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The Year of Our Lord 1696

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornBernardo de Arbizu y Ugarte †Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
BornJoseph Billard, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of Olympus (Olimpus)
15.5ProfessedNicolň Antonio Carafa, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictBishop Emeritus of Tricarico, Italy
72.0InstalledBernardo de Carrasco y Saavedra, O.P. †Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
BornJean-Marie de Catelan †Bishop of Rieux, France
57.4ResignedCustodio do Pinho †Vicar Apostolic of Great Mogul (Mughals), IndiaVicar Apostolic of Malabar, India
25.1Ordained PriestGabriel Germanos Farhat, O.L.M. †PriestBishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria
26.1Ordained PriestBernardo Jiménez Cascante †PriestBishop of Barcelona, Spain
BornEmmanuel López de Espinosa †Bishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)
BornDomenico Mainetta †Bishop Emeritus of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
60.0DiedJurij Malejevskyj †Bishop of Smoleńsk (Ukrainian), Russian Federation
66.0DiedPiotr Mieszkowski †Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
52.0ResignedDeodat Nersesowicz †Apostolic Administrator of Lviv (Armenian), UkraineCoadjutor Archbishop
BornPatrick O’Nachten (Naghten) †Former Bishop-Elect of Killaloe, Ireland
24.4Ordained PriestMichel Poncet de la Rivičre †PriestBishop of Angers, France
21.0ProfessedFrancisco da Purificaçăo da Rocha Froes, O.E.S.A. †Member of Order of Hermits of St. AugustineBishop of Peking [Beijing], China
15.7ProfessedAngelo Maria (Gerolamo) Quirini (Querini), O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictCardinal, Bishop of Brescia, Italy
27.0Ordained PriestMichel-Celse-Roger de Rabutin de Bussy †PriestBishop of Luçon, France
45.7AppointedSebastiano Antonio Tanara †Abbot of Nonantola, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
48.0ResignedLew Ślubičz Załęnski, O.S.B.M. †Administrator of Polotsk (Połock)-Vitebsk (Ukrainian), BelarusArchbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
Jan26.0Ordained PriestMarko Andrijašević (Andreassi) †PriestArchbishop of Sardica (Sredek, Sofia), Bulgaria
2 Jan43.6InstalledGiacomo Boncompagni †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in ViaCardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
44.8AppointedAntonio Botado de Foios Pereira, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
44.8AppointedAntonio Botado de Foios Pereira, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of Hippo DiarrhytusAuxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
55.3AppointedGregorio Compagni, O.P. †Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), ItalyBishop of Larino, Italy
45.3AppointedFerdinando d’Adda †Cardinal-Priest of Santa BalbinaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
37.3AppointedVincentius degl’Atti †Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
42.2AppointedDaniello Marco Delfino †Titular Archbishop of DamascusCardinal, Bishop of Brescia, Italy
46.0InstalledThommaso Maria Ferrari †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente
66.2AppointedGianfrancesco Negroni †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara CoeliCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Faenza, Italy
64.3InstalledEnrico Noris, O.S.A. †Cardinal-Priest of Sant’AgostinoCardinal, Librarian of the Vatican Library
53.7AppointedGiuseppe Sacripante †Prefect of the Congregation of the CouncilCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina
53.7InstalledGiuseppe Sacripante †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in TraspontinaCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina
34.0AppointedJan Skarbek †Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, UkraineArchbishop
34.0AppointedJan Skarbek †Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos, Titular SeesArchbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
49.4InstalledGiambattista Spínola (Jr.) †Cardinal-Deacon of San Cesareo in PalatioCardinal, Cardinal-Priest
58.0AppointedDomenico Tarugi †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Ferrara, ItalyCardinal, Bishop
58.0InstalledDomenico Tarugi †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della ScalaCardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
54.8AppointedTaddeo Luigi dal Verme †Bishop of Imola, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
54.8InstalledTaddeo Luigi dal Verme †Cardinal-Priest of Sant’AlessioCardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
42.6AppointedJan Mikołaj Zgierski †Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, LithuaniaBishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
42.6AppointedJan Mikołaj Zgierski †Titular Bishop of MartyropolisBishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
6 JanBornGian Pietro Solaro †Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
7 Jan42.2AppointedDaniello Marco Delfino †Apostolic Nuncio to FranceCardinal, Bishop of Brescia, Italy
9 JanBornLudovico Calini †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Crema, Italy
11 JanBornGiuseppe Maria Ruffo †Archbishop of Capua, Italy
14 Jan48.6ConfirmedGiovanni Francesco Maria Poggi, O.S.M. †Prior General of Order of Friar Servants of MaryBishop of San Miniato, Italy
15 JanBornTroiano Acquaviva d’Aragona †Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
16 Jan60.0DiedStephanus Kadŕ †Vicar Apostolic of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
BornValerian Rist, O.F.M. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viet Nam
19 Jan50.0SelectedAndras József Illyés †Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
50.0SelectedLadislav Maťašovský †Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
22 JanBornLuis Antonio Fernández de Córdoba Portocarrero Guzmán y Aguilar †Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
69.5DiedStefano Rosato †Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
23 Jan48.8AppointedDomenico Belisario de Bellis †Bishop of Molfetta, Italy
48.8AppointedDomenico Belisario de Bellis †Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, ItalyBishop of Molfetta, Italy
41.0ConfirmedFrançois de Carbonnel de Canisy †Bishop of Limoges, FranceBishop Emeritus
22.1ProfessedJosé de Fialho, O. Cist. †Member of Order of CisterciansBishop of Guarda, Portugal
41.6ConfirmedJoseph-Ignace de Foresta Colongue †Bishop of Apt, FranceBishop Emeritus
29 Jan55.4Ordained BishopGregorio Compagni, O.P. †Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), ItalyBishop of Larino, Italy
42.3Ordained BishopDaniello Marco Delfino †Titular Archbishop of DamascusCardinal, Bishop of Brescia, Italy
Feb44.7ResignedGiuseppe Archinto †Apostolic Nuncio to Venice, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
1 Feb54.0DiedJohann Peter Burmann †Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
2 FebResignedJoseph d’Amida †Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), IraqPatriarch Emeritus
29.0SucceededJoseph Saliba-Marouf (de Cruce) †Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
3 FebBornErasmus Bertone (Bortoni) †Titular Bishop of Eumenia
5 Feb56.6Ordained BishopAlessandro Ciceri (Cicero), S.J. †Bishop of Nanking [Nanjing], China
8 FebBornJuan José de Eguiara y Eguren †Former Bishop-Elect of Yucatán (Mérida), México
9 Feb45.8ResignedSebastiano Antonio Tanara †Apostolic Nuncio to EmperorCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
12 Feb35.9Ordained BishopJean-Hervé Bazan de Flamanville †Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
51.1Ordained BishopJeronimo López, O.P. †Bishop of Barbastro, Spain
58.1Ordained BishopDomenico Tarugi †Cardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
16 FebDiedJosé de Menezes †Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
40.2AppointedAndrea Santacroce †Apostolic Nuncio to EmperorCardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
17 FebBornJoseph Benedikt von Rost †Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
19 Feb36.2Ordained DeaconFabrizio Pignatelli †DeaconBishop of Lecce, Italy
20 Feb53.1ConfirmedWilliam D’Alton (Daton) †Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
44.1AppointedPedro Díaz de Cienfuegos †Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
54.1AppointedAlessandro Fedele †Bishop of Jesi, Italy
55.8AppointedMaioranus Figlioli †Bishop of Caiazzo, Italy
44.8AppointedFabrizio Paolucci †Apostolic Nuncio to GermanyCardinal, Secretary of State
36.5AppointedGiuseppe Schinosi †Bishop of Caserta, Italy
52.1InstalledCelestino Sfondrati, O.S.B. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia
80.4AppointedGiambattista Spínola (Sr.) †Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agnese fuori le muraCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova, Italy
24 Feb55.0InstalledTaddeo Luigi dal Verme †Bishop of Imola, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
25 Feb48.9Ordained BishopDomenico Belisario de Bellis †Bishop of Molfetta, Italy
36.3Ordained PriestFabrizio Pignatelli †PriestBishop of Lecce, Italy
26 FebBornAnton Felix Ciurletti †Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria
55.8Ordained BishopMaioranus Figlioli †Bishop of Caiazzo, Italy
36.6Ordained BishopGiuseppe Schinosi †Bishop of Caserta, Italy
Mar22.9Ordained PriestFranjo Vernić †PriestBishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia
3 Mar35.3AppointedGianantonio Davia †Apostolic Nuncio to PolandCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Rimini, Italy
4 Mar41.8Ordained BishopJoseph-Ignace de Foresta Colongue †Bishop of Apt, FranceBishop Emeritus
8 Mar57.6SelectedJohann Michael von Spaur und Valör †Bishop of Trento, Italy
10 MarBornDominique (Wilhelm Philipp) Gentis, O.P. †Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}, Belgium
14 Mar36.2DiedLudovicus Tolibowski †Auxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland
16 Mar58.7DiedLouis Laneau, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Siam, Thailand
17 Mar24.7Ordained PriestPietro Barbarigo †Priest of Venezia {Venice}, ItalyPatriarch
24.0Ordained PriestTommaso Cervioni, O.E.S.A. †Priest of Order of Hermits of St. AugustineArchbishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy
22.1Ordained DeaconTommaso Alessio de’ Rossi †DeaconBishop of Teramo, Italy
24.6Ordained PriestFrançois de Madot †PriestBishop of Chalons-sur-Saône, France
24.8Ordained DeaconSimone Marco Palmerini †DeaconBishop of Assisi, Italy
19 Mar23.0Ordained PriestJoăo Cardoso Castelo †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
25 Mar41.2Ordained BishopFrançois de Carbonnel de Canisy †Bishop of Limoges, FranceBishop Emeritus
26 MarBornGiacomo Guacci †Bishop of Belcastro, Italy
27 MarBornFederico Alamanni †Bishop of Pistoia e Prato, Italy
BornGiovanni Filippo Cauti †Titular Bishop of Erythrae
BornJohann Rudolf von Sporck †Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
Apr59.9DiedJuan Bonilla, O. Carm. †Bishop of Ariano, Italy
36.2AppointedOrazio Filippo Spada †Apostolic Internuncio to BelgiumCardinal, Bishop of Osimo, Italy
2 Apr40.4AppointedAgostino Cusani †Titular Archbishop of AmaseaCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Pavia, Italy
49.0ConfirmedFrancesco della Marra †Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
46.4ConfirmedJohann Franz von Eckher von Kapfing und Liechteneck †Bishop of Freising, Germany
60.0AppointedGiacinto Camillo Maradei †Bishop of Policastro, Italy
26.7ConfirmedGaston-Jean-Baptiste-Louis de Noailles †Bishop of Chalons-sur-Marne, France
36.4AppointedFabrizio Pignatelli †Bishop of Lecce, Italy
51.4ConfirmedFranz Ferdinand von Rummel †Bishop of Knin (Tinin), CroatiaBishop of Wien, Austria
3 AprBornDiego Bernardo de Peredo y Navarrete †Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
5 AprBornInnocenzo Sanseverino †Bishop Emeritus of Alife, Italy
7 Apr24.1Ordained PriestFabio Colloredo, C.O. †Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip NeriArchbishop of Lucca, Italy
26.6Ordained DeaconBartolomeo Gambadoro †DeaconBishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy
24.9Ordained PriestSimone Marco Palmerini †PriestBishop of Assisi, Italy
8 Apr49.0Ordained BishopFrancesco della Marra †Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
60.1Ordained BishopGiacinto Camillo Maradei †Bishop of Policastro, Italy
36.4Ordained BishopFabrizio Pignatelli †Bishop of Lecce, Italy
9 Apr50.7SelectedPál Széchényi, O.S.P.P.E. †Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
11 Apr82.5InstalledHenri Albert de La Grange d’Arquien †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
15 AprBornMárton Bíró de Padány †Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary
57.1ResignedGiovanni Giacomo Cavallerini †Apostolic Nuncio to FranceCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola
63.1Ordained DeaconPietro Paolo Gerardi †DeaconBishop of Anagni, Italy
18 Apr48.2SelectedAntonio de Arriaga y Agüero, O.S.A. †Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
21 Apr25.1Ordained DeaconKaspas Ignaz von Künigl zu Ehrenburg †Deacon of Brixen {Bressanone}, ItalyBishop
22 AprBornLudwig Hatteisen, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
23 Apr40.5Ordained BishopAgostino Cusani †Titular Archbishop of AmaseaCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Pavia, Italy
63.1Ordained PriestPietro Paolo Gerardi †PriestBishop of Anagni, Italy
24 Apr35.5ResignedGianantonio Davia †Apostolic Nuncio to GermanyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Rimini, Italy
28 AprDiedGiambattista Dadece (de Dece), C.R. †Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
30 Apr40.5AppointedAgostino Cusani †Apostolic Nuncio to Venice, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Pavia, Italy
May70.3DiedTommaso de Franchi †Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
33.1ResignedGiulio Piazza †Apostolic Internuncio to BelgiumCardinal, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Faenza, Italy
40.4ResignedAndrea Santacroce †Apostolic Nuncio to PolandCardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
1 May23.5Ordained PriestImre Csáky †PriestCardinal, Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
5 MayBornHyacinthe Le Blanc, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of Ioppe
10 MayBornLeopold Maria Joseph von Spaur †Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
13 May61.3ResignedFederico Caccia †Apostolic Nuncio to SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
14 MayBornLeopold Friedrich von Egkh und Hungersbach †Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
15 MayBornCesare Rossi †Bishop of Gerace, Italy
20 May26.8Ordained BishopGaston-Jean-Baptiste-Louis de Noailles †Bishop of Chalons-sur-Marne, France
21 May57.2InstalledGiovanni Giacomo Cavallerini †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola
63.2AppointedPietro Paolo Gerardi †Bishop of Anagni, Italy
51.8AppointedAntonio Grassi †Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
42.6AppointedGiovanni Andrea Monreale †Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
59.8AppointedNicolň Nardini †Bishop of Acquapendente, Italy
36.3ConfirmedRichard Piers †Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, IrelandBishop Emeritus
49.3ConfirmedJean Soanen, C.O.I. †Bishop of Senez, France
46.1InstalledSebastiano Antonio Tanara †Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro CoronatiCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
22 MayBornGiuseppe di Marsciano †Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
29 May47.1SelectedMikołaj Gerard Wyżycki †Bishop of Chełm, Poland
30 May42.3AppointedFiloteo Zassi, O.S.B.I. †Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo) (Albanian), Albania
31 MayBornFerdinando Mandarini †Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy
1 Jun27.4Ordained PriestGabriel Turčinović, O.S.B.M. †PriestVicar Apostolic of Valachia (Križevci), Croatia
3 Jun63.2Ordained BishopPietro Paolo Gerardi †Bishop of Anagni, Italy
51.8Ordained BishopAntonio Grassi †Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
59.9Ordained BishopNicolň Nardini †Bishop of Acquapendente, Italy
5 JunBornPál Štefan Forgách †Bishop of Vác, Hungary
16 Jun27.0Ordained PriestGiovanni Battista Capuani †PriestBishop of Belcastro, Italy
23.8Ordained PriestJohann Baptist Haus †Priest of Basel, SwitzerlandAuxiliary Bishop
22.7Ordained DeaconFranciszek Kaznowski †DeaconAuxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
22.3Ordained DeaconGaspare Pizzolanti, O. Carm. †Deacon of Order of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelBishop of Cervia, Italy
24.2Ordained PriestLuis Simőes Brandăo †PriestBishop Emeritus of Angola e Congo
17 Jun49.7DiedMichael Cantelmi, O. Carm. †Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
18 Jun49.4AppointedDomenico Antonio Bernardini †Bishop of Mileto, Italy
38.4AppointedJan Dłużewski †Auxiliary Bishop of Chełm, Poland
38.4AppointedJan Dłużewski †Titular Bishop of GratianopolisAuxiliary Bishop of Chełm, Poland
54.4AppointedFrancisco Fernández de Angulo †Bishop of Cartagena (en Espańa)
46.4AppointedMarcus Giorga †Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
80.1AppointedWojciech Izdebski †Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
80.1AppointedWojciech Izdebski †Titular Bishop of RauliaAuxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
50.4ConfirmedLadislav Maťašovský †Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
49.7AppointedMateo Panduro y Villafańa, O.C.D. †Bishop of Popayán, ColombiaBishop of La Paz, Bolivia
33.6AppointedLouis François Rossius de Liboy †Auxiliary Bishop of Ličge, Belgium
33.6AppointedLouis François Rossius de Liboy †Titular Bishop of ThermopylaeAuxiliary Bishop of Ličge, Belgium
63.4AppointedJosé Sanz de Villaragut, O.F.M. †Bishop of Cefalů, Italy
29.6AppointedChristian August von Sachsen-Zeitz †Bishop of Győr (Raab), HungaryCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
21 Jun51.4DiedJeronimo López, O.P. †Bishop of Barbastro, Spain
28 Jun25.9Ordained PriestSantiago Pinaque, O. Carm. †Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelBishop of Gaeta, Italy
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