Born	Silvestro Scarani †	Velletri	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
18 Feb	71.3	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Antonio Chiaiese †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
	51.1	Ordained Bishop	José María Ibáñez †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Giulio de Turris †	Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy
20 Feb		Born	Michelangelo Calandrelli, O.S.A. †	Cercemaggiore	Bishop of Acerno, Italy
20 Feb		Born	Johann Nepomuk August Ungelter von Deisenhausen †	Höchstädt	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
22 Feb	54.3	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Barni †	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
24 Feb	83.4	Died	Michele de Bologna, C.R. †	Archbishop of Amalfi, Italy
	42.0	Ordained Bishop	Cesare Bonajuti †	Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
	52.1	Ordained Bishop	Gaspar de Molina y Oviedo, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba	Cardinal, Bishop of Málaga, Spain
		Died	Néophytos Nasri †	Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
25 Feb	44.5	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Riccardo Ferniani †	Bishop of Perugia, Italy
Mar	64.4	Died	Pietro Grassi †	Bishop of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia
Mar		Born	Antoni Maciej Sierakowski †	Slupno	Bishop of Inflanty (Livonia)-Pilten, Poland
5 Mar	50.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Barone †	Bishop of Marsi, Italy	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
	50.2	Appointed	Camillo Olivieri †	Bishop of Gravina (di Puglia), Italy
	52.8	Appointed	Marcello Passari †	Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli
	57.8	Appointed	Johann Anton Wallreuther †	Auxiliary Bishop of Worms, Germany
	57.8	Appointed	Johann Anton Wallreuther †	Titular Bishop of Sarepta	Auxiliary Bishop of Worms, Germany
10 Mar	22.9	Ordained Priest	Ludovico Sabatini †	Priest	Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
11 Mar	25.5	Ordained Priest	Nicolò Lercari †	Priest	Titular Archbishop of Rhodus
	50.2	Ordained Bishop	Camillo Olivieri †	Bishop of Gravina (di Puglia), Italy
	52.8	Ordained Bishop	Marcello Passari †	Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli
19 Mar		Born	Manuel de Vasconcellos Pereira †	Castrodairo	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal
24 Mar	78.9	Died	Giacomo Boncompagni †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
24 Mar	22.9	Ordained Priest	Innocenzo Gorgoni, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	President Emeritus of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Roman Curia
25 Mar		Born	Salvatore Palica, O.S.B. †	Barletta	Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy
26 Mar		Born	Jean-Gabriel d’Agay †	Besançon	Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
26 Mar	58.1	Died	Wenzel Franz Karl Koschinsky von Koschín †	Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Apr	47.9	Ordained Bishop	Juan de Galabis, O. Praem. †	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
Apr		Born	Domenico de Jorio †	Procida	Titular Bishop of Samaria
1 Apr	50.3	Installed	Giuseppe Barone †	Bishop of Marsi, Italy	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
7 Apr	73.7	Resigned	Francesco Paolo Nicolai †	Archbishop of Conza, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
9 Apr	57.2	Appointed	Tommaso Alessio de’ Rossi †	Bishop of Teramo, Italy
	53.6	Confirmed	Jean-Joseph Languet de Gergy †	Archbishop of Sens, France
	45.4	Appointed	Andrés Mayoral Alonso de Mella †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
	56.7	Appointed	Tommaso Giosafat Melina †	Bishop of Bova, Italy
	36.3	Appointed	Giuseppe Nicolai †	Archbishop of Conza, Italy
	62.3	Appointed	Lodovico Pico Della Mirandola †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	54.7	Appointed	Pietro Agostino Scorza (Scortia) †	Archbishop of Amalfi, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	50.8	Died	Adriano Sermattei †	Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
	65.6	Appointed	Antonfelice Zondadari †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede
12 Apr	22.9	Ordained Priest	Aldrago Antonio de Piccardi †	Priest of Trieste, Italy	Bishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia
15 Apr	57.2	Ordained Bishop	Tommaso Alessio de’ Rossi †	Bishop of Teramo, Italy
20 Apr		Born	Ernest Johann Nepomuk von Herberstein (Herbstein) †	Wien	Bishop of Linz, Austria
21 Apr	67.6	Died	Domenico Angeletti †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy
21 Apr		Born	Filippo Trenta †	Ascoli	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
22 Apr	36.3	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Nicolai †	Archbishop of Conza, Italy
22 Apr	57.9	Ordained Bishop	Johann Anton Wallreuther †	Titular Bishop of Sarepta	Auxiliary Bishop of Worms, Germany
29 Apr	23.7	Ordained Priest	Anton Peter Przichowsky von Przichowitz †	Priest of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic	Archbishop
	61.3	Died	Stefan Bogusław Rupniewski †	Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
	23.4	Ordained Priest	Michael Triali †	Priest	Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
30 Apr	60.2	Appointed	Arcangelo Maria Ciccarelli, O.P. †	Archbishop of Lanciano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Ugento, Italy
	49.5	Appointed	Celestino Galiano, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	56.1	Appointed	Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini †	Archbishop of Bologna, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
May		Died	Malachy Dulany †	Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
3 May	60.2	Ordained Bishop	Arcangelo Maria Ciccarelli, O.P. †	Archbishop of Lanciano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Ugento, Italy
6 May	22.9	Ordained Priest	Johann Philipp Karl Anton von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach †	Priest of Würzburg, Germany	Titular Bishop of Taenarum
		Born	Joannes Antonius Miocevich †	Sibenicen	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
	66.6	Died	Angelico Vigilini, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
10 May		Born	Tommaso Antici †
11 May		Born	Giovanni Capece †	Barbarano	Bishop of Oria, Italy
12 May	24.9	Ordained Priest	Joachim-Enjobert de Martiliat, M.E.P. †	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan), China
13 May	48.7	Ordained Bishop	Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta †	Archbishop of México, Federal District
15 May	62.5	Died	Antonio Francesco Valenti †	Titular Archbishop of Teodosia
19 May	24.3	Ordained Priest	Antonius de Castro †	Priest	Bishop of Malacca, Singapore
19 May	24.1	Ordained Priest	Gaetanu Galbato †	Priest	Titular Bishop of Amathus in Palaestina
21 May	49.8	Appointed	Alessandro degli Abbati †	Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy	Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Arabia
	58.8	Appointed	Alessandro Caputo, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
	59.2	Appointed	Tommaso Cervioni, O.S.A. †	Titular Archbishop of Porphyreon	Archbishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy
	66.7	Appointed	Sinibaldo Doria †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
	50.4	Appointed	Adalbertus von Falkenstein, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Csanád, Hungary
	68.4	Appointed	Bartolomeo Massei †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Ancona e Numana, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop
	45.4	Appointed	Antonio Maturi, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Syros (e Milos), Greece
25 May		Born	Franz Philipp von Inzaghi †	Graz	Bishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
27 May	49.6	Ordained Bishop	Celestino Galiano, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
29 May		Born	Fernando Cardiñanos, O.F.M. †	Vitoria, Spain	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
29 May		Born	Giuseppe Guzzetta †	Piana dei Greci, Italy	Titular Bishop of Lampsacus
3 Jun	65.6	Ordained Priest	Philipp Karl von Eltz zu Kempenich †	Priest of Mainz, Germany	Archbishop
3 Jun	41.3	Ordained Priest	Silvio Valenti Gonzaga †	Priest	Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
18 Jun	51.5	Appointed	Salvador Bermúdez y Becerra †	Bishop of Concepción, Chile	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
	43.6	Appointed	Francesco Girolamo Bona †	Titular Archbishop of Cartagine	Bishop Emeritus of Trebinje e Mrkan, Bosnia and Herzegovina
	43.6	Resigned	Francesco Girolamo Bona †	Bishop of Trebinje e Mrkan, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bishop Emeritus
	62.2	Appointed	Carlo Bossi †	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
		Appointed	Juan Francisco Antonio de Escandón, C.R. †	Bishop of Quito, Ecuador	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
	63.8	Appointed	VIncenzo Maria Mazzoleni, O.P. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia	Bishop
	60.2	Appointed	Paolo de Mercurio †	Bishop of Giovinazzo, Italy	Bishop of Giovinazzo e Terlizzi, Italy
	49.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Isidoro Persico †	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
	41.3	Appointed	Silvio Valenti Gonzaga †	Titular Archbishop of Nicaea	Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
24 Jun	62.2	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Bossi †	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
	60.2	Ordained Bishop	Paolo de Mercurio †	Bishop of Giovinazzo, Italy	Bishop of Giovinazzo e Terlizzi, Italy
	22.5	Ordained Priest	Gioacchino Maria Pontalti, O. Carm. †	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop Emeritus of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
25 Jun		Born	Francisco Antonio Pablo Sieni Flannings, O.F.M. Cap. †	Barcelona, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
28 Jun	52.4	Appointed	Gaspar de Molina y Oviedo, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Málaga, Spain
29 Jun	35.7	Ordained Deacon	Fabrizio Serbelloni †	Deacon	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
29 Jun	22.9	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Sersale †	Priest	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy