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The Year of Our Lord 1617

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornBonifazio Albani, C.R.S. †Archbishop of Split (Spalato), Croatia
BornThéodore-Germain Allart, O.F.M. Rec. †Bishop of Vence, France
63.0DiedDiego de Arce, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
71.0DiedBarzellino de’ BarzelliniBishop of Satriano e Campagna, Italy
BornPietro BassdonnaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica
BornFrançois de BataillerTitular Bishop of Bethleem
47.0DiedGiovanni Battista BigliaBishop of Pavia, Italy
BornGiovanni Antonio CapobiancoBishop of Siracusa, Italy
BornPierre-Louis Cazet de VautorteBishop of Vannes, France
BornGiannicolò ContiCardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
24.0Ordained PriestGiuseppe CortiPriestAuxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
DiedGiovanni Battista CostanzoArchbishop of Cosenza, Italy
BornKazimierz Florian CzartoryskiArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
DiedElie d’AmidaArchbishop Emeritus of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey
BornPhilibert-Emmanuel de Beaumanoir de LavardinBishop of Le Mans, France
50.0ResignedJuan del Valle y Arredondo, O.S.B. †Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
BornJérôme de La Mothe-HoudancourtBishop of Saint-Flour, France
24.7Ordained PriestJosé de la Peña García de CenicerosPriestBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
DiedElie (VI)Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
AppointedElie (VII)Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
BornGiacomo Fantuzzi (Elefantucci)Bishop of Cesena, Italy
DiedLuigi de Franchis, C.R. †Bishop of Nardò, Italy
BornJohannes Karl von FranckensteinBishop of Worms, Germany
48.0Ordained BishopMiguel García Serrano, O.E.S.A. †Bishop of Nueva Segovia, PhilippinesArchbishop of Manila, Philippines
BornTeodoro Gennaro, O.F.M. †Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia
32.5Ordained PriestVeit Adam Gepeckh von ArnsbachPriest of Freising, GermanyBishop
BornAntonio IbarraBishop of Cádiz, Spain
63.0DiedPirro ImperoliBishop of Jesi, Italy
DiedJesu-Yab Archbishop of Seert (Chaldean), Turkey
57.0DiedValerianus Łubieniecki, O.F.M. †Bishop of Bacău, Romania
BornGiuseppe Maria Maraviglia, C.R. †Bishop of Novara, Italy
38.0DiedVincenzo MartenaBishop of Senj, Croatia
BornFrancesco Martinelli, C.O. †Bishop of Patti, Italy
DiedDomenico MudazioBishop of Chiron, Greece
BornNicola Oliva, O.S.A. †Bishop of Cortona, Italy
BornJohn O’MollonyBishop of Limerick, Ireland
BornGianlucido PalombaraBishop of Pesaro, Italy
BornMarziale Pellegrino, O.F.M. Conv. †Titular Archbishop of Nazareth
BornLuis de Pons y de Esquerrer, O.S.B. †Bishop of Solsona, Spain
BornAntonio PossentiBishop of Montefeltro, Italy
BornMikołaj Jan PrażmowskiArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
DiedJerónimo Bernardo de Quirós, O. Praem. †Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
DiedAndrzej RichliczkiAuxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
BornPaolo Emilio RondininiCardinal, Bishop of Assisi, Italy
40.0DiedGiovanni Sanctatus, O.P. †Bishop of Rethymo (Calamona), Greece
66.0DiedFrancisco de Sosa, O.F.M. †Bishop of Osma, Spain
BornGiuseppe SpinucciBishop of Penne e Atri, Italy
BornFrancesco TansiBishop of Nicastro, Italy
DiedFrancisco Ugarte, O. Cist. †Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza, Spain
BornGiovanni Carlo ValentiniBishop of Città Ducale, Italy
BornCristoforo VidmanCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Marco
BornFederico ViscontiCardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
BornGerolamo ViscontiBishop of Vigevano, Italy
BornAdolph Gottfried VolusiusAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
DiedFausto Vrancic (Verancsics)Bishop Emeritus of Csanád, Hungary
BornBernardo de Santa Maria Zuzarte de Andrade, C.R.S.A. †Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
1 Jan47.0Ordained BishopLuis de Brito de Menezes, O.S.A. †Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, IndiaBishop of Cochin, India
5 Jan56.0DiedSebastián Bricianos, O.F.M. †Bishop of Orense, Spain
9 Jan55.0AppointedIreneo (Francesco) Brasavola, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Castro [del Lazio], Italy
43.0AppointedHenryk FirlejBishop of Płock, PolandArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
37.0AppointedGiovanni Dominico GiaconiBishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
14 JanBornWilderich von WalderdorffBishop of Wien, Austria
15 Jan55.0Ordained BishopIreneo (Francesco) Brasavola, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Castro [del Lazio], Italy
Ordained BishopTomé de Faría, O. Carm. †Titular Bishop of TargaAuxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal
16 Jan57.8DiedWolf Dietrich von RaitenauArchbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria
19 JanDiedFrancesco Bennio (de Butrio), O.S.M. †Bishop of Ravello e Scala, Italy
55.0DiedFranciszek ŁąckiAuxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
22 Jan37.0Ordained BishopGiovanni Dominico GiaconiBishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
43.2Ordained BishopFrancisco Hurtado de Mendoza y RiberaBishop of Salamanca, SpainBishop Emeritus of Plasencia, Spain
23 Jan36.8AppointedJohann Paul (Giovanni Paolo) CiurlettiAuxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria
36.8AppointedJohann Paul (Giovanni Paolo) CiurlettiTitular Bishop of ByblusAuxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria
24 Jan47.0DiedFelipe Guimerá, O. de M. †Bishop of Jaca, Spain
32.0AppointedMartin KolsdorfAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
32.0AppointedMartin KolsdorfTitular Bishop of Nicopolis ad NestumAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
29 Jan20.0DiedGiovanni Battista Civalli, O.F.M. Conv. †Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
DiedOrazio GiraldiBishop of Comacchio, Italy
30 Jan38.0AppointedAltobello CarissimiBishop of Minervino Murge, Italy
34.0AppointedNicolò Spínola, C.R. †Bishop of Ventimiglia, Italy
5 Feb43.3Ordained BishopJacques BoonenBishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, BelgiumArchbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
8 Feb64.3DiedCarlo BrogliaArchbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
13 Feb61.1AppointedFederico CornetBishop of Perpignan-Elne, FranceBishop-Elect
17 Feb20.9AppointedGilles de SouvreBishop of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges, FranceBishop of Auxerre, France
20 Feb45.1AppointedAndrzej LipskiBishop of Lutsk (Łuck), UkraineBishop of Kraków, Poland
24 Feb38.1Ordained BishopAltobello CarissimiBishop of Minervino Murge, Italy
34.1Ordained BishopNicolò Spínola, C.R. †Bishop of Ventimiglia, Italy
27 Feb63.1AppointedMiguel Angel Zaragoza HerediaBishop of Teano, Italy
7 Mar63.1Ordained BishopMiguel Angel Zaragoza HerediaBishop of Teano, Italy
9 Mar68.1DiedJuan Nicolás Valdés de CarriazoBishop of Guadix, Spain
10 MarBornGregorio CarducciBishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
12 Mar46.4Ordained BishopPéter Pázmány, S.J. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
21.0Ordained BishopGilles de SouvreBishop of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges, FranceBishop of Auxerre, France
13 Mar55.1AppointedMichele Bonzi, O.F.M. †Bishop of Ravello e Scala, Italy
18 Mar86.2DiedMarcello AcquavivaArchbishop Emeritus of Otranto, Italy
27 Mar55.2Ordained BishopMichele Bonzi, O.F.M. †Bishop of Ravello e Scala, Italy
28 Mar42.2DiedJoão da GamaBishop of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
2 Apr37.0Ordained BishopJohann Paul (Giovanni Paolo) CiurlettiTitular Bishop of ByblusAuxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria
3 Apr42.2AppointedPierre CornulierBishop of Tréguier, FranceBishop of Rennes, France
41.2AppointedPierre Antoine TriestBishop of Brugge {Bruges}, BelgiumBishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
36.2InstalledRoberto UbaldiniCardinal-Priest of San Matteo in MerulanaCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Montepulciano, Italy
6 AprBornJuan Bautista Desbach i MartorellBishop of Urgell, Spain
10 Apr41.2AppointedJulián de CortázarBishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), ArgentinaArchbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
17 Apr27.0AppointedRaphaël de BologneCoadjutor Bishop of Digne, FranceBishop
27.0AppointedRaphaël de BologneTitular Bishop of MegaraBishop of Digne, France
44.2AppointedPaolo Palombo, C.R. †Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
22 AprBornGiovanni DelfinoCardinal, Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
23 Apr32.3Ordained BishopMartin KolsdorfTitular Bishop of Nicopolis ad NestumAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
May26.3DiedVitaliano Visconti BorromeoTitular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto
3 May58.2DiedAlexeu de Jesu de Meneses, O.S.A. †Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
22 May47.3AppointedBalthasar MiaskowskiAuxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
47.3AppointedBalthasar MiaskowskiTitular Bishop of MargaritaAuxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
27 May41.4Ordained BishopLászló MajthényiBishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia
28 May29.4Ordained BishopHenri Boivin de PéricardTitular Bishop of TarsusCoadjutor Bishop of Avranches, France
29 MayBornFederico Borromeo (Jr.)Cardinal, Secretary of State
JunResignedLuca AlemanniBishop of Volterra, ItalyBishop Emeritus
3 Jun82.4DiedLudovico TavernaBishop Emeritus of Lodi, Italy
11 JunBornLorenzo Mayers Caramuel, O. de M. †Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
12 Jun43.4AppointedNicolas Coëffeteau, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Metz, France
43.4AppointedNicolas Coëffeteau, O.P. †Titular Bishop of DardanusAuxiliary Bishop of Metz, France
37.4AppointedBernardo InghiramiBishop of Volterra, Italy
52.4AppointedStephanus Penulatius, O.S.H. †Bishop of Rethymo (Calamona), Greece
32.4AppointedAlfonso SacratiBishop of Comacchio, ItalyBishop Emeritus
55.4InstalledGabriel Trejo y PaniaguaCardinal-Priest of San PancrazioCardinal, Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
13 JunDiedOrazio Acquaviva d’Aragona, O. Cist. †Bishop of Caiazzo, Italy
DiedGiambattista Milani, C.R. †Bishop Emeritus of Bergamo, Italy
17 JunAppointedAscanio GesualdoApostolic Nuncio to EmperorArchbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
18 Jun52.4Ordained BishopStephanus Penulatius, O.S.H. †Bishop of Rethymo (Calamona), Greece
24 Jun50.4DiedBonifazio CaetaniCardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
25 JunOrdained BishopJean Louis BertierTitular Bishop of Helenopolis in BithyniaBishop Emeritus of Rieux, France
61.4DiedFederico CornetBishop-Elect of Perpignan-Elne, France
26 Jun57.4AppointedBertrand d’Eschaux (de Chaux)Archbishop of Tours, France
AppointedPetrus Pitarca, O.F.M. †Bishop of Termia (Thermae), Greece
60.4AppointedDiego Torres Altamirano, O.F.M. †Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
27 Jun48.4AppointedLucio de MorraApostolic Nuncio to Flanders, BelgiumArchbishop of Otranto, Italy
28 Jun37.4SelectedSt. Jozafat Kuncewicz, O.S.B.M. †Coadjutor Bishop of Połock (Polotsk) (Ukrainian), BelarusArchbishop
29 JunOrdained PriestSallustio CherubiniPriestBishop of Città Ducale, Italy
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