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The Year of Our Lord 1655

Bishop Events

January to June


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown29.0Ordained PriestPascual de Aragón-Córdoba-Cardona y Fernández de CórdobaPriest of Toledo, SpainCardinal, Archbishop
Ordained BishopJuan ArroyoTitular Bishop of UticaAuxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
36.0DiedJózef Mokosiej Bakowiecki, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Volodymyr (Włodzimierz) et Brėst (Ukrainian)
43.0DiedLodovico BettiBishop of Osimo, Italy
60.0DiedFrancesco Boyl, O. de M. †Bishop of Alghero, Italy
30.0Ordained PriestJohann BrassertPriest of Speyer, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
70.9DiedVincenzo Bucchi (Buschio)Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
BornFrançois de Carbonnel de CanisyBishop Emeritus of Limoges, France
BornBernardo di Cariñena Ipenza y Saulini, O. de M. †Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
59.0DiedGiovanni Tomaso Gastaldi, O.P. †Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
83.0DiedLorenzo CastrucciBishop of Spoleto, Italy
BornPierre de Charrite de RuthieBishop of Rieux, France
47.0DiedJuan Coello Ribera y SandovalBishop of Plasencia, Spain
BornWalenty Konstantyn CzulskiAuxiliary Bishop of Chełm, Poland
DiedMartino Denti de’ Cipriani, B. †Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
69.0DiedFrancesco Antonio DepaceBishop of Aquino, Italy
BornJacques des MaretzArchbishop of Auch, France
BornHenri du PugetBishop of Digne, France
BornFortunato DuranteBishop of Squillace, Italy
BornThomas FlynnBishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
DiedGregorius Frasini (Fassino), O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), Albania
DiedGarcía Gil ManriqueBishop of Barcelona, Spain
BornManuel Antonio Gómez de SilvaBishop of Popayán, Colombia
31.1ProfessedGiovanni Paolo Inurea (Invrea), O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Ajaccio, France
24.1Ordained PriestGuillaume de La Brunetière du Plessis-GestéPriestBishop of Saintes, France
BornRaimondo Lezzoli, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viet Nam
31.7Ordained PriestKarl von Liechtenstein-KastelkornPriest of Salzburg, AustriaBishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
BornArthus de Lionne, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan), China
BornAugustyn Aleksander ŁodziataBishop of Chełm (Ukrainian), Poland
Ordained BishopNicolás Martínez, O.S.H. †Bishop of Astorga, SpainBishop of Osma, Spain
32.0Ordained PriestJan MałachowskiPriest of Lviv, UkraineBishop of Kraków, Poland
DiedFrancisco Naranjo, O.P. †Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
57.0ResignedLouis de Nogaret de La ValetteBishop of Mirepoix, FranceBishop of Carcassonne, France
DiedAttilio OrsiniBishop of Montepeloso, Italy
54.0DiedRaffaele Pizzorno, O.M. †Bishop of Sagone (Sagona), France
AppointedJan Michał Pociej, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Volodymyr (Włodzimierz) et Brėst (Ukrainian)
58.0Ordained BishopJerónimo Salas Malo de EsplugasBishop of Albarracin, Spain
55.0ResignedMartin Saudrius von SternfeldPrefect of Meißen (Meissen) {Lusazia o Lausitz; Sassonia}, GermanyPrefect Emeritus
AppointedBernhard von Schrattenbach, O. Cist. †Prefect of Meißen (Meissen) {Lusazia o Lausitz; Sassonia}, Germany
25.3Ordained PriestWenzeslaus von ThunPriest of Passau, GermanyBishop
64.0ResignedMarco Antonio TomatiBishop of Bitetto, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornOxendios Verzar (Werczireski)Titular Bishop of the Titular See
56.0DiedFrancisco de Zapata y MendozaBishop of Coria, Spain
JanOrdained BishopGiuseppe ZandemariaBishop of Piacenza, Italy
1 Jan24.5Ordained DeaconCarlo BarberiniDeaconCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
50.0SelectedJuan de Paredes, C.R.S.A. †Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, ItalyBishop of Gaeta, Italy
DiedJan Chrzciciel Zamoyski, O.P. †Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
6 JanBornNicolò RoccoBishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
BornAndrea SarnelliBishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
7 Jan55.9ResignedFabio ChigiSecretary of StatePope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
80.6DiedGiovanni Battista PamphiljPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
10 Jan55.0Ordained BishopFrançois ServienBishop of Bayeux, France
12 JanBornFausto GuidottiBishop of Città della Pieve, Italy
14 JanAppointedGiovanni Battista Ferruzzo, C.O. †Bishop of Trivento, Italy
21 Jan76.0DiedFernando Andrade SotomayorArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2 Feb68.0DiedSébastien ZametBishop of Langres, France
9 FebBornJean-Claude de La Poype de VertrieuBishop of Poitiers, France
10 FebBornAlessandro DolfiBishop of Fano, Italy
12 FebBornMarco GiustinianiBishop of Torcello (Turris), Italy
14 FebBornJacques-Nicolas de ColbertArchbishop of Rouen, France
15 Feb73.5DiedPier Luigi Carafa (Sr.)Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tricarico, Italy
19 Feb75.1DiedDiego Castejón FonsecaBishop of Tarazona, Spain
3 Mar24.4Ordained PriestJean-Ferdinand Van BeughemPriestBishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}, Belgium
7 Mar24.2Ordained PriestLouis Aube de RoquemartinePriestBishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France
Ordained BishopFernando de Sada AzconaBishop of Huesca, Spain
8 MarBornRaimundo Caballero, O.S.B. †Bishop-Elect of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
11 Mar34.1DiedGiulio Cesare BoreaBishop of Comacchio, Italy
13 Mar57.1DiedBernhard FrickAuxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
14 Mar61.0DiedPietro Francesco CostaBishop of Albenga, Italy
18 Mar86.3DiedRichard SmithVicar Apostolic Emeritus of England (and Wales), Great Britain
19 Mar26.2Ordained PriestMatthias StarckPriest of Mainz, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
Apr55.1AppointedGiulio RospigliosiSecretary of StatePope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
7 Apr56.1ElectedFabio ChigiPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
10 AprBornGian Andrea MoscarelliBishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
18 Apr56.1InstalledFabio ChigiPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
21 Apr28.8ConfirmedDaniel de CosnacBishop of Valence and Die, FranceArchbishop of Aix, France
ConfirmedBernardo de Izaguirre de los ReyesBishop of PanamáArchbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
AppointedJan LeszczyńskiBishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), UkraineBishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
60.3AppointedFrancesco LambardiBishop of Veroli, Italy
44.3AppointedFlaminio MarcellinoBishop of Cesena, Italy
65.2AppointedBerthold NihusAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
65.2AppointedBerthold NihusTitular Bishop of Missene (Mysia)Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
29 Apr59.8AppointedÄgidius GeleniusAuxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
59.8AppointedÄgidius GeleniusTitular Bishop of Aureliopolis in AsiaAuxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
1 MayBornFelipe Antonio Gil TaboadaArchbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
2 May57.3SelectedLouis de Nogaret de La ValetteBishop of Carcassonne, France
4 May60.3DiedFrancesco Peretti di MontaltoCardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
8 May69.3SelectedJuan Pérez DelgadoBishop of Salamanca, SpainArchbishop of Burgos, Spain
9 May41.5DiedKarol Ferdynand VasaBishop-Elect of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
12 MayResignedMarcello AnaniaVicegerent of Roma {Rome}, ItalyBishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
13 MayBornMichelangelo dei ContiPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
AppointedMarcantonio OddiVicegerent of Roma {Rome}, ItalyBishop of Perugia, Italy
14 May38.3AppointedPierre-Louis Cazet de VautorteBishop of Lectoure, FranceBishop of Vannes, France
67.6AppointedFrancisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés, O.S.B. †Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
47.3AppointedGiovanni Stefano DonghiCardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ GotiCardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
51.3AppointedGiulio GabrielliCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via LataCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
41.6InstalledJean-François-Paul de Gondi de RetzCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra MinervaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
49.3AppointedAntonio Sarmiento de Luna y EnríquezBishop of Coria, SpainBishop of Sigüenza, Spain
AppointedJuan de MontielBishop of Santiago de Cuba
ConfirmedMiguel Pérez de NuerosBishop of Mallorca, Spain
38.3AppointedPaolo Emilio RondininiCardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in VelabroCardinal, Bishop of Assisi, Italy
58.3AppointedGiangiacomo Teodoro TrivulzioCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo
ConfirmedMartín Velasco y MolinaBishop of La Paz, Bolivia
45.3AppointedJan Stefan WydżgaBishop of Lutsk (Łuck), UkraineArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
50.3AppointedMateo Sagade (Zaga de) BugueiroArchbishop of México, Federal DistrictBishop of Cartagena (en España)
16 May42.3SelectedLouis-Hercule de Lévis-VentadourBishop of Mirepoix, France
BornGeorge WithamVicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain
17 May44.3Ordained BishopFlaminio MarcellinoBishop of Cesena, Italy
22 May25.6Ordained PriestMuzio SorianoPriestArchbishop of Santa Severina, Italy
23.0Ordained PriestMichael Ludovicus Tevenardi, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Saluzzo, Italy
26 May68.4SelectedFrancisco Guerra, O.F.M. †Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
28 MayBornJuan Bautista Alvarez de Toledo, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
31 MayAppointedPedro de Barrientos LomelinBishop of Durango, México
38.4ConfirmedKazimierz Florian CzartoryskiBishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), PolandArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
51.4AppointedFrancesco GheriBishop of Cervia, Italy
39.2AppointedFriedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in AquiroCardinal, Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
44.4AppointedHieronim Wladysław Lubartowicz de Kowel Sanguszko, S.J. †Bishop of Smoleńsk, Poland
JunResignedGiovanni Mihele de Curtis, O. Carm. †Bishop of Syros (e Milos), GreeceBishop Emeritus
Ordained BishopJan Michał Pociej, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Volodymyr (Włodzimierz) et Brėst (Ukrainian)
59.4DiedJacob Philippe TomasiniBishop of Novigrad (Cittanova), Croatia
6 Jun65.3Ordained BishopBerthold NihusTitular Bishop of Missene (Mysia)Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
8 JunConfirmedPartenij Petro Petrovyc Rotosynskyj, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
14 JunAppointedGiovanni Battista BresciaBishop of Vicenza, Italy
38.2AppointedGregorio CarducciBishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
37.4AppointedMarco CrisioArchbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
50.4AppointedNicolò LetiBishop of Acquapendente, ItalyBishop Emeritus
40.4AppointedGiovanni Battista Paggi, B. †Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
64.4AppointedPaolo Piromalli, O.P. †Archbishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), ArmeniaBishop of Bisignano, Italy
40.4AppointedMátyás TarnóczyBishop of Vác, Hungary
20 JunDiedHector d’OuvrierBishop of Nîmes, France
Ordained BishopGiovanni Battista Ferruzzo, C.O. †Bishop of Trivento, Italy
40.4Ordained BishopGiovanni Battista Paggi, B. †Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
23 JunBornHonoré Quiqueran de BeaujeuBishop of Castres, France
25 JunBornRinaldo d’Este
27 Jun38.2Ordained BishopGregorio CarducciBishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
51.4Ordained BishopFrancesco GheriBishop of Cervia, Italy
30 Jun81.7DiedJacques BoonenArchbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
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