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The Year of Our Lord 1759

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownAppointedMartial-Louis de Beaupoil de Saint-Aulaire †Bishop of Poitiers, France
50.0AppointedThomas Burke (de Burgo), O.P. †Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
BornAeneas Chisholm †Strathglass, InvernessVicar Apostolic of Highland District, Scotland, Great Britain
AppointedLéopold-Charles de Choiseul †Archbishop of Albi, FranceArchbishop of Cambrai, France
63.1InstalledFrancisco Javier de Luna Victoria y Castro †Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
AppointedSerafino Filangeri †Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, ItalyArchbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
AppointedNicolò Antonio Giustiniani †Bishop of Verona, ItalyBishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
39.0AppointedJacques de Grasse †Bishop of Angers, France
22.8Ordained PriestLouis François Marc Hilaire de Conzié †PriestBishop of Arras, France
DiedFranciszek Kanigowski †Titular Bishop of Torone
AppointedDaniel (O')Kearney †Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
AppointedLourenço de Lencastre †Bishop of Elvas, Portugal
AppointedFrancesco Antonio Leonardi †Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy
61.0DiedJózef Pawlowski †Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
DiedAndrzej Pruski †Titular Bishop of Tanis
33.1Ordained BishopKarol Salbeck †Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, HungaryBishop of Spiš, Slovakia
47.2AppointedIgnazio Savastano †Bishop of Gallipoli, Italy
DiedCyril VI Tanas †Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
75.1DiedMiguel de Távora, O.S.A. †Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
57.0AppointedJózef Andrzej Załuski †Bishop of Foreign Diocese
5 Jan79.1DiedThomas Philip Wallrad d'Alsace-Boussut de Chimay †Cardinal, Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
7 Jan62.7Ordained BishopLudwig Hatteisen, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of AnemuriumAuxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
10 JanBornGiulio Mami †CesenaBishop of Città della Pieve, Italy
14 Jan35.6Ordained BishopLouis-Charles du Plessis d'Argentré †Bishop of Limoges, France
15 Jan84.3DiedGiovanni Antonio Guadagni, O.C.D. †Cardinal, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy
21 JanBornAlois Jozef Krakowski von Kolowrat †PrahaArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
62.8DiedJohann Rudolf Graf von Sporck †Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
23 JanBornAndré Molin †JobBishop of Viviers, France
24 JanBornAlfonso Aguado Jaraba †VillalpandoAuxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
BornFederico Bencivenni, O.F.M. Cap. †San Giovanni in PersicatoBishop of Bertinoro, Italy
31 Jan50.2DiedGiorgio Doria †Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon
2 Feb24.0Ordained PriestIgnacy Błażej Franciszek Krasicki †Priest 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 Saussol †DourgneBishop of Sées, France
8 FebBornAeneas Bernard MacEachern †Kinlock-Moidart, Great BritainBishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
9 FebBornDiego Antonio Navarro Martín de Villodras †Moclín, SpainArchbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
10 FebBornAntonio Ceruelo Sanz †Corcos del ValleBishop of Menorca, Spain
12 Feb39.0AppointedGiovanni Francesco Albani †Cardinal-Priest of S. ClementeCardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
47.1ConfirmedAndrzej Ignacy Baier †Bishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland
55.4AppointedJohann Theodor Herzog von Bayern †Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara CoeliCardinal, Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
61.7AppointedFrancesco Scipione Maria Borghese †Cardinal, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy
47.4AppointedFlavio Chigi †Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in PorticoCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Rites
47.4AppointedFlavio Chigi †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Rites
75.5AppointedCarlo Alberto Guidobono Cavalchini †Cardinal-Bishop of AlbanoCardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
76.2AppointedDomenico Silvio Passionei †Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in LucinaCardinal, Librarian of the Vatican Library
43.3AppointedKajetan Ignacy Sołtyk †Bishop of Kraków, Poland
33.9AppointedHenry Benedict Mary Clement Stuart of York †Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in TrastevereCardinal, Bishop of Frascati, Italy
28 FebBornPietro Caprano †RomeCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Index
2 Mar59.8DiedAdam Ignacy Komorowski †Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
10 Mar23.1Ordained PriestBenedetto Fenaja, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionTitular Archbishop of Philippi
68.5DiedNicolas-Charles de Saulx-Tavannes †Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
32.7AppointedJames Robert Talbot †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great BritainVicar Apostolic
32.7AppointedJames Robert Talbot †Titular Bishop of BirthaVicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain
12 MarBornLuis Gregorio López Castillo †AlmagroAuxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
13 Mar43.3ConfirmedKajetan Ignacy Sołtyk †Bishop of Kraków, Poland
18 Mar23.5Ordained PriestJohn Geddes †PriestCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Lowland District, Scotland, Great Britain
21 MarBornGiuseppe Stanislao Gentili †Santa SophiaBishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
29 MarBornAntoine de La Grange de Pons †RiomBishop of Moulins, France
BornAntonio de Pons †RiomeBishop of Moulins, France
1 Apr47.2Ordained BishopAndrzej Ignacy Baier †Bishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland
50.1Ordained BishopJoseph-Nicolas de Montenach †Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
2 AprBornClaude-Joseph-Judith-François-Xavier de Sagey †OrnansBishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
4 Apr37.5ConfirmedGabriel-François Moreau †Bishop of Vence, FranceBishop of Autun, France
AppointedGabriel Wodzyński †Coadjutor Bishop of Smoleńsk, PolandBishop
AppointedGabriel Wodzyński †Titular Bishop of ThevesteBishop of Smoleńsk, Poland
9 AprBornCarlos da Cunha e Menezes †LisbonCardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa, Portugal
13 AprBornAntoni Angelowicz †LvivArchbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
14 Apr23.0Ordained PriestNikolaj Bani †PriestArchbishop (Personal Title) of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
23 AprBornDominique-Georges-Frédéric Dufour de Pradt †Allanche, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Mechelen, Belgium
25 Apr45.6AppointedDominique de La Rochefoucauld †Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
51.2AppointedLouis-Albert de Lezay-Marnesia †Bishop of Evreux, FranceBishop Emeritus
29 Apr37.6Ordained BishopGabriel-François Moreau †Bishop of Vence, FranceBishop of Autun, France
2 May53.9Ordained BishopJosé Antonio Basurco y Herrera †Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
7 May56.3Ordained BishopWładysław Aleksander Łubieński †Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
13 May54.4Ordained BishopJean-Antoine de Toucheboeuf de Beaumont des Junies †Bishop 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 Trélissac †TrélissacBishop Emeritus of Montauban, France
28 May32.7AppointedJoannes-Henricus von Frankenberg †Archbishop of Mechelen, BelgiumCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
36.0AppointedFrancisco de Saldanha da Gama †Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa, Portugal
36.0AppointedFrancisco de Saldanha da Gama †Cardinal-PriestCardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa, Portugal
AppointedIsidoro Sanchez de Luna, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
2 Jun45.7ConfirmedDominique de La Rochefoucauld †Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
18.4ProfessedGiulio Cesare Pallavicini †Member of Society of JesusBishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy
5 JunBornLorenzo D'Antoni †Palermo, ItalyTitular Bishop of Germanicopolis
11 JunBornJean-Baptiste de Bouillé †Saint-Just-sous-BrioudeBishop of Poitiers, France
17 Jun18.4ProfessedFilippo Ganucci †Member 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 Borghese †Cardinal, 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 Galiano †Maranchón, SpainArchbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
13 Jul32.5AppointedJozef Batthyány †Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, RomaniaCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
65.4AppointedGiuseppe Spinelli †Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa RufinaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia
18 JulBornDiego Innico Caracciolo di Martina †Martina FrancaCardinal, Bishop of Palestrina, Italy
19 JulAppointedMaximos II Hakim †Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
43.0AppointedEmmanuel Ernst Reichsgraf von Waldstein †Bishop of Litomĕrice, Czech Republic
22 Jul50.8InstalledManuel Antonio Rojo del Rio Vera †Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
25 JulBornErcole Dandini †RomeCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
31 JulBornCharles-Alexandre de Richery †AllonsArchbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
Aug70.0DiedPedro Gómez de la Torre †Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
4 AugBornJean-Marie-Dominique de Poulpiquet de Brescanvel †PlouguerneauBishop of Quimper, France
24 Aug33.2Ordained BishopJames Robert Talbot †Titular Bishop of BirthaVicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain
2 SepBornPietro Vidoni (Jr.) †CremonaCardinal, Priest of Cremona, Italy
12 SepAppointedAlexandre Lascaris de Vintimille †Bishop of Toulon, France
15 Sep57.0DiedJohann Georg Freiherr von Stinglheim †Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
16 Sep62.0DiedAdalbert Walderdorf, O.S.B. †Bishop of Fulda, Germany
22 Sep25.5Ordained PriestScipione Borghèse †Priest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
24.8Ordained PriestValentin Anton Reichsgraf von Schneid †Priest of Freising, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
24 Sep59.5Elevated to CardinalFilippo Acciajuoli †Cardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
35.1AppointedMarcantonio Colonna †Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in AquiroCardinal, Titular Archbishop of Corinthus
35.1Elevated to CardinalMarcantonio Colonna †Cardinal, 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-Marnesia †Bishop of Evreux, FranceBishop Emeritus
63.1AppointedFerdinando Maria de Rossi †Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in CapiteCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
63.1Elevated to CardinalFerdinando Maria de Rossi †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
28 Sep63.2AppointedFerdinando Maria de Rossi †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
29 Sep25.7Ordained PriestStefan Wojciech von Łubieński †Priest 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-Marnesia †Bishop 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 Gregorina †PriestBishop of Foreign Diocese
19 Nov56.1AppointedLuis García Mañero †Bishop of Tortosa, SpainArchbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
22 Nov25.2AppointedLouis-René-Edouard de Rohan-Guéménée †Coadjutor Bishop of Strasbourg, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
26 Nov105.7DiedJosé Flores Osorio †Bishop 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 Batthyány †Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, RomaniaCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
3 DecBornNikolaus Rauscher †StompfaAuxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
13 DecBornGaspard-Jean-André Jauffret †La RoquebrussanneBishop of Metz, France
20 DecBornAndrea Bratti †Capo d'IstriaBishop of Forli, Italy
22 Dec46.5Ordained PriestAntonio Eugenio Visconti †PriestCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme
31 DecBornDomenico Benedetto Balsamo, O.S.B. †MessinaArchbishop of Monreale, Italy
35.5Ordained PriestBernardino Honorati †PriestCardinal, Bishop of Senigallia, Italy

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