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The Year of Our Lord 1759

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownAppointedMartial-Louis de Beaupoil de Saint-AulaireBishop of Poitiers, France
50.0AppointedThomas Burke (de Burgo), O.P. †Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
BornAeneas ChisholmStrathglass, InvernessVicar Apostolic of Highland District, Scotland, Great Britain
AppointedLéopold-Charles de ChoiseulArchbishop of Albi, FranceArchbishop of Cambrai, France
63.1InstalledFrancisco Javier de Luna Victoria y CastroBishop of Trujillo, Peru
AppointedSerafino FilangeriArchbishop of Acerenza e Matera, ItalyArchbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
AppointedNicolò Antonio GiustinianiBishop of Verona, ItalyBishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
39.0AppointedJacques de GrasseBishop of Angers, France
22.8Ordained PriestLouis François Marc Hilaire de ConziéPriestBishop of Arras, France
DiedFranciszek KanigowskiTitular Bishop of Torone
AppointedDaniel (O')KearneyBishop of Limerick, Ireland
AppointedLourenço de LencastreBishop of Elvas, Portugal
AppointedFrancesco Antonio LeonardiBishop of Bisceglie, Italy
61.0DiedJózef PawlowskiAuxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
DiedAndrzej PruskiTitular Bishop of Tanis
33.1Ordained BishopKarol SalbeckAuxiliary Bishop of Vác, HungaryBishop of Spiš, Slovakia
47.2AppointedIgnazio SavastanoBishop of Gallipoli, Italy
DiedCyril VI TanasPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
75.1DiedMiguel de Távora, O.S.A. †Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
57.0AppointedJózef Andrzej ZałuskiBishop of Foreign Diocese
5 Jan79.1DiedThomas Philip Wallrad d'Alsace-Boussut de ChimayCardinal, Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
7 Jan62.7Ordained BishopLudwig Hatteisen, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of AnemuriumAuxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
10 JanBornGiulio MamiCesenaBishop of Città della Pieve, Italy
14 Jan35.6Ordained BishopLouis-Charles du Plessis d'ArgentréBishop of Limoges, France
15 Jan84.3DiedGiovanni Antonio Guadagni, O.C.D. †Cardinal, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy
21 JanBornAlois Jozef Krakowski von KolowratPrahaArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
62.8DiedJohann Rudolf Graf von SporckAuxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
23 JanBornAndré MolinJobBishop of Viviers, France
24 JanBornAlfonso Aguado JarabaVillalpandoAuxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
BornFederico Bencivenni, O.F.M. Cap. †San Giovanni in PersicatoBishop of Bertinoro, Italy
31 Jan50.2DiedGiorgio DoriaCardinal, Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon
2 Feb24.0Ordained PriestIgnacy Błażej Franciszek KrasickiPriest of Warmia, PolandArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
4 Feb42.5Ordained BishopWilhelm von Alhaus, O.S.C. †Titular Bishop of AradAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
6 FebBornAlexis SaussolDourgneBishop of Sées, France
8 FebBornAeneas Bernard MacEachernKinlock-Moidart, Great BritainBishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
9 FebBornDiego Antonio Navarro Martín de VillodrasMoclín, SpainArchbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
10 FebBornAntonio Ceruelo SanzCorcos del ValleBishop of Menorca, Spain
12 Feb39.0AppointedGiovanni Francesco AlbaniCardinal-Priest of S. ClementeCardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
47.1ConfirmedAndrzej Ignacy BaierBishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland
55.4AppointedJohann Theodor Herzog von BayernCardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara CoeliCardinal, Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
61.7AppointedFrancesco Scipione Maria BorgheseCardinal, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy
47.4AppointedFlavio ChigiCardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in PorticoCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Rites
47.4AppointedFlavio ChigiCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Rites
75.5AppointedCarlo Alberto Guidobono CavalchiniCardinal-Bishop of AlbanoCardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
76.2AppointedDomenico Silvio PassioneiCardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in LucinaCardinal, Librarian of the Vatican Library
43.3AppointedKajetan Ignacy SołtykBishop of Kraków, Poland
33.9AppointedHenry Benedict Mary Clement Stuart of YorkCardinal-Priest of S. Maria in TrastevereCardinal, Bishop of Frascati, Italy
28 FebBornPietro CapranoRomeCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Index
2 Mar59.8DiedAdam Ignacy KomorowskiArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
10 Mar23.1Ordained PriestBenedetto Fenaja, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionTitular Archbishop of Philippi
68.5DiedNicolas-Charles de Saulx-TavannesCardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
32.7AppointedJames Robert TalbotCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great BritainVicar Apostolic
32.7AppointedJames Robert TalbotTitular Bishop of BirthaVicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain
12 MarBornLuis Gregorio López CastilloAlmagroAuxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
13 Mar43.3ConfirmedKajetan Ignacy SołtykBishop of Kraków, Poland
18 Mar23.5Ordained PriestJohn GeddesPriestCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Lowland District, Scotland, Great Britain
21 MarBornGiuseppe Stanislao GentiliSanta SophiaBishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
29 MarBornAntoine de La Grange de PonsRiomBishop of Moulins, France
BornAntonio de PonsRiomeBishop of Moulins, France
1 Apr47.2Ordained BishopAndrzej Ignacy BaierBishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland
50.1Ordained BishopJoseph-Nicolas de MontenachBishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
2 AprBornClaude-Joseph-Judith-François-Xavier de SageyOrnansBishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
4 Apr37.5ConfirmedGabriel-François MoreauBishop of Vence, FranceBishop of Autun, France
AppointedGabriel WodzyńskiCoadjutor Bishop of Smoleńsk, PolandBishop
AppointedGabriel WodzyńskiTitular Bishop of ThevesteBishop of Smoleńsk, Poland
9 AprBornCarlos da Cunha e MenezesLisbonCardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa, Portugal
13 AprBornAntoni AngelowiczLvivArchbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
14 Apr23.0Ordained PriestNikolaj BaniPriestArchbishop (Personal Title) of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
23 AprBornDominique-Georges-Frédéric Dufour de PradtAllanche, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Mechelen, Belgium
25 Apr45.6AppointedDominique de La RochefoucauldCardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
51.2AppointedLouis-Albert de Lezay-MarnesiaBishop of Evreux, FranceBishop Emeritus
29 Apr37.6Ordained BishopGabriel-François MoreauBishop of Vence, FranceBishop of Autun, France
2 May53.9Ordained BishopJosé Antonio Basurco y HerreraBishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
7 May56.3Ordained BishopWładysław Aleksander ŁubieńskiArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
13 May54.4Ordained BishopJean-Antoine de Toucheboeuf de Beaumont des JuniesBishop of Rennes, FranceBishop Emeritus
21 MayBornBernardo del Espíritu Santo Martínez y Ocejo, O.C.D. †Comillas, Santander, SpainBishop of Sonora, Sonora, México
23 MayBornJean-Armand Chaudru de TrélissacTrélissacBishop Emeritus of Montauban, France
28 May32.7AppointedJoannes-Henricus von FrankenbergArchbishop of Mechelen, BelgiumCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
36.0AppointedFrancisco de Saldanha da GamaCardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa, Portugal
36.0AppointedFrancisco de Saldanha da GamaCardinal-PriestCardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa, Portugal
AppointedIsidoro Sanchez de Luna, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
2 Jun45.7ConfirmedDominique de La RochefoucauldCardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
18.4ProfessedGiulio Cesare PallaviciniMember of Society of JesusBishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy
5 JunBornLorenzo D'AntoniPalermo, ItalyTitular Bishop of Germanicopolis
11 JunBornJean-Baptiste de BouilléSaint-Just-sous-BrioudeBishop of Poitiers, France
17 Jun18.4ProfessedFilippo GanucciMember of Society of JesusBishop of Livorno, Italy
20 Jun56.6DiedMoritz Adolf Karl Herzog von Sachsen-Zeitz (Saský)Bishop of Litomĕrice, Czech Republic
21 Jun62.1DiedFrancesco Scipione Maria BorgheseCardinal, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy
1 Jul26.7Ordained PriestAntônio de Pádua e Belas, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
BornJuan Bautista Sacristán y GalianoMaranchón, SpainArchbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
13 Jul32.5AppointedJozef BatthyányBishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, RomaniaCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
65.4AppointedGiuseppe SpinelliCardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa RufinaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia
18 JulBornDiego Innico Caracciolo di MartinaMartina FrancaCardinal, Bishop of Palestrina, Italy
19 JulAppointedMaximos II HakimPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
43.0AppointedEmmanuel Ernst Reichsgraf von WaldsteinBishop of Litomĕrice, Czech Republic
22 Jul50.8InstalledManuel Antonio Rojo del Rio VeraArchbishop of Manila, Philippines
25 JulBornErcole DandiniRomeCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
31 JulBornCharles-Alexandre de RicheryAllonsArchbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
Aug70.0DiedPedro Gómez de la TorreBishop of Plasencia, Spain
4 AugBornJean-Marie-Dominique de Poulpiquet de BrescanvelPlouguerneauBishop of Quimper, France
24 Aug33.2Ordained BishopJames Robert TalbotTitular Bishop of BirthaVicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain
2 SepBornPietro Vidoni (Jr.)CremonaCardinal, Priest of Cremona, Italy
12 SepAppointedAlexandre Lascaris de VintimilleBishop of Toulon, France
15 Sep57.0DiedJohann Georg Freiherr von StinglheimAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
16 Sep62.0DiedAdalbert Walderdorf, O.S.B. †Bishop of Fulda, Germany
22 Sep25.5Ordained PriestScipione BorghèsePriest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
24.8Ordained PriestValentin Anton Reichsgraf von SchneidPriest of Freising, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
24 Sep59.5Elevated to CardinalFilippo AcciajuoliCardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
35.1AppointedMarcantonio ColonnaCardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in AquiroCardinal, Titular Archbishop of Corinthus
35.1Elevated to CardinalMarcantonio ColonnaCardinal, Titular Archbishop of Corinthus
53.9AppointedLorenzo (Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio) Ganganelli, O.F.M. Conv. †Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in PanispernaPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
53.9Elevated to CardinalLorenzo (Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio) Ganganelli, O.F.M. Conv. †Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
51.6ConfirmedLouis-Albert de Lezay-MarnesiaBishop of Evreux, FranceBishop Emeritus
63.1AppointedFerdinando Maria de RossiCardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in CapiteCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
63.1Elevated to CardinalFerdinando Maria de RossiCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
28 Sep63.2AppointedFerdinando Maria de RossiCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
29 Sep25.7Ordained PriestStefan Wojciech von ŁubieńskiPriest of Gniezno, PolandAuxiliary Bishop
7 Oct29.4Ordained PriestSigismund Anton Graf von Hohenwart, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusArchbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
11 OctBornPlacido Maria Tadini, O.C.D. †MontecalvoCardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
14 Oct51.7Ordained BishopLouis-Albert de Lezay-MarnesiaBishop of Evreux, FranceBishop Emeritus
18 OctBornFerdynand Ciechanowski, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Foreign Diocese
22 Oct48.2AppointedHeinrich Bibra, O.S.B. †Bishop of Fulda, Germany
28 Oct24.1Ordained PriestMarco Antonio GregorinaPriestBishop of Foreign Diocese
19 Nov56.1AppointedLuis García MañeroBishop of Tortosa, SpainArchbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
22 Nov25.2AppointedLouis-René-Edouard de Rohan-GuéménéeCoadjutor Bishop of Strasbourg, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
26 Nov105.7DiedJosé Flores OsorioBishop of Cuenca, Spain
28 Nov19.2ProfessedCayetano Da Annunciação Brandão, T.O.R. †Member of Third Order Regular of St. Francis of PenanceArchbishop of Braga, Portugal
2 Dec32.8Ordained BishopJozef BatthyányBishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, RomaniaCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
3 DecBornNikolaus RauscherStompfaAuxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
13 DecBornGaspard-Jean-André JauffretLa RoquebrussanneBishop of Metz, France
20 DecBornAndrea BrattiCapo d'IstriaBishop of Forli, Italy
22 Dec46.5Ordained PriestAntonio Eugenio ViscontiPriestCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme
31 DecBornDomenico Benedetto Balsamo, O.S.B. †MessinaArchbishop of Monreale, Italy
35.5Ordained PriestBernardino HonoratiPriestCardinal, Bishop of Senigallia, Italy

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