The Year of Our Lord 1779

Bishop Events

July to December

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Jul	75.2	Died	Claudio Sanz Torres y Ruiz de Castañedo †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
12 Jul	39.0	Appointed	Wilhelm Joseph Leopold Willibald Reichsfreiherr von Baden †	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
39.0	Appointed	Wilhelm Joseph Leopold Willibald Reichsfreiherr von Baden †	Titular Bishop of Milevum	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
37.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Maria Bressa †	Bishop of Concordia, Italy
62.2	Appointed	Bonaventura Calcagnini †	Bishop of Penne-Atri, Italy
53.0	Appointed	Francesco del Tufo, C.R. †	Bishop of Aversa, Italy
55.5	Appointed	Luis Tomás Esteban de Piña y Mazo, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), Yucatán, México
48.8	Confirmed	Franz Ludwig Reichsfreiherr von Erthal †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
48.8	Confirmed	Franz Ludwig Reichsfreiherr von Erthal †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
53.4	Appointed	Francesco Brunone Fazzi †	Bishop of San Miniato, Italy
55.1	Appointed	Carlo Giuseppe Filippa della Martiniana †	Cardinal, Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
	Appointed	Andrea Benedetto Ganassoni †	Bishop of Feltre, Italy
	Appointed	Stefano Giustiniani †	Bishop of Albenga, Italy
44.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Frantisek de Paula Herzan von Harras †	Cardinal, Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
35.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Alessandro Mattei †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
33.1	Appointed	Salvatore Spinelli, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy	Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
48.4	Appointed	Johann Nepomuk August Reichfreiherr Ungelter von Deisenhausen †	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
48.4	Appointed	Johann Nepomuk August Reichfreiherr Ungelter von Deisenhausen †	Titular Bishop of Pella	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
55.3	Appointed	Luis Velasco, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Paraguay
14 Jul		Born	Buenaventura Cano Torrente, O. de M. †	La Ñora, Spain	Titular Bishop of Magydus
15 Jul		Born	Nicolas-Augustin de la Croix d'Azolette †	Proprières	Archbishop Emeritus of Auch, France
17 Jul	68.4	Appointed	Johann Mathäus Schweiberer †	Titular Bishop of Antipatris	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
24 Jul	66.7	Died	Adam Ernst Bernclau von Schönreith †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
27 Jul	68.4	Appointed	Johann Mathäus Schweiberer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
28 Jul		Born	Giuseppe II Maria Traversi di Pereta †	Pitigliano	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
31 Jul		Born	Ignacio Díaz Caneja †	Oseja de Sajambre	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
Aug		Appointed	Felice Paoli †	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy	Bishop of Recanati-Loreto, Italy
8 Aug	33.9	Ordained Bishop	Camille-Louis-Apollinaire de Polignac †	Bishop of Meaux, France	Bishop Emeritus
9 Aug	75.5	Died	Antônio de São José Moura Marinho, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
10 Aug	23.7	Ordained Priest	Agostino Albergotti †	Priest	Bishop of Arezzo, Italy
11 Aug		Appointed	Hugh MacMullan †	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
15 Aug	68.5	Ordained Bishop	Johann Mathäus Schweiberer †	Titular Bishop of Antipatris	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
18 Aug	64.9	Resigned	Gennaro Antonio de Simone †	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
24 Aug	43.0	Ordained Bishop	Cayetano Francos y Monroy †	Archbishop of Guatemala
29 Aug	76.5	Died	Miguel da Anunciação †	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
44.4	Succeeded	Francisco de Lemos de Faria Pereira Coutinho †	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
48.5	Ordained Bishop	Johann Nepomuk August Reichfreiherr Ungelter von Deisenhausen †	Titular Bishop of Pella	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
2 Sep		Born	Antolín García Lozano †	Atienza	Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
14 Sep	73.7	Died	Miguel de Bulhões e Souza, O.P. †	Bishop of Leiria, Portugal
18 Sep	26.0	Ordained Priest	Louis Joseph d'Humières †	Priest	Archbishop of Avignon, France
23.9	Ordained Priest	Carlo Fioravanti †	Priest	Bishop of Rieti, Italy
22.9	Ordained Priest	Simon Melchior de Petris †	Priest of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Seckau, Austria
	Born	Tomás Roda Rodríguez †	Murtas	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
19 Sep	49.0	Ordained Bishop	Franz Ludwig Reichsfreiherr von Erthal †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
20 Sep		Appointed	Rocco Maria Barsanti †	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
	Appointed	Vincenzo Ferretti †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
	Appointed	Saverio Marini †	Bishop of Rieti, Italy
55.3	Appointed	Andrea Antonio Silverio Minucci †	Archbishop of Fermo, Italy
21 Sep		Born	Castruccio Castracane degli Antelminelli †	Urbino	Cardinal, Bishop of Palestrina, Italy
25 Sep		Died	Alexander Irwin †	Bishop of Killala, Ireland
28 Sep	66.7	Died	Joseph de Saint-André de Marnays de Vercel †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans, France
30 Sep	44.1	Appointed	John Geddes †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Lowland District, Scotland, Great Britain	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
44.1	Appointed	John Geddes †	Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos, Titular Sees	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Lowland District, Scotland, Great Britain
43.7	Appointed	Alexander MacDonald †	Vicar Apostolic of Highland District, Scotland, Great Britain
43.7	Appointed	Alexander MacDonald †	Titular Bishop of Polemonium	Vicar Apostolic of Highland District, Scotland, Great Britain
37.5	Appointed	William Gregory Sharrock, O.S.B. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain	Vicar Apostolic
37.5	Appointed	William Gregory Sharrock, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Telmissus	Vicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain
10 Oct		Born	Giovanni Soglia Ceroni †	Casola Valsenio	Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
16 Oct	79.9	Died	Bonaventure Bauyn †	Bishop of Uzés, France
	Born	Mariano Martínez Robledo y Robledo †	Granada	Bishop of Guadix, Spain
29 Oct	52.3	Died	Antonio de Torres, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
31 Oct	50.6	Ordained Bishop	Juan Antonio Gallego y Orbigo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Nueva Caceres, Philippines	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
Nov		Born	Maximos III Michel Mazloum †	Alep	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
11 Nov	52.3	Died	Miguel García San Esteban, O.P. †	Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
14 Nov		Born	Gregorio Zelli, O.S.B. †	Vetralla	Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
19 Nov	68.7	Died	Franz Anton Xaver Reichsfreiherr von Scheben †	Auxiliary Bishop of Worms, Germany
21 Nov	50.1	Ordained Bishop	Francisco José Marán †	Bishop of Concepción, Chile	Bishop of Santiago de Chile
22 Nov	17.9	Professed	Manuel Nicolau de Almeida, O.C.D. †	Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Bishop of Angra, Portugal
54.5	Installed	Juan Antonio de Jesús Sacedón Sánchez, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México
28 Nov	83.9	Died	Manuel Pérez Minayo †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
30 Nov	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Vicente do Espirito Santo, O.A.D. †	Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe	Prelate of Goiás, Brazil
11 Dec	87.2	Died	Alessandro Albani †	Cardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
13 Dec	61.1	Appointed	Pasquale Acquaviva d’Aragona †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio
48.3	Appointed	Francesco Benincasa, S.J. †	Bishop of Carpi, Italy
58.2	Appointed	Antônio Corrêa, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
67.5	Appointed	Pedro Cortez y Larraz †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Tortosa, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
55.3	Appointed	Agustín Lezo Palomeque †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
60.0	Appointed	Diego Martín Rodríguez, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain	Bishop of Coria, Spain
69.1	Appointed	Andrea Negroni †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata de’ Goti
60.5	Appointed	Domenico Orsini d'Aragona †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata
45.0	Appointed	Valentin Anton Reichsgraf von Schneid †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
45.0	Appointed	Valentin Anton Reichsgraf von Schneid †	Titular Bishop of Corycus	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
46.1	Appointed	Paolantonio Agostini Zamperoli †	Bishop of Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
15 Dec	62.3	Appointed	Francesco Saverio de Zelada †	Cardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
18 Dec	35.0	Appointed	Dominic Bellew †	Bishop of Killala, Ireland
23.3	Ordained Priest	François-François Besson †	Priest	Bishop of Metz, France
22.8	Ordained Priest	Antonio Gabriele Severoli †	Priest	Cardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
25.9	Ordained Priest	Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Autun, France
19 Dec		Born	Giovanni Battista Parretti †	Castello di Segna	Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
20 Dec		Born	Tommaso Bernetti †	Fermo	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
23 Dec	53.8	Appointed	Bartolomeo Bacher †	Bishop of Ripatransone, Italy
26 Dec	71.6	Died	Johann Philipp Karl Anton Reichsfreiherr von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach †	Titular Bishop of the Titular See
27 Dec	54.6	Died	Juan Antonio de Jesús Sacedón Sánchez, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México

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