The Year of Our Lord 1768

Bishop Events

January to June

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	49.7	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Macarulla Minguilla de Aguilain †	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras	Bishop of Durango, México
	24.0	Ordained Priest	James Murphy †	Priest	Bishop of Clogher, Ireland
		Born	Adam Michal Prażmowski †	Kosnin	Bishop of Płock, Poland
		Born	Karol Skórkowski †	Jankowice	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
	17.9	Professed	Johann Nepomuk von Dankesreither †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria
Jan	72.0	Died	Gian Pietro Solaro †	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
5 Jan		Born	Ignazio Giuseppe Nicola Epifanio Montemagno, O.F.M. Conv. †	Caltagirone	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
12 Jan	66.6	Died	Johann Philipp von Walderdorff †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
13 Jan	80.5	Died	Josephus Simon Assemani †	Titular Archbishop of Tyrus
18 Jan		Born	Luiz de Castro Pereira, C.S.J. †	Porto	Prelate of Cuiabá, Brazil
25 Jan	54.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Maria Contesini †	Titular Archbishop of Athenae
	45.4	Appointed	Agostino Felice de’ Rossi †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
	56.7	Appointed	Alessandro Galletti †	Coadjutor Bishop of Volterra, Italy	Bishop
	56.7	Appointed	Alessandro Galletti †	Titular Bishop of Soli	Bishop of Volterra, Italy
	65.2	Appointed	Tommaso Mazza †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
	47.0	Appointed	Giovanni Giacomo Onorati †	Bishop of Teano, Italy	Bishop of Troia, Italy
	58.3	Appointed	Eugenio Benedetto Scaramuccia †	Bishop of San Severo, Italy
	65.3	Appointed	Michal Witosławski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
	65.3	Appointed	Michal Witosławski †	Titular Bishop of Coronea	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
27 Jan	36.0	Appointed	János Bradács, O.S.B.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine	Bishop
27 Jan	36.0	Appointed	János Bradács, O.S.B.M. †	Titular Bishop of Rhosus	Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
28 Jan		Born	Jean-Louis Anne Madelain Lefebvre de Cheverus †	Mayenne, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
28 Jan	75.6	Died	Gherardo Antonio Volpe †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
29 Jan		Born	Francisco de Sales Arrieta Ortiz, O.F.M. †	Lima	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
31 Jan	54.0	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Maria Contesini †	Titular Archbishop of Athenae
	45.4	Ordained Bishop	Agostino Felice de’ Rossi †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
	56.7	Ordained Bishop	Alessandro Galletti †	Titular Bishop of Soli	Bishop of Volterra, Italy
	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Giacomo Onorati †	Bishop of Teano, Italy	Bishop of Troia, Italy
		Born	Giuseppe Saitta †	Bronte	Bishop of Patti, Italy
2 Feb	74.5	Died	Nicola Brescia †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
2 Feb	35.2	Solemn Professed	Martin Takáts †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
6 Feb	85.1	Died	Jean-Baptiste de Champflour †	Bishop of Mirepoix, France
10 Feb	28.4	Selected	Klemens Wenzeslaus von Sachsen †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
11 Feb		Born	Antonio Posada Rubín de Celis †	Soto de Agues, Spain	Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
13 Feb		Born	José Caetano da Silva Coutinho †	Caldas de Rainha, Portugal	Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
14 Feb	34.2	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Arnauld de Castellane †	Bishop of Mende, France
14 Feb	34.1	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Louis d’Usson de Bonac †	Bishop of Agen, France	Bishop Emeritus
19 Feb	38.1	Died	Cesare Alberico Lucini †	Titular Archbishop of Nicaea	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
26 Feb	67.8	Resigned	Isidoro Cossío Bustamente †	Bishop of Valladolid, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
27 Feb	22.2	Ordained Deacon	Matthäus Georg von Chandelle †	Deacon of Mainz, Germany	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
	23.2	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Filippo Ferrone †	Priest	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
	46.3	Ordained Priest	Marcantonio Marcolini †	Priest	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Onofrio
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Alessandro Mattei †	Priest	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	22.9	Ordained Priest	Salvatore Maria Pignattaro, O.P. †	Priest	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
	22.9	Ordained Priest	Lorenzo Villani †	Priest	Bishop of Monopoli, Italy
28 Feb		Born	Godehard Joseph Osthaus †	Hildesheim	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
28 Feb	58.4	Ordained Bishop	Eugenio Benedetto Scaramuccia †	Bishop of San Severo, Italy
29 Feb	69.4	Died	Ignazio Michele Crivelli †	Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia
Mar	76.7	Died	Giovanni Battista Chiappé, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Nocera Umbra, Italy
		Born	Józef Marcelin Dzięcielski †	Tehórzów	Bishop of Lublin, Poland
	46.1	Ordained Bishop	Krysztof Hilary Szembek †	Titular Bishop of Verinopolis	Bishop of Płock, Poland
1 Mar	60.3	Selected	Emmerich Joseph von Breidbach zu Bürresheim †	Bishop of Worms, Germany	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
1 Mar	65.7	Died	Teodor Kazimierz Czartoryski †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
5 Mar	77.8	Died	João da Madre de Deus Seixas da Fonseca Borges, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Areopolis
11 Mar	55.4	Appointed	Manuel Rubín Celis †	Bishop of Valladolid, Spain	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
14 Mar	35.3	Appointed	Francesco Luserna Rorengo di Rorà †	Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
	28.5	Confirmed	Klemens Wenzeslaus von Sachsen †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
	50.0	Appointed	José Maria Sisto e Brito, C.R. †	Bishop of Sora, Italy
	59.2	Appointed	Antonio Vigliarolo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
	59.2	Appointed	Antonio Vigliarolo †	Titular Bishop of Orthosias in Caria	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
15 Mar		Born	Giuseppe Saverio Poli †	Molfetta	Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
20 Mar	51.6	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Lasala Locela, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Adramyttium	Bishop of Solsona, Spain
	48.8	Ordained Deacon	Domenico Orsini d’Aragona †	Deacon	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata
	23.1	Ordained Priest	Johannes Antonius de Ricci †	Priest of Ljubljana, Slovenia	Auxiliary Bishop
	59.2	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Vigliarolo †	Titular Bishop of Orthosias in Caria	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
21 Mar		Born	Antônio Rodrigues de Aguiar †	Rio de Janeiro	Prelate of Goiás, Brazil
25 Mar	50.1	Ordained Bishop	José Maria Sisto e Brito, C.R. †	Bishop of Sora, Italy
2 Apr	24.7	Ordained Priest	Marcello Maria Benci †	Priest	Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
2 Apr	26.5	Ordained Priest	Franz Karl Maria Cajetan von Firmian †	Priest of Passau, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
3 Apr	59.7	Resigned	Franz Karl Joseph von Fugger-Glött †	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
7 Apr	60.3	Died	Miguel Cilieza y Velasco †	Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
12 Apr		Born	José Francisco da Soledade Bravo †	Serpa	Bishop of Portalegre, Portugal
15 Apr	70.2	Died	Petrus Antonius Raimondi †	Bishop of Capaccio, Italy
17 Apr	39.4	Ordained Priest	Gennaro Clemente Francone †	Priest	Bishop of Troia, Italy
18 Apr		Born	Daniel Murray †	Sheepwalk	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
20 Apr	36.2	Ordained Bishop	János Bradács, O.S.B.M. †	Titular Bishop of Rhosus	Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
23 Apr	42.7	Died	Nicola Sanchez de Luna †	Bishop of Nola, Italy
24 Apr	65.6	Ordained Bishop	Michal Witosławski †	Titular Bishop of Coronea	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
1 May	23.6	Ordained Priest	Francesco Antonio Grillo, O.F.M. Conv. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
8 May		Born	Pierre-Marie Cottret †	Argenteuil	Bishop of Beauvais, France
16 May	60.5	Confirmed	Emmerich Joseph von Breidbach zu Bürresheim †	Bishop of Worms, Germany	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
	36.8	Appointed	Benedetto Maria dei Monti Sanfelice, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
	42.8	Appointed	Santiago José Echaverría Nieto de Osorio y Elguera †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Cuba	Bishop of Tlaxcala, México
	42.8	Appointed	Santiago José Echaverría Nieto de Osorio y Elguera †	Titular Bishop of Tricomia	Bishop of Tlaxcala, México
	37.9	Appointed	Johann Nepomuk Augustin von Hornstein zu Hohenstoffen †	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	37.9	Appointed	Johann Nepomuk Augustin von Hornstein zu Hohenstoffen †	Titular Bishop of Epiphania in Syria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
	62.1	Appointed	Józef Tadeusz Kierski †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
	40.0	Appointed	Filippo López y Rojo, C.R. †	Bishop of Nola, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
	50.5	Appointed	Andrzej Mikołaj Stanisław Kostka Młodziejewski †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
	46.7	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Quasina †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
	50.9	Appointed	Domenico Russo †	Bishop of Potenza, Italy	Bishop of Monopoli, Italy
	42.1	Appointed	Angelo Maria Zuccari †	Bishop of Capaccio, Italy
22 May	36.8	Ordained Bishop	Benedetto Maria dei Monti Sanfelice, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
	40.0	Ordained Bishop	Filippo López y Rojo, C.R. †	Bishop of Nola, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
	50.9	Ordained Bishop	Domenico Russo †	Bishop of Potenza, Italy	Bishop of Monopoli, Italy
	42.1	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Maria Zuccari †	Bishop of Capaccio, Italy
26 May		Born	Antal Juranitz †	Kaposvár	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
28 May	23.4	Ordained Priest	Enrico Capece Minutolo, C.O. †	Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	Bishop of Mileto, Italy
28 May	23.8	Ordained Priest	Ferenc Fuchs †	Priest	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
29 May	64.4	Ordained Bishop	William Maire †	Titular Bishop of Cinna	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain
1 Jun	46.4	Appointed	José Tormo Juliá †	Bishop of Orihuela, Spain
2 Jun		Born	François-Antoine Arbaud †	Manosque	Bishop of Gap, France
7 Jun	55.2	Died	José Patricio de la Cuesta Velarde †	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
17 Jun	58.5	Died	Giacomo Cingari †	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
17 Jun		Born	Leonardo Santander y Villavicencio †	Sevilla	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
18 Jun		Born	Etienne Blanquet de Rouville †	Marvejols	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
19 Jun		Born	Peter de Ürményi †	Nagysztricze	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
20 Jun	33.0	Appointed	Luigi Amici †	Bishop of Camerino, Italy	Archbishop of Camerino, Italy
	33.0	Appointed	Luigi Amici †	Bishop of Fabriano, Italy	Archbishop of Camerino, Italy
	50.0	Appointed	Francisco Armañá Font, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
	52.5	Appointed	François-Tristan de Cambon †	Bishop of Mirepoix, France
	33.0	Confirmed	François-Joseph-Emmanuel de Crussol d’Uzès d’Amboise †	Bishop of La Rochelle, France
	55.8	Appointed	Juan Lorenzo Irigoyen Dutari †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
	43.0	Appointed	Baldassare de Moncada †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
	48.6	Installed	Lazzaro Opiziio Pallavicino †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
24 Jun	33.0	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Amici †	Bishop of Camerino, Italy	Archbishop of Camerino, Italy
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Sigismund Ernst von Hohenwart, O.S.A. †	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop of Linz, Austria
	23.8	Ordained Priest	Michael Mdzewski †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland
	43.0	Ordained Bishop	Baldassare de Moncada †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
25 Jun	61.3	Appointed	Juan Sáenz de Bururaga †	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
26 Jun	55.3	Ordained Bishop	Sebastiano Canepa †	Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
26 Jun	55.7	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Rubín Celis †	Bishop of Valladolid, Spain	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
29 Jun	67.5	Died	Enrichetto Virginio (Raffale Francesco) Natta, O.P. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy