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The Year of Our Lord 1766

Bishop Events

January to June


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornThomas CoenBishop of Clonfert, Ireland
BornFrancesco Saverio DracopoliBishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
54.0ResignedJacques Girard, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Iles Saint-Pierre et MiquelonPrefect Emeritus
20.0ProfessedLuigi Grondona, B. †Member of Clerics Regular of St. PaulCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Ava e Pegù, Myanmar
75.8DiedMarcello Papiniano-CusaniArchbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
AppointedGilles-François Pinabel, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Iles Saint-Pierre et MiquelonPrefect Emeritus
23.7Ordained PriestWilliam Gregory Sharrock, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictVicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain
Jan52.0Ordained BishopMiguel Moreno y OlloBishop of PanamáBishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru
9 Jan71.8DiedValentín Moran Menéndez, O. de M. †Bishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
10 JanBornLouis-Guillaume-Valentin Dubourg, P.S.S. †Archbishop of Besançon, France
14 Jan41.0ConfirmedPhilip MacDevittBishop of Derry, Ireland
15 Jan59.4DiedGiovanni Francesco Mora, C.O. †Bishop of Adria, Italy
17 Jan66.6DiedAsensio SalesBishop of Barcelona, Spain
BornJuan Baltasar ToledanoBishop of Valladolid, Spain
18 Jan61.8DiedGiuseppe Lancellotti, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Isola, Italy
19 JanBornJohann Martin ManlBishop of Eichstätt, Germany
20.3Ordained PriestLuis Rodrigues VilaresPriestBishop of Funchal, Portugal
20 Jan55.0DiedFrancisco San Andrés, O.S.H. †Auxiliary Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
21 Jan50.9AppointedJean-Olivier BriandBishop of Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus
22 Jan41.0DiedPierre-Jean Kerhervé, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères
23 Jan69.4DiedJean-François de La Cropte de BourzacBishop of Noyon, France
24 Jan82.8DiedLouis-François-Renaud de VilleneuveBishop of Montpellier, France
25 JanBornPablo Colmenares, O.S.B. †Bishop of Lérida, Spain
26 JanBornFrancisco de São Luiz (Manoel Justiniano) Saraiva, O.S.B. †Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
63.0DiedHervé-Nicolas Thépault de BrignouBishop of Saint-Brieuc, France
27 Jan33.0AppointedAlexander BianchiBishop of Pult (Pulati), Albania
60.4AppointedLudovico Terin Bonesio, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Bobbio, Italy
54.2AppointedDomenico de DominicisBishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli, Italy
57.9ConfirmedGiovanni Girolamo Gradenigo, C.R. †Archbishop of Udine, Italy
60.9AppointedDomenico Giovanni ProsperiBishop of San Severino (Marche), Italy
2 Feb60.4Ordained BishopLudovico Terin Bonesio, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Bobbio, Italy
57.9Ordained BishopGiovanni Girolamo Gradenigo, C.R. †Archbishop of Udine, Italy
5 Feb85.2DiedAntonio GuglielmiArchbishop of Urbino, Italy
8 FebBornJean-Paul-Gaston de PinsApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Lyon (-Vienne), France
9 Feb54.2Ordained BishopDomenico de DominicisBishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli, Italy
60.9Ordained BishopDomenico Giovanni ProsperiBishop of San Severino (Marche), Italy
10 FebBornCarlo Pio Ravasi, O.S.B. †Bishop of Adria, Italy
16 Feb34.0SelectedLouis-François-Marc-Hilaire de ConziéBishop of Saint-Omer, FranceBishop of Arras, France
22 Feb26.7Ordained PriestEdmund Maria Josef Artz von und zu VaseggPriest of Trento, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
24.1Ordained PriestFilippo Angelico (Antonius Maria Alexander) Becchetti, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersBishop Emeritus of Città della Pieve, Italy
27.1Ordained DeaconJosé CariatiDeacon of Cranganore (Angamala), IndiaArchbishop
23.0Ordained PriestPaolo Giuseppe Solaro di VillanovaPriestCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Aosta, Italy
23 Feb35.1Ordained BishopIgnace Michel III Djarwé (Jarweh)BishopPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
26 Feb38.6AppointedThomas Joseph TalbotCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great BritainVicar Apostolic
38.6AppointedThomas Joseph TalbotTitular Bishop of AkkaVicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain
MarBornAlexander PatersonVicar Apostolic of Eastern District, Scotland, Great Britain
38.6Ordained BishopThomas Joseph TalbotTitular Bishop of AkkaVicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain
2 Mar26.1Ordained DeaconWalenty Wołczacki, O.P. †Deacon of Order of Friars PreachersTitular Bishop of Tamasus
12 MarBornFrancisco Javier de Cienfuegos y JovellanosCardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
15 Mar47.4Ordained DeaconJoão António Barbosa SoaresDeaconBishop of Viseu, Portugal
27.2Ordained PriestJosé CariatiPriest of Cranganore (Angamala), IndiaArchbishop
28.3Ordained DeaconIwo Onufry RogowskiDeacon of Poznań, PolandAuxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
39.0Ordained PriestFriedrich Ludwig Franz von Wangen zu GeroldseckPriest of Basel, SwitzerlandBishop
22.9Ordained PriestJohann Nepomuk von WolfPriest of Regensburg, GermanyBishop
16 Mar51.1Ordained BishopJean-Olivier BriandBishop of Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus
18 Mar77.6DiedDiego Rivera Higuera, O. de M. †Bishop of Barbastro, Spain
23 MarBornAlexander DobrzańskiAuxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland
27 Mar72.4DiedArcangelo Lupi, O.P. †Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
30 Mar31.3SelectedCharles de BroglieBishop of Noyon, France
4 Apr45.1AppointedJan Maurycy von StrachwitzApostolic Administrator of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
BornPierre Trenchant, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan), China
6 Apr25.2Ordained PriestGennaro CarelliPriestBishop of Conversano, Italy
13 Apr57.6DiedEsteban Villanova ColomerBishop of Tarazona, Spain
14 Apr56.0AppointedTommaso BattiloroBishop of San Severo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
35.8AppointedFrançois Maria Collet, S.J. †Titular Bishop of Adrasus
40.0AppointedFerdinando de Vicariis, O.S.B. †Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
34.2ConfirmedLouis-François-Marc-Hilaire de ConziéBishop of Saint-Omer, FranceBishop of Arras, France
43.5AppointedFrancisco Antonio de Lorenzana y ButrónArchbishop of México, Federal DistrictCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
34.9AppointedJohann Anton MiocevichBishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
52.9AppointedDomenico MontiArchbishop of Urbino, Italy
67.9DiedDomenico PasqualigoBishop of Scardona (Skradin), Croatia
37.5AppointedBasilio Tomás Sancho y Hernando (de Santas Justa y Rufina), Sch. P. †Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
46.6AppointedAndrea SpanaBishop of Segni, Italy
39.8AppointedGiovanni Battista Filipponi TenderiniBishop of Anagni, ItalyBishop Emeritus
51.5AppointedCyprian Kazimierz von WolickiAuxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
51.5AppointedCyprian Kazimierz von WolickiTitular Bishop of SinopeAuxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
19 Apr77.2DiedNicola Paolo PandolfelliBishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
20 Apr56.0Ordained BishopTommaso BattiloroBishop of San Severo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
35.8Ordained BishopFrançois Maria Collet, S.J. †Titular Bishop of Adrasus
45.4Ordained BishopJosé Luis de Lila y Moreno, O.S.A. †Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru
40.1Ordained BishopFerdinando de Vicariis, O.S.B. †Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
44.1Ordained BishopJosé Molina Lario y NavarroBishop of Albarracin, SpainBishop of Málaga, Spain
34.9Ordained BishopJohann Anton MiocevichBishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
46.6Ordained BishopAndrea SpanaBishop of Segni, Italy
22 AprBornAntoine MartinetArchbishop of Chambéry, France
27 AprBornVincenzo-Maria Armentano, O.P. †Bishop of Mileto, Italy
1 May42.3DiedFranciszek KobielskiAuxiliary Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
4 MayBornPietro Giovanni ZanardiBishop of Guastalla, Italy
10 May60.7SelectedBartholomaeus AmorosoBishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
11 May34.3Ordained BishopLouis-François-Marc-Hilaire de ConziéBishop of Saint-Omer, FranceBishop of Arras, France
65.3DiedRomualdo Velarde y CienfuegosBishop of Ávila, Spain
16 May64.8DiedFrancesco Antonio SalomoneBishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy
19 MayDiedTobie El-KhazenPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
39.9Ordained BishopGiovanni Battista Filipponi TenderiniBishop of Anagni, ItalyBishop Emeritus
24 May47.6Ordained PriestJoão António Barbosa SoaresPriestBishop of Viseu, Portugal
23.3Ordained PriestAngiolo (Angelo) CesariniPriestTitular Bishop of Milevum
22.2Ordained DeaconKarl Josef Jerome von KolbornDeacon of Mainz, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
25.7Ordained PriestJoaquim de Santa Clara Brandão (Lopes), O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictArchbishop of Évora, Portugal
25 May40.7SelectedRaymond de DurfortBishop of Montpellier, FranceArchbishop of Besançon, France
25.9Ordained PriestJean-François PérierPriestBishop Emeritus of Avignon, France
BornFrancesco Luigi PiervisaniBishop of Nocera Umbra, Italy
2 Jun60.7ConfirmedBartholomaeus AmorosoBishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
31.5ConfirmedCharles de BroglieBishop of Noyon, France
53.9AppointedPedro Cortez y LarrazArchbishop of GuatemalaBishop Emeritus of Tortosa, Spain
51.3AppointedGiambattista DonatiBishop of Cervia, Italy
63.9DiedFranciszek Kazimierz Dowgiałło ZawiszaAuxiliary Bishop of Inflanty (Livonia)-Pilten, Poland
41.3AppointedStefano (Ildefonso) Ortiz Cortes, O.S.B. †Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
49.0AppointedAlessandro PisaniBishop of Piacenza, Italy
38.4AppointedArnaldo Speroni, O.S.B. †Bishop of Adria, Italy
4 Jun75.7DiedAntónio de Sousa Tavora, O.E.S.A. †Bishop of Porto, Portugal
8 Jun60.7Ordained BishopBartholomaeus AmorosoBishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
51.3Ordained BishopGiambattista DonatiBishop of Cervia, Italy
41.3Ordained BishopStefano (Ildefonso) Ortiz Cortes, O.S.B. †Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
49.0Ordained BishopAlessandro PisaniBishop of Piacenza, Italy
38.4Ordained BishopArnaldo Speroni, O.S.B. †Bishop of Adria, Italy
9 Jun37.4SelectedJoseph VI EstephanPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
11 Jun16.1EnteredAdrijan Holovnja (Hołownia), O.S.B.M. †Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Auxiliary Bishop of Žyrovyci (Ukrainian), Lithuania
45.8Ordained BishopFrancisco Antonio de la Riva y MazoArchbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
15 Jun51.6Ordained BishopCyprian Kazimierz von WolickiTitular Bishop of SinopeAuxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
16 JunBornGaetano BonanniBishop of Norcia, Italy
19 JunBornJuan ArciniegaAuxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
22 Jun31.5Ordained BishopCharles de BroglieBishop of Noyon, France
30 JunResignedPaul Dragićević (Draghichevich), O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Bosnia (Ottoman), Croatia
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