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The Year of Our Lord 1668

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January to June


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornFrançois Berger de MalissolesBishop of Gap, France
63.0ResignedLeonardo BondumierArchbishop of Split (Spalato), CroatiaArchbishop Emeritus
DiedBernardino de Cárdenas Ponce, O.F.M. †Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
19.0InstalledSigismondo ChigiCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in DomnicaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro
DiedVasco Jacinto de Contreras y ValverdeBishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru
27.0Ordained PriestJuan Durán, O. de M. †Priest of Order of Our Lady of MercyAuxiliary Bishop of Cebu, Philippines
RemovedTerrence FitzpatrickVicar Apostolic of Ossory, IrelandVicar Apostolic Emeritus
64.0AppointedNicolas FrenchAuxiliary Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, BelgiumBishop of Ferns, Ireland
55.0ResignedCarlo GualterioArchbishop of Fermo, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
BornPaul-Robert Hertault de BeaufortBishop of Lectoure, France
22.0Ordained PriestAndras József IllyésPriestBishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
BornPaulus JoscichArchbishop of Sardica (Sredek, Sofia), Bulgaria
36.1Ordained PriestLeopold Karl von Kollonitsch LipótPriest of Nitra, SlovakiaCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
BornCharles-François de Montmorency-LavalBishop of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium
68.0ResignedClaude Mallier du HoussayBishop of Tarbes, FranceBishop Emeritus
BornDiego Muñoz BaquerizoBishop of Segorbe, Spain
BornAntónio Paes GodinhoBishop Emeritus of Nanking [Nanjing], China
Ordained PriestFrançois PerezPriestVicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viet Nam
52.8Ordained PriestJohann Franz von Preysing-HohenaschauPriest of Salzburg, AustriaBishop of Chiemsee, Germany
22.0Ordained PriestAugustyn Michal Stefan RadziejowskiPriestCardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
BornDominico SienieńskiTitular Bishop of Maronea
26.6Ordained PriestJaroslav František Ignác von Sternberg (Šternberka)Priest of Praha {Prague}, CzechiaBishop of Litoměřice, Czechia
BornJean-Jacques Tessier de Quéralay, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Siam, Thailand
BornJacinto Valledor FresnoBishop of Osma, Spain
Ordained BishopJosyf VolosynovskyjBishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), UkraineBishop Emeritus
25.3AppointedJohann Friedrich von Waldstein, O.Cr. †Grand Master of Knights of the Cross with the Red StarArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
43.0ResignedAlexander Dunbar Winchester (Winster)Prefect of Scotland, Great BritainPrefect Emeritus
4 Jan70.0DiedAntonio LupiBishop of Treviso, Italy
7 Jan71.0DiedAntonio MontecatiniBishop of Foligno, Italy
9 JanDiedGabriel de Beauvau de RivarennesBishop Emeritus of Nantes, France
50.0DiedCarlo PiscinaBishop of Saluzzo, Italy
46.1SelectedSigmund Alphons von ThunBishop of Trento, ItalyBishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
11 JanDiedÉtienne de PugetBishop of Marseille, France
16 JanDiedGeorge Bielavich, O.F.M. †Bishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia
54.7AppointedPayo Afán Enríquez de Ribera Manrique de Lara, O.S.A. †Bishop of Michoacán, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
51.1ConfirmedGilles de La Baume le Blanc de la ValièreBishop of Nantes, FranceBishop Emeritus
42.0ConfirmedChristoph de Rojas y Spinola, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Knin (Tinin), CroatiaBishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria
22 JanBornOnofrio EliseiBishop of Orvieto, Italy
58.0Ordained BishopMartín de Montalvo Calderon de la Barca, O.S.A. †Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
BornEdme MonginBishop of Bazas, France
73.9DiedGiovanni Battista Maria PallottaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
23 Jan64.0AppointedGiacinto Solaro di MorettaTitular Archbishop of Patrae (Veters)Bishop Emeritus of Mondovi, Italy
26 Jan38.1AppointedMelchor de Liñán y CisnerosBishop of Popayán, ColombiaArchbishop of Lima, Peru
27 Jan36.3SelectedToussaint de Forbin de JansonBishop of Marseille, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Beauvais, France
52.9DiedAntonio Rodríguez CastañonBishop of Zamora, Spain
29 JanBornAntonio Laghi, O.F.M. Ref. †Vicar Apostolic of Chansi and Chensi, China
30 Jan51.0AppointedBonifazio Albani, C.R.S. †Archbishop of Split (Spalato), Croatia
46.0ConfirmedGuillaume de Boissonnade d’OrtyBishop of Bazas, France
75.7AppointedFrancesco Maria BrancaccioCardinal-Bishop of FrascatiCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
54.5AppointedAlderano CiboCardinal-Priest of Santa PrassedeCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Jesi, Italy
62.0AppointedBaltasar de los Reyes, O.S.H. †Bishop of Orense, SpainBishop of Coria, Spain
64.0AppointedGiulio GabrielliCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
52.7AppointedVirginio Orsini, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in LucinaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
39.0InstalledGiacomo RospigliosiCardinal-Priest of San SistoCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
52.0AppointedDiego Sarmiento ValladaresBishop of Oviedo, SpainBishop Emeritus of Plasencia, Spain
1 Feb25.0Ordained BishopYosyf Ivan Szumlański (Shumlyanskyi)BishopBishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
2 FebBornVincenzo BichiCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
16.2ProfessedFrancesco Parchich (Parcic), O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
3 FebBornClaude-Léonce-Octavien d’AntelmyBishop of Grasse, France
5 Feb36.0Ordained BishopIvan Smolianović (Szmolianovich)Bishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia
6 Feb84.0DiedPierre ScarronBishop of Grenoble, France
8 Feb39.1SelectedFrancisco de BorjaBishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), ArgentinaBishop of Trujillo, Peru
11 Feb38.1AppointedNiccolo Pietro BargelliniApostolic Nuncio to FranceTitular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
36.6SucceededFrançois de Coëtlogon-MéjusseaumeBishop of Quimper, France
BornGiuseppe GallianiBishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia, Italy
83.3DiedRené du Louët de CoetjunvalBishop of Quimper, France
13 Feb19.0ProfessedPietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
18 Feb68.3DiedGirolamo FarneseCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agnese fuori le mura
41.1SelectedIstván SennyeyBishop of Veszprém, Hungary
19 Feb51.1Ordained BishopBonifazio Albani, C.R.S. †Archbishop of Split (Spalato), Croatia
31.1Ordained BishopCharles-François de Loménie de BrienneBishop of Coutances, France
24 FebDiedMarcantonio OddiBishop of Perugia, Italy
25 Feb50.7AppointedFederico Borromeo (Jr.)Apostolic Nuncio to SpainCardinal, Secretary of State
31.9Ordained PriestGiacinto Camillo MaradeiPriestBishop of Policastro, Italy
23.0Ordained PriestCarlo Giuseppe Morozzo, O. Cist. †Priest of Order of CisterciansBishop of Saluzzo, Italy
26 Feb21.0Ordained PriestVasyl Varlam Šeptycki (Sheptyskyi)PriestBishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
27 Feb59.1AppointedDiego Escolano y LedesmaArchbishop of Granada, Spain
44.1AppointedLucas Fernández de PiedrahitaBishop of Santa Marta, ColombiaBishop of Panamá
31.9AppointedBartolomeo GradenigoBishop of Treviso, ItalyBishop of Brescia, Italy
40.4AppointedGaleazzo MarescottiTitular Archbishop of CorinthusCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
30.1ConfirmedArmand de Monchy d’HocquincourtBishop of Verdun, France
35.3AppointedOpizio PallaviciniTitular Archbishop of EphesusCardinal, Bishop of Osimo, Italy
57.0AppointedJuan de Sancto Mathía Sáenz de Mañozca y MurilloBishop of Santiago de Guatemala
28 Feb62.1AppointedDiego de Silva y Pacheco, O.S.B. †Bishop of Guadix, SpainBishop of Astorga, Spain
Mar42.4ResignedFederico Baldeschi (Ubaldi) ColonnaApostolic Nuncio to SwitzerlandCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
40.5ResignedBernardino RocciApostolic Nuncio to Naples, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
58.1DiedJán Salix, O. Cist. †Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
37.4ResignedMichele Antonio VibòApostolic Internuncio to FranceArchbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
4 Mar40.4Ordained BishopGaleazzo MarescottiTitular Archbishop of CorinthusCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
5 MarBornCarlo Cornaccioli, O. Carm. †Bishop of Bobbio, Italy
40.4AppointedGaleazzo MarescottiApostolic Nuncio to PolandCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
8 Mar38.1ResignedNiccolo Pietro BargelliniApostolic Nuncio to SavoyTitular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
9 Mar52.9AppointedAntonio Pignatelli del RastrelloApostolic Nuncio to EmperorPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
11 Mar40.2Ordained PriestBenedetto BartoloPriestBishop of Belcastro, Italy
42.1Ordained BishopChristoph de Rojas y Spinola, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Knin (Tinin), CroatiaBishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria
12 Mar34.1AppointedRodolpho AcquavivaTitular Bishop of Laodicea in Phrygia
44.9AppointedDecio Azzolini (Jr.)Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’EustachioCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
50.1AppointedRinaldo d’EsteCardinal-Priest of Santa PudenzianaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
64.1AppointedGiulio GabrielliAdministrator of Rieti, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
55.1AppointedCarlo GualterioCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in CosmedinCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy
52.0AppointedFriedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in CarcereCardinal, Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
76.1ConfirmedJean de WachtendonckArchbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
16 MarBornFrancisco Antonio Cepeda GuerreroBishop of Segorbe, Spain
17 Mar25.7Ordained PriestSimão da GamaPriestArchbishop of Évora, Portugal
27.5Ordained PriestBartolomeo Riberi, O. de M. †Priest of Order of Our Lady of MercyBishop of Nicotera, Italy
19 MarDiedGiovanni ChecconiBishop of Pienza, Italy
24 MarDiedEsuperanzio RaffaelliBishop of Penne e Atri, Italy
27 MarBornCornelio BentivoglioCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia
31 Mar38.2Ordained PriestAntoine Le ComtePriestBishop of Grasse, France
Apr50.2ResignedStefano BrancaccioApostolic Nuncio to Venice, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
3 Apr34.2Ordained BishopRodolpho AcquavivaTitular Bishop of Laodicea in Phrygia
4 Apr41.2AppointedGianfrancesco Riccamonti, O.S.B. †Bishop of Cervia, Italy
9 Apr50.3InstalledLeopoldo de’ MediciCardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e DamianoCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin
51.2AppointedTeodoro Gennaro, O.F.M. †Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia
45.1AppointedNicola Lepori, O.P. †Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
50.2AppointedJerónimo MascareñasBishop of Segovia, Spain
38.2AppointedAgostino PremoliBishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
40.6AppointedBernardino RocciTitular Archbishop of DamascusCardinal, Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
75.8AppointedJerónimo Rodríguez de Valderas, O. de M. †Bishop of Jaén, Spain
BornJoão de Sahagún, O.A.D. †Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
10 Apr35.2AppointedLorenzo TrottiApostolic Nuncio to Venice, ItalyBishop of Pavia, Italy
13 Apr53.2SelectedGabriel-Philippe de Froullay de TesséBishop of Avranches, France
30.2SelectedMarc Mallier du HoussayBishop of Tarbes, France
15 Apr34.2AppointedRodolpho AcquavivaApostolic Nuncio to SwitzerlandTitular Bishop of Laodicea in Phrygia
60.2Ordained BishopAlexander FabriBishop of Orange, France
51.2Ordained BishopTeodoro Gennaro, O.F.M. †Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia
45.1Ordained BishopNicola Lepori, O.P. †Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
BornFrancesco MartinengoAuxiliary Bishop of Brescia, Italy
41.2Ordained BishopGianfrancesco Riccamonti, O.S.B. †Bishop of Cervia, Italy
18 AprBornGiuseppe Maria Positano, O.P. †Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
22 Apr38.3Ordained BishopAgostino PremoliBishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
40.6Ordained BishopBernardino RocciTitular Archbishop of DamascusCardinal, Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
BornGiovanni Paolo Torti Rogadei, O.S.B. †Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
25 Apr35.3ResignedLorenzo TrottiApostolic Nuncio to Florence (Tuscany), ItalyBishop of Pavia, Italy
26 Apr24.2Ordained PriestCelestino Sfondrati, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia
28 Apr66.3SelectedÉtienne MoreauBishop of Arras, France
29 Apr46.3Ordained BishopGuillaume de Boissonnade d’OrtyBishop of Bazas, France
BornJosé PlatasAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
30 Apr41.5ConfirmedFerdinand von FürstenbergCoadjutor Bishop of Münster, GermanyBishop of Paderborn, Germany
33.4AppointedGiannotto GualterioArchbishop of Fermo, Italy
36.5ConfirmedLeopold Karl von Kollonitsch LipótBishop of Nitra, SlovakiaCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
41.9AppointedAngelo Maria RanuzziTitular Archbishop of TamiathisCardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
51.3AppointedPaolo Emilio RondininiCardinal-Priest of Sant’EusebioCardinal, Bishop of Assisi, Italy
May53.1ResignedAntonio Pignatelli del RastrelloApostolic Nuncio to PolandPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
1 MayBornFernando de FaroBishop of Elvas, Portugal
4 May60.3SelectedVicente Margarit de Biure, O.P. †Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
6 May62.3Ordained BishopBaltasar de los Reyes, O.S.H. †Bishop of Orense, SpainBishop of Coria, Spain
33.4Ordained BishopGiannotto GualterioArchbishop of Fermo, Italy
30.3Ordained BishopArmand de Monchy d’HocquincourtBishop of Verdun, France
62.3Ordained BishopDiego de Silva y Pacheco, O.S.B. †Bishop of Guadix, SpainBishop of Astorga, Spain
7 May42.6AppointedFederico Baldeschi (Ubaldi) ColonnaSecretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the FaithCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
13 May72.3Ordained BishopMiguel de Cárdenas, O. Carm. †Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
60.3DiedDiego Riquelme y QuirósBishop of Plasencia, Spain
14 May68.3AppointedTommaso Acquaviva d’Aragona, O.P. †Bishop of Bitonto, Italy
60.3AppointedMatteo Avanian, O.P. †Archbishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
32.3AppointedLeonardo BalsariniCoadjutor Bishop of Chios (Scio), GreeceBishop Emeritus
32.3AppointedLeonardo BalsariniTitular Bishop of Philadelphia in ArabiaBishop Emeritus of Chios (Scio), Greece
68.3AppointedAngelo CelsiCardinal-Deacon of Sant’Angelo in PescheriaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
61.3ResignedAlessandro Crescenzi, C.R.S. †Bishop of Bitonto, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Recanati e Loreto, Italy
49.3AppointedAntonio del Buffalo, O.F.M. †Bishop of Gallipoli, Italy
AppointedLuis Alfonso de Los CamerosArchbishop of Valencia, Spain
57.1AppointedFrancisco de Rois y Mendoza, O. Cist. †Bishop of Badajoz, SpainArchbishop of Granada, Spain
50.3AppointedFrancesco SantaggiBishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
51.3AppointedGiuseppe SpinucciBishop of Penne e Atri, Italy
18 MayBornAlessandro Felice (Pietro Martire) Mercanti, O.P. †Archbishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
DiedFrançois de VisdelouBishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France
21 May68.3Ordained BishopTommaso Acquaviva d’Aragona, O.P. †Bishop of Bitonto, Italy
51.3Ordained BishopGiuseppe SpinucciBishop of Penne e Atri, Italy
24 May60.3Ordained BishopMatteo Avanian, O.P. †Archbishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
26 May57.2Ordained PriestGiacomo BuoniPriestBishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
23.3Ordained PriestPietro Cavalcanti, C.R. †Priest of Congregation of Clerics RegularBishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
35.6AppointedOpizio PallaviciniApostolic Nuncio to Florence (Tuscany), ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Osimo, Italy
24.1Ordained DeaconMarquard Rudolf von RodtDeacon of Konstanz {Constance}, GermanyBishop
27 May51.5Ordained BishopGilles de La Baume le Blanc de la ValièreBishop of Nantes, FranceBishop Emeritus
52.4Ordained BishopDiego Sarmiento ValladaresBishop of Oviedo, SpainBishop Emeritus of Plasencia, Spain
1 JunDiedCharles-Louis de Lorraine, O. Cist. †Bishop of Condom, France
51.4DiedGuidobald von ThunCardinal, Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
5 Jun42.0AppointedAngelo Maria RanuzziApostolic Nuncio to SavoyCardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
9 Jun36.4AppointedAmbrosio Ignacio Spínola y GuzmánArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, SpainArchbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
10 Jun49.7SelectedMatthäus Ferdinand Sobek von Bilenberg, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
11 Jun61.4ConfirmedMartin Borković, O.S.P.P.E. †Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
50.4AppointedCristóbal de Castilla y ZamoraBishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), PeruArchbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
57.5AppointedAlexander DirreAuxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
57.5AppointedAlexander DirreTitular Bishop of Nicopolis in ArmeniaAuxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
AppointedJosé Ninot y BarderaBishop of Lérida, Spain
12 Jun50.4ResignedVitaliano ViscontiApostolic Nuncio to SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
13 Jun57.3InstalledJuan de Sancto Mathía Sáenz de Mañozca y MurilloBishop of Santiago de Guatemala
16 JunAppointedCasimirus Damokos, O.F.M. Ref. †Titular Bishop of CoroneaVicar Apostolic
25.8SelectedJohann Friedrich von Waldstein, O.Cr. †Bishop of Hradec Králové, CzechiaArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
17 JunOrdained BishopCasimirus Damokos, O.F.M. Ref. †Titular Bishop of CoroneaVicar Apostolic
BornGiovanni Battista Orsi, C.O. †Bishop Emeritus of Cesena, Italy
18 Jun35.2SelectedCharles Brulart de GenlisArchbishop of Embrun, France
AppointedCasimirus Damokos, O.F.M. Ref. †Vicar Apostolic of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, RomaniaVicar Apostolic
23 Jun76.3DiedJean de WachtendonckArchbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
24 Jun32.4Ordained BishopLeonardo BalsariniTitular Bishop of Philadelphia in ArabiaBishop Emeritus of Chios (Scio), Greece
42.0Ordained BishopAngelo Maria RanuzziTitular Archbishop of TamiathisCardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
25 Jun59.4SelectedGeorges d’Aubusson de la FeuilladeArchbishop (Personal Title) of Metz, FranceBishop
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