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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownAppointedRocco Maria Barsanti †Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
AppointedBonaventura Calcagnini †Bishop of Penne-Atri, Italy
AppointedGaetano Capece †Archbishop of Trani, Italy
AppointedDenis Conway †Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
24.3Ordained PriestJean-Baptiste Dubois †PriestBishop of Dijon, France
BornWilliam Fraser (Frazer) †Craskie in Glencannish, Great BritainBishop of Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada
25.0Ordained PriestPatrick Lambert, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Newfoundland, Canada
DiedGiuseppe Maria de Leone †Bishop of Penne-Atri, Italy
55.0AppointedAndrea Antonio Silverio Minucci †Archbishop of Fermo, Italy
AppointedHugh MacMullan †Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
BornJean-François Van de Velde †Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
61.3AppointedFrancesco Saverio de Zelada †Cardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
1 Jan24.1Ordained PriestGregor Tarkovic (Tarkovits) †Priest of Mukacheve (Ruthenian), UkraineBishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Byzantine), Slovakia
7 JanBornJudas José Romo y Gamboa †CañizarCardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
10 Jan43.4Ordained BishopLaurent-Michel Eon de Cély †Bishop of Apt, FranceBishop Emeritus
27 JanBornLorenzo Parigini †Col della NoceBishop of Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
8 Feb71.1DiedAndrés Pérez Bermúdez, O.F.M. †Bishop of Jaca, Spain
18 Feb30.0Ordained PriestGeorg Karl Ignaz Freiherr von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach †Priest of Mainz, GermanyBishop of Würzburg, Germany
71.0DiedAdam Friedrich Reichsgraf von Seinsheim †Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
20 Feb48.7ResignedJohann Nepomuk Augustin Reichsfreiherr von Hornstein zu Hohenstoffen †Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
1 Mar46.5AppointedJacinto Carlos da Silveira †Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, BrazilBishop Emeritus
48.4AppointedVicente do Espirito Santo, O.A.D. †Bishop of São Tomé e PríncipePrelate of Goiás, Brazil
72.3AppointedJoaquín Herrera Bárcena, O.S.B. †Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
49.4AppointedFrancisco José Marán †Bishop of Concepción, ChileBishop of Santiago de Chile
57.2AppointedDomingos da Encarnação Pontevel, O.P. †Bishop of Mariana, Brazil
40.4AppointedKarl Godefried Ritter von Rosenthal †Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
40.4AppointedKarl Godefried Ritter von Rosenthal †Titular Bishop of CapharnaumAuxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
46.1AppointedJoaquín Santiyán Valdivieso †Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
53.2AppointedFrancisco de São Simão, O.F.M. †Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
55.0AppointedFelipe Antonio Solano Marín †Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
66.2AppointedFernando de Sousa e Silva †Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa, Portugal
59.2AppointedBernardo Velarde Velarde †Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
2 MarBornDiego Antonio Elizondo y Prado †San Martin en la ConchaBishop of Concepción, Chile
49.8DiedIgnaz Franz Stanislaus Reichsgraf von Spaur †Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
4 MarBornJoão da Purificação Marques Perdigão, O.S.A. †Vianna do MinhoBishop of Olinda, Brazil
11 Mar82.0DiedLouis-César-Constantin de Rohan-Guémené-Montbazon †Cardinal, Bishop of Strasbourg, France
44.5SucceededLouis-René-Edouard de Rohan-Guéménée †Bishop of Strasbourg, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
12 MarBornGiacinto Pippi †Massa MarittimaBishop of Chiusi-Pienza, Italy
14 MarBornVincenzo Annovazzi †CivitavecchiaBishop of Anagni, Italy
18 Mar48.5AppointedFranz Ludwig Reichsfreiherr von Erthal †Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
19 Mar22.3Ordained PriestTommaso Arezzo †PriestCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
24.6Ordained PriestSigmund Christoph Graf von Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg †Priest of Salzburg, AustriaBishop Emeritus of Chiemsee, Germany
20 MarBornSimon William Gabriel Bruté de Rémur †Rennes, FranceBishop of Vincennes, Indiana, USA
22 Mar40.5Ordained BishopKarl Godefried Ritter von Rosenthal †Titular Bishop of CapharnaumAuxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
63.3DiedFranz Xaver Twrdy †Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
23 Mar71.0DiedAntonio Gómez de la Torre y Jaraveitia †Bishop of Jaén, Spain
25 Mar42.2Ordained BishopBaltazar Jaime Martínez de Compañón †Bishop of Trujillo, PeruArchbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
2 AprBornFrancisco de La Puente, O.P. †Saldaña, SpainBishop of Segovia, Spain
3 Apr38.7Ordained PriestWilhelm Joseph Leopold Willibald Reichsfreiherr von Baden †Priest of Konstanz {Constance}, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
12 Apr48.6AppointedFranz Ludwig Reichsfreiherr von Erthal †Bishop of Bamberg, GermanyBishop of Würzburg, Germany
16 AprBornPatrick Kelly †Kilkenny, IrelandBishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
17 AprBornAnzelm Wojciech Brodziszewski †Murowana GoślinaAuxiliary Bishop of Gniezno-Poznań, Poland
18 Apr57.3Ordained BishopDomingos da Encarnação Pontevel, O.P. †Bishop of Mariana, Brazil
53.9Ordained BishopJuan Antonio de Jesús Sacedón Sánchez, O.F.M. †Bishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México
53.3Ordained BishopFrancisco de São Simão, O.F.M. †Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
23 Apr81.0DiedDiego Antonio de Parada †Archbishop of Lima, Peru
25 Apr72.5Ordained BishopJoaquín Herrera Bárcena, O.S.B. †Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
May48.6Ordained PriestFranz Ludwig Reichsfreiherr von Erthal †Priest of Würzburg, GermanyBishop
2 May44.3Ordained BishopManuel Obellar, O.P. †Titular Bishop of RuspaeVicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viêt Nam
9 May52.4DiedJohn MacDonald †Vicar Apostolic of Highland District, Scotland, Great Britain
21 May58.8DiedJohann Theodor von Franken-Siersdorf †Vicar Apostolic of Upper and Lower Saxony (Hanover), Germany
23 May56.0InstalledAntonio Caballero y Góngora †Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, ColombiaBishop of Córdoba, Spain
26 May60.7AppointedJoseph Philipp Franz Reichsgraf von Spaur †Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
28 May22.9Ordained PriestJoseph Chrysostomus Pauer †Priest of Clerics Regular of St. PaulBishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria
29 May25.4Ordained PriestColumbano Giovanni Battista Carlo Gaspare Chiaverotti, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictArchbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
30 May54.8Ordained BishopCayetano Adsor Paredes †Titular Archbishop of SelymbriaPatriarch of West Indies, Antilles
66.5Ordained BishopFernando de Sousa e Silva †Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa, Portugal
3 JunBornJohann Stanislaus Kutowski †WentfinAuxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland
19 JunBornJoseph Karl von Schuberth †NeisseAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław, Poland
20 Jun46.8Ordained BishopJacinto Carlos da Silveira †Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, BrazilBishop Emeritus
26 Jun66.6DiedJuan Manuel Argüelles †Bishop of Palencia, Spain
30 Jun76.3DiedJosé Francisco Losada Quiroga †Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
Jul75.2DiedClaudio Sanz Torres y Ruiz de Castañedo †Bishop of Almería, Spain
12 Jul39.0AppointedWilhelm Joseph Leopold Willibald Reichsfreiherr von Baden †Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
39.0AppointedWilhelm Joseph Leopold Willibald Reichsfreiherr von Baden †Titular Bishop of MilevumAuxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
55.5AppointedLuis Tomás Esteban de Piña y Mazo, O.S.B. †Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), Yucatán, México
48.8ConfirmedFranz Ludwig Reichsfreiherr von Erthal †Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
48.8ConfirmedFranz Ludwig Reichsfreiherr von Erthal †Bishop of Bamberg, GermanyBishop of Würzburg, Germany
55.1AppointedCarlo Giuseppe Filippa della Martiniana †Cardinal, Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
44.3Elevated to CardinalFerenc Herzan von Harras †Cardinal, Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
35.4Elevated to CardinalAlessandro Mattei †In PectoreCardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
48.4AppointedJohann Nepomuk August Reichfreiherr Ungelter von Deisenhausen †Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
48.4AppointedJohann Nepomuk August Reichfreiherr Ungelter von Deisenhausen †Titular Bishop of PellaAuxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
55.3AppointedLuis Velasco, O.F.M. †Bishop of Paraguay
14 JulBornBuenaventura Cano Torrente, O. de M. †La Ñora, SpainTitular Bishop of Magydus
15 JulBornNicolas-Augustin de la Croix d'Azolette †ProprièresArchbishop Emeritus of Auch, France
17 Jul68.4AppointedJohann Mathäus Schweiberer †Titular Bishop of AntipatrisAuxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
24 Jul66.7DiedAdam Ernst Bernclau von Schönreith †Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
27 Jul68.4AppointedJohann Mathäus Schweiberer †Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
28 JulBornGiuseppe II Maria Traversi di Pereta †PitiglianoBishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
31 JulBornIgnacio Díaz Caneja †Oseja de SajambreBishop of Oviedo, Spain
AugAppointedFelice Paoli †Bishop of Fossombrone, ItalyBishop of Recanati-Loreto, Italy
9 Aug75.5DiedAntônio de São José Moura Marinho, O.S.A. †Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
10 Aug23.7Ordained PriestAgostino Albergotti †PriestBishop of Arezzo, Italy
15 Aug68.5Ordained BishopJohann Mathäus Schweiberer †Titular Bishop of AntipatrisAuxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
24 Aug43.0Ordained BishopCayetano Francos y Monroy †Archbishop of Guatemala
29 Aug76.5DiedMiguel da Anunciação †Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
44.4SucceededFrancisco de Lemos de Faria Pereira Coutinho †Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
48.5Ordained BishopJohann Nepomuk August Reichfreiherr Ungelter von Deisenhausen †Titular Bishop of PellaAuxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
2 SepBornAntolín García Lozano †AtienzaBishop of Salamanca, Spain
14 Sep73.7DiedMiguel de Bulhões e Souza, O.P. †Bishop of Leiria, Portugal
18 Sep26.0Ordained PriestLouis Joseph d'Humières †PriestArchbishop of Avignon, France
23.9Ordained PriestCarlo Fioravanti †PriestBishop of Rieti, Italy
22.9Ordained PriestSimon Melchior de Petris †Priest of Brixen {Bressanone}, ItalyVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Seckau, Austria
BornTomás Roda Rodríguez †MurtasBishop of Jaén, Spain
19 Sep49.0Ordained BishopFranz Ludwig Reichsfreiherr von Erthal †Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
21 SepBornCastruccio Castracane degli Antelminelli †UrbinoCardinal, Bishop of Palestrina, Italy
30 Sep44.1AppointedJohn Geddes †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Lowland District, Scotland, Great BritainCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
44.1AppointedJohn Geddes †Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos, Titular SeesCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Lowland District, Scotland, Great Britain
43.7AppointedAlexander MacDonald †Vicar Apostolic of Highland District, Scotland, Great Britain
43.7AppointedAlexander MacDonald †Titular Bishop of PolemoniumVicar Apostolic of Highland District, Scotland, Great Britain
37.5AppointedWilliam Gregory Sharrock, O.S.B. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great BritainVicar Apostolic
37.5AppointedWilliam Gregory Sharrock, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of TelmissusVicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain
10 OctBornGiovanni Soglia Ceroni †Casola ValsenioCardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
16 OctBornMariano Martínez Robledo y Robledo †GranadaBishop of Guadix, Spain
31 Oct50.6Ordained BishopJuan Antonio Gallego y Orbigo, O.F.M. †Bishop of Nueva Caceres, PhilippinesArchbishop of Manila, Philippines
NovBornMaximos III Michel Mazloum †AlepPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
11 Nov52.3DiedMiguel García San Esteban, O.P. †Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
19 Nov68.7DiedFranz Anton Xaver Reichsfreiherr von Scheben †Auxiliary Bishop of Worms, Germany
21 Nov50.1Ordained BishopFrancisco José Marán †Bishop of Concepción, ChileBishop of Santiago de Chile
22 Nov17.9ProfessedManuel Nicolau de Almeida, O.C.D. †Member of Order of Discalced CarmelitesBishop of Angra, Portugal
54.5InstalledJuan Antonio de Jesús Sacedón Sánchez, O.F.M. †Bishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México
28 Nov83.9DiedManuel Pérez Minayo †Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
30 Nov49.1Ordained BishopVicente do Espirito Santo, O.A.D. †Bishop of São Tomé e PríncipePrelate of Goiás, Brazil
11 Dec87.2DiedAlessandro Albani †Cardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
13 Dec58.2AppointedAntônio Corrêa, O.S.A. †Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
67.5AppointedPedro Cortez y Larraz †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Tortosa, SpainBishop Emeritus
55.3AppointedAgustín Lezo Palomeque †Bishop of Pamplona, SpainArchbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
60.0AppointedDiego Martín Rodríguez, O.F.M. †Bishop of Ceuta, SpainBishop of Coria, Spain
45.0AppointedValentin Anton Reichsgraf von Schneid †Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
45.0AppointedValentin Anton Reichsgraf von Schneid †Titular Bishop of CorycusAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
18 Dec23.3Ordained PriestFrançois-François Besson †PriestBishop of Metz, France
22.8Ordained PriestAntonio Gabriele Severoli †PriestCardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
19 DecBornGiovanni Battista Parretti †Castello di SegnaArchbishop of Pisa, Italy
20 DecBornTommaso Bernetti †FermoCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
26 Dec71.6DiedJohann Philipp Karl Anton Reichsfreiherr von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach †Titular Bishop of the unknown of Titular See
27 Dec54.6DiedJuan Antonio de Jesús Sacedón Sánchez, O.F.M. †Bishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México

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