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The Year of Our Lord 1777

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January to June


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownDiedJean AccariArchbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey
22.6Ordained PriestFrancesco BertazzoliPriest of Imola, ItalyCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Studies
33.4ResignedJean-Jacques Bouguet, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Iles Saint-Pierre et MiquelonPrefect Emeritus
73.7ResignedJuan Tomás de Boxadors y Sureda de San Martín, O.P. †Master General of Order of Friars PreachersCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto
49.9AppointedPierre-François CassietPrefect of Iles Saint-Pierre et MiquelonPrefect Emeritus
BornJuan Fernández de Sotomayor y PicónBishop of Cartagena, Colombia
24.7Ordained PriestBernardo García y Hernández (Fernandez Perdigon), O.F.M. Disc. †Priest of Order of Discalced Friars MinorBishop of Nueva Caceres, Philippines
56.4Ordained BishopJuan Domingo González de la RegueraBishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaArchbishop of Lima, Peru
BornIgnace Pierre Jarweh (Jaroue, Djarwé)Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
33.0IncardinatedAnton KautschitzPriest of Wien {Vienna}, AustriaBishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
27.4Ordained PriestDominique LacombePriestBishop of Angoulęme, France
BornBenito Lascano y CastilloBishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina
54.0ResignedFrançois Maria Magni (Magi), O.F.M. Ref. †Vicar Apostolic of Hukwang, Shansi [Shanxi], and Shensi [Shaanxi], ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
BornLaurence O’DonnellBishop of Galway, Ireland
BornOliver O’KellyArchbishop of Tuam, Ireland
AppointedLouis François RadelPrefect of French Guiana-Cayenne, Antilles
40.1IncardinatedFranz von Raigesfeld, S.J. †Priest of Trieste, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
ResignedCharles RobillardPrefect of French Guiana-Cayenne, AntillesPrefect Emeritus
BornNicolaus Rodrigues Pereira de Borja, C.M. †Bishop-Elect of Macau, China
AppointedSimon-Jesu-Yab Bishop of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean), Iran
Ordained BishopSimon-Jesu-Yab Bishop of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean), Iran
46.6IncardinatedSigismund Anton von Hohenwart, S.J. †Priest of Wien {Vienna}, AustriaArchbishop
Jan74.9DiedFranz Anton von Engel in WagrainBishop of Csanád, Hungary
1 JanBornGaspar Cos y SoberónBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
2 Jan61.9DiedUrbano Paracciani RutiliCardinal, Archbishop of Fermo, Italy
6 Jan79.2DiedLuigi Maria TorreggianiCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti
11 Jan43.8AppointedNathaniel Johann Heinrich Bürger, O.F.M. Ref. †Vicar Apostolic of Hukwang, Shansi [Shanxi], and Shensi [Shaanxi], ChinaVicar Apostolic of Nanking [Nanjing], China
43.8AppointedNathaniel Johann Heinrich Bürger, O.F.M. Ref. †Titular Bishop of Dercos (Dercus)Vicar Apostolic of Nanking [Nanjing], China
66.7DiedCarlo Augusto Peruzzini, B. †Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy
BornAdeodato Venturini, O.S.B. †Bishop of Pontremoli, Italy
12 Jan61.1Ordained BishopFranz Xaver TwrdyTitular Bishop of Hippo DiarrhytusAuxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
18 JanBornDomenico AngeliniAuxiliary Bishop of Sabina (-Farfa), Italy
19 Jan67.0DiedHenri-Jacques de Montesquiou-PoylobonBishop of Sarlat, France
39.6Ordained BishopThomas Johann Kaspar von Thun und HohensteinTitular Bishop of ThyatiraBishop of Passau, Germany
25 Jan79.4DiedFrancesco RiveraArchbishop of Manfredonia, Italy
26 JanBornRobert GradwellCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain
30 JanBornJosé Vicente de UndaBishop of Mérida, Venezuela
48.1ResignedGiacinto Amedeo VagnoneBishop of Alba (Pompea), ItalyBishop Emeritus
31 Jan64.2DiedJán Gustíni-Zubrohlavský (Gusztinyi)Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
6 Feb54.0DiedSantiago Hernández, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viet Nam
14 Feb55.5ResignedBernardino GiraudArchbishop of Ferrara, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
17 Feb57.0SelectedJózsef BajzáthBishop of Veszprém, Hungary
61.7AppointedAntonio CasaliCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria ad Martyres
60.1ConfirmedJoseph-Dominique de CheylusBishop of Bayeux, France
58.6AppointedHyacinthe-Sigismond (Jean-François) Gerdil, B. †Titular Bishop of Dibon (Dibona)Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
63.6AppointedAntonio Manuel Hartalejo López, O. de M. †Bishop of Vic, Spain
60.5AppointedLorenzo Lay y Anzano, O.P. †Bishop of Albarracin, SpainBishop of Segorbe, Spain
32.9AppointedAlessandro MatteiArchbishop of Ferrara, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
43.7SelectedIgnác Nagy de SéllyeBishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
48.0ConfirmedLouis-Marie de NicolayBishop of Cahors, France
57.6AppointedDomenico Orsini d’AragonaCardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ GotiCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata
67.1AppointedGiovanni PergoliniBishop of Urbania e Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
37.1AppointedLuigi Maria Pirelli, C.R. †Bishop of Teramo, ItalyArchbishop of Trani e Bisceglie, Italy
67.3AppointedJózef PrószyńskiTitular Bishop of Mennith
52.4AppointedFrancisco Antonio Iglesia Cajiga, O.S.H. †Bishop of Comayagua, HondurasBishop of Michoacán, México
41.4SelectedJános SzilyBishop of Szombathely, Hungary
40.7AppointedGiuseppe Maria TerziBishop of Montefeltro, Italy
58.3AppointedBaltasar Yusta y NavarroBishop of Córdoba, Spain
23 FebBornMariano Brasca BartocciBishop Emeritus of Amelia, Italy
33.0Ordained BishopAlessandro MatteiArchbishop of Ferrara, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
37.1Ordained BishopLuigi Maria Pirelli, C.R. †Bishop of Teramo, ItalyArchbishop of Trani e Bisceglie, Italy
24 Feb72.6DiedMarco de SimoneBishop of Troia, Italy
40.7Ordained BishopGiuseppe Maria TerziBishop of Montefeltro, Italy
27 Feb68.3DiedJohann Baptist Anton von FederspielBishop of Chur, Switzerland
2 Mar58.6Ordained BishopHyacinthe-Sigismond (Jean-François) Gerdil, B. †Titular Bishop of Dibon (Dibona)Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
67.5DiedMarco Molin, O.S.B. †Bishop of Bergamo, Italy
3 MarBornFranciso López BorricónBishop of Mondońedo, Spain
BornLuigi UgoliniBishop of Fossombrone, Italy
4 Mar86.0DiedPierre-Herman Dosquet, P.S.S. †Bishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
8 Mar46.2SelectedFelix Willem Antonius BrenartBishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
9 Mar22.8Ordained PriestJean Lambert de HannottePriestTitular Bishop of Teos
63.6Ordained BishopAntonio Manuel Hartalejo López, O. de M. †Bishop of Vic, Spain
51.2Ordained BishopIstván NagyTitular Bishop of ThemiscyraAuxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
48.0Ordained BishopLouis-Marie de NicolayBishop of Cahors, France
56.8Ordained BishopGyörgy RichvaldszkyTitular Bishop of TanagraAuxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
11 Mar81.2DiedFrancisco Javier de Luna Victoria y CastroBishop of Trujillo, Peru
13 MarBornPedro José de Fonte y Hernández MiraveteArchbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
15 MarBornManuel Pires de Azevedo LoureiroBishop of Beja, Portugal
28.0Ordained PriestFranz Xaver von NeveuPriest of Basel, SwitzerlandBishop
20 Mar69.1DiedJean-François-Joseph de Rochechouard de FaudoasCardinal, Bishop of Laon, France
21 MarBornJosé Miguel Gordoa y BarriosBishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
23 Mar53.6InstalledEsteban Lorenzo de Tristán y EsmenotaBishop of NicaraguaBishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
29 Mar24.3Ordained PriestFrançois de Pierre de BernisPriestArchbishop of Rouen, France
BornAntonio PerchiaccaBishop of Trivento, Italy
1 Apr79.9DiedGiuseppe Agostino Delbecchi, Sch. P. †Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
3 Apr58.0DiedGabriel Jan PodoskiArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
6 Apr44.2Ordained BishopPaul DovanliaBishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
28.4Ordained DeaconKarl Friedrich von WendtDeacon of Hildesheim, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
7 Apr75.0DiedSalvator dos Reis, S.J. †Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India
8 Apr28.4Ordained PriestKarl Friedrich von WendtPriest of Hildesheim, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
11 Apr65.9SelectedImre Christovich (Kristovich)Bishop of Csanád, Hungary
15 AprBornBl. Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer zu GleitheimBishop of Trento, Italy
16 Apr61.2SelectedDionys von RostBishop of Chur, Switzerland
19 Apr64.0SelectedAntoni Kazimierz OstrowskiArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
20 Apr66.6DiedGiovanni Battista BavestrelliVicar Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey
76.3DiedFrancesco FrancoBishop of Nicotera, Italy
21 Apr74.3DiedCharles-Marie de QuélenTitular Bishop of Bethleem
22 Apr46.4AppointedDomenico Pignatelli di Belmonte, C.R. †Superior General of Congregation of Clerics RegularCardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
30 AprBornFortunato de Săo Boaventura, O. Cist. †Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
May24.3Ordained PriestKonrad Tanner, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland
1 May53.9ResignedFranz de Paula Xaver Ludwig Jakob von BreunerBishop of Lavant, SloveniaBishop of Chiemsee, Germany
2 May67.0DiedGyörgy KlimóBishop of Pécs, Hungary
4 May60.7Ordained BishopLorenzo Lay y Anzano, O.P. †Bishop of Albarracin, SpainBishop of Segorbe, Spain
BornJosé Agustín de la Sierra MercadoBishop of La Serena, Chile
6 May53.1DiedBuenaventura Córdoba Espinosa de la CerdaCardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
7 May64.3DiedStefan Sylwester Rudnicki-Lubieniecki, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Lutzk e Ostrog (Ukrainian), Ukraine
10 May70.1DiedFrancesco CastelliniBishop of Rimini, Italy
11 MayBornVincenz Eduard MildeArchbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
12 May57.2ConfirmedJózsef BajzáthBishop of Veszprém, Hungary
46.4ConfirmedFelix Willem Antonius BrenartBishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
69.8AppointedJuan Bautista Cervera, O.F.M. Disc. †Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
62.2AppointedJuan Ignacio de la RochaBishop of Michoacán, México
56.3AppointedGiovanni Giacomo OnoratiBishop of Troia, Italy
69.4AppointedAndrés Pérez Bermúdez, O.F.M. †Bishop of Jaca, Spain
38.1AppointedDomenico SpinucciBishop of Macerata e Tolentino, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
14 May70.2DiedJuan Sáenz de BururagaArchbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
16 May49.3AppointedAnthony CoyleCoadjutor Bishop of Raphoe, IrelandBishop
49.3AppointedAnthony CoyleTitular Bishop of LorymaBishop of Raphoe, Ireland
53.3AppointedHugh O’ReillyCoadjutor Bishop of Clogher, IrelandBishop
53.3AppointedHugh O’ReillyTitular Bishop of CuriumBishop of Clogher, Ireland
17 May38.2Ordained PriestPhilipp Franz Wilderich Nepomuk von WalderdorfPriest of Trier, GermanyBishop of Speyer, Germany
22 MayBornLuis María Borbón y VallábrigaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
23 May69.4Appointed[János Feja]Bishop of [Scutari (Royal), Albania]
24 May23.0Ordained PriestGiovanni Antonio de Fulgure, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionArchbishop of Taranto, Italy
43.4Ordained PriestGiovanni Vincenzo MonfortePriestArchbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
29 May86.3DiedMario Antonio MaffeiBishop of Foligno, Italy
31 May32.9AppointedVincenz Joseph Franz Sales von SchrattenbachBishop of Lavant, SloveniaBishop of Brno, Czechia
1 Jun29.1Ordained DeaconCustodio de Santa Ana d’Almeida, O.A.D. †Deacon of Agostiniani ScalziBishop of Săo Tomé e Príncipe
44.8Ordained DeaconJohann Karl von Hohenzollern-HechingenDeacon of Wrocław (Breslau), PolandBishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
4 Jun42.9AppointedCyprian SteckiBishop of Lutzk e Ostrog (Ukrainian), Ukraine
6 Jun29.1Ordained PriestCustodio de Santa Ana d’Almeida, O.A.D. †Priest of Agostiniani ScalziBishop of Săo Tomé e Príncipe
7 JunBornGiovanni Battista RossiBishop of Pistoia e Prato, Italy
8 Jun38.2Ordained BishopJohn Thomas Troy, O.P. †Bishop of Ossory, IrelandArchbishop of Dublin, Ireland
9 Jun56.6SelectedMatej Frantisek von ChorinskyBishop of Brno, Czechia
BornÂngelo de Nossa Senhora da Boa-Morte, O.F.M. Disc. †Bishop of Elvas, Portugal
11 Jun48.3InstalledJoseph-Vincent de BeniBishop of Carpentras, FranceBishop Emeritus
20 JunBornJean-Jacques Lartigue, P.S.S. †Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada
22 JunBornAndrzej Alojzy AnkwiczArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
57.3Ordained BishopJózsef BajzáthBishop of Veszprém, Hungary
63.1DiedLudwig Philipp BehelmAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
22.3Ordained PriestRaffaele LongobardiPriest of Napoli {Naples}, ItalyBishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
23 Jun52.5Elevated to CardinalVincenzo Maria AltieriIn Pectore
45.2AppointedFilippo d’AprileBishop of Teano, ItalyBishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
70.6AppointedFrancesco Antonio AttaffiBishop of Nicotera, Italy
58.3AppointedVasilije Božičković (Bosicskovich), O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), Croatia
45.2ConfirmedBenedetto CervoneBishop of L’Aquila, Italy
50.9AppointedJuan Díaz de La GuerraBishop of Sigüenza, Spain
50.8ConfirmedMoyses DrágosiBishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania
47.9AppointedManuel Ferrer y FigueredoArchbishop (Personal Title) of Zamora, SpainBishop of Málaga, Spain
44.5AppointedTommaso Maria Francone, C.R. †Archbishop of Manfredonia, Italy
59.0Elevated to CardinalHyacinthe-Sigismond (Jean-François) Gerdil, B. †In PectoreCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
55.4Elevated to CardinalAndrea Gioannetti, O.S.B. †In PectoreCardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
52.9Elevated to CardinalBernardino HonoratiCardinal, Bishop of Senigallia, Italy
47.3Elevated to CardinalGiovanni Ottavio Manciforte SperelliIn PectoreCardinal, Titular Archbishop
55.5Elevated to CardinalMarcantonio MarcoliniCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Onofrio
44.1ConfirmedIgnác Nagy de SéllyeBishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
64.2ConfirmedAntoni Kazimierz OstrowskiArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
49.6Elevated to CardinalGuglielmo PallottaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
32.1AppointedJózef Ignacy Tadeusz RybińskiBishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
49.5Elevated to CardinalGregorio Antonio Maria SalviatiCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata
41.8ConfirmedJános SzilyBishop of Szombathely, Hungary
24 Jun45.2Ordained BishopFilippo d’AprileBishop of Teano, ItalyBishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
70.6Ordained BishopFrancesco Antonio AttaffiBishop of Nicotera, Italy
45.2Ordained BishopBenedetto CervoneBishop of L’Aquila, Italy
29 Jun46.5Ordained BishopFelix Willem Antonius BrenartBishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
44.9Ordained PriestJohann Karl von Hohenzollern-HechingenPriest of Wrocław (Breslau), PolandBishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
20.8ProfessedJosé Maria de Melo, C.O. †Member of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip NeriBishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
30 Jun68.7DiedNicola GagliardiBishop of Alatri, Italy
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