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The Year of Our Lord 1715

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown51.7AppointedLuigi Antonio Appiani, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan), ChinaPriest of Congregation of the Mission
51.7AppointedLuigi Antonio Appiani, C.M. †Titular Bishop of MyriophytosPriest of Congregation of the Mission
51.7ResignedLuigi Antonio Appiani, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan), ChinaPriest of Congregation of the Mission
51.7ResignedLuigi Antonio Appiani, C.M. †Titular Bishop-Elect of MyriophytosPriest of Congregation of the Mission
Ordained BishopTimothee AslanBishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Syrian), Turkey
DiedJean-François Martin de la Balluère, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan), China
41.2Ordained BishopDominico Giovanni CavagnariBishop of Sagone (Sagona), France
29.0AppointedAtanasiy (Atanasij) Sheptytskyi (Šeptycki)Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), UkraineArchbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
BornJuan Carlos de Vilches y CabreraBishop of Nicaragua
BornJean-Félix-Henri de FumelBishop of Lodève, France
BornNicolas de La Pinte de Livry, O. Praem. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mâcon, France
28.1Ordained PriestStephanus Ladislaus LuzénszkyPriestTitular Bishop of Thyatira
16.0EnteredMichael MacDonagh (McDonough), O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Kilmore, Ireland
48.6Ordained BishopJaime de Mimbela, O.P. †Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaBishop of Trujillo, Peru
63.0DiedAeneas O’LeyneVicar Apostolic of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
BornGiovanni (Jan) PettaniBishop Emeritus of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
15.7ProfessedEugenio Pilotti, O.F.M. Ref. †Member of Order of Reformed Friars MinorVicar Apostolic of Chansi and Chensi, China
22.9Ordained PriestAntoni Dominik TyszkiewiczPriestBishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
Jan70.0DiedPietro Martire Giustiniani, O.P. †Bishop of Tinos and Mykonos, Greece
BornJosé Antonio Humeres y MirandaBishop of Panamá
6 Jan52.0Ordained BishopEnnemond-Flodoard Moret de BourchenuBishop of Vence, FranceBishop Emeritus
7 Jan63.4DiedFrançois de Salignac de La Mothe-FénelonArchbishop of Cambrai, France
10 Jan77.0DiedAntonio Tortorelli, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Trivento, Italy
12 Jan49.3SelectedFrançois-Elie de Voyer de Paulmy d’ArgensonArchbishop of Embrun, FranceArchbishop of Bordeaux, France
13 Jan31.0Ordained BishopHenri-Ignace de BrancasBishop of Lisieux, France
30.2Ordained BishopGábor Antal ErdődyTitular Bishop of FesseëBishop of Eger, Hungary
15 Jan37.3SelectedJean-Joseph Languet de GergyBishop of Soissons, FranceArchbishop of Sens, France
20 JanBornRaniero FinocchiettiCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti
21 Jan69.2AppointedLorenzo CasoniCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
64.3AppointedFerdinando d’AddaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
52.5AppointedAntonio Gagliani, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
50.0AppointedLudovico Anselmo GualtieriBishop of Todi, Italy
69.3AppointedDiego Montero del AguilaBishop of Trujillo, Peru
41.2AppointedAntonio Monroy y Meneses, O. de M. †Bishop of Santa Marta, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
57.7AppointedPaweł Franciszek Bernard Sapieha, O. Cist. †Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
52.7AppointedNiccolò TolomeiBishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
45.0AppointedAlessandro ZondadariArchbishop of Siena, Italy
23 JanBornJean-Olivier BriandBishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
27 Jan52.5Ordained BishopAntonio Gagliani, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
BornGiacinto SardiBishop of Aquino e Pontecorvo, Italy
52.7Ordained BishopNiccolò TolomeiBishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
2 FebBornScipione Ardoino Alcontres, C.R. †Archbishop of Messina, Italy
22.7Ordained PriestJózef Antoni Łodziński, O.F.M. Conv. †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of Inflanty (Livonia)-Pilten, Poland
3 FebBornAdam Dwertitsch (Dvertisch)Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
42.0Ordained BishopPedro de Tapiz y GarciaBishop of Durango, México
4 Feb30.4AppointedJohann Hugo von GäertzAuxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
30.4AppointedJohann Hugo von GäertzTitular Bishop of DorylaëumAuxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
48.6ConfirmedMichele GuardiaBishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
58.0AppointedGuillaume TualAuxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
58.0AppointedGuillaume TualTitular Bishop of NyssaAuxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
8 FebBornUrbano Paracciani RutiliCardinal, Archbishop of Fermo, Italy
68.9DiedJohann Kasimir RölsAuxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
10 Feb48.6Ordained BishopMichele GuardiaBishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
57.1SelectedAntonio Horcasitas y AvellanedaBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
46.1Ordained BishopAlonso del Pozo y SilvaBishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
12 FebBornGiambattista DonatiBishop of Cervia, Italy
BornManuel Jiménez Pérez, O.S.B. †Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
13 Feb41.8DiedNicolas François Camanis, C.R.A. †Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
15 Feb30.5AppointedJohann Hugo von GäertzVicar Apostolic of Nordic Missions, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
16 Feb22.9Ordained PriestBernardino Ciani, O.E.S.A. †Priest of Order of Hermits of St. AugustineBishop of Montalcino, Italy
17 Feb22.0Ordained DeaconPier Maria Giustiniani, O.S.B. †Deacon of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Ventimiglia, Italy
19 Feb51.1SelectedFrancisco Valero y LosaArchbishop of Toledo, Spain
20 Feb40.9AppointedCarlo Maria Giuseppe FornariBishop of Albenga, ItalyBishop Emeritus
22 Feb62.6DiedGiovanbattista CarafaBishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
49.8SelectedFrançois Défago, C.R.A. †Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
BornJean-Georges Lefranc de PompignanArchbishop Emeritus of Vienne, France
BornVincenzo Malvezzi BonfioliCardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
23 FebBornJuan Ignacio de la RochaBishop of Michoacán, México
2 Mar71.5DiedEmmanuel-Theódose de la Tour d’Auvergne de BouillonCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
43.3SucceededHenri-Osvald de La Tour d’Auvergne de BouillonAbbot of Cluny, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Vienne, France
3 Mar30.4SucceededGábor Antal ErdődyBishop of Eger, Hungary
82.1DiedIstván TelekesyBishop of Eger, Hungary
4 Mar60.1DiedOxendios Verzar (Werczireski)Titular Bishop of the Titular See
14 Mar60.2InstalledJacques des MaretzArchbishop of Auch, France
16 Mar24.1Ordained PriestFlaminius DanzaPriestBishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
23.0Ordained PriestGiuseppe Maria Carlo Antonio Marini, O.E.S.A. †Priest of Order of Hermits of St. AugustineTitular Bishop of Thagaste
24.2Ordained PriestSilvestro Lodovico PaparelliPriestBishop of Cagli, Italy
24.0Ordained DeaconAnton Johann Wenzel Wokaun (Woknau)Deacon of Praha {Prague}, CzechiaAuxiliary Bishop
17 Mar67.1DiedMichael Angelus Farfulfi, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
24.5Ordained DeaconAntónio de Sousa Tavora, O.E.S.A. †Deacon of Order of Hermits of St. AugustineBishop of Porto, Portugal
18 Mar84.6AppointedNicolò AcciaioliCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
52.5AppointedLukasz Jacek CzermińskiAuxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
52.5AppointedLukasz Jacek CzermińskiTitular Bishop of PergamumAuxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
57.2ConfirmedAntonio Horcasitas y AvellanedaBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
66.1AppointedPietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. †Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa RufinaPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
40.6AppointedAgostino SaluzzoBishop of Aleria, FranceBishop of Accia and Mariana, France
51.2ConfirmedFrancisco Valero y LosaArchbishop of Toledo, Spain
19 Mar24.5Ordained PriestAntónio de Sousa Tavora, O.E.S.A. †Priest of Order of Hermits of St. AugustineBishop of Porto, Portugal
23 Mar75.6DiedAndrea Francolisio (d’Aquino)Bishop Emeritus of Tricarico, Italy
24 Mar69.3DiedOktavije Janković-Spader, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Assisi, Italy
26 MarBornGiuseppe CacaceBishop of Monopoli, Italy
31 Mar30.6Ordained BishopJohann Hugo von GäertzTitular Bishop of DorylaëumAuxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
45.2Ordained BishopAlessandro ZondadariArchbishop of Siena, Italy
Apr56.5DiedBartolomé Cernuda Rico y PiñerosBishop of Plasencia, Spain
1 Apr51.4SelectedLorenzo Armengual del Pino de la MotaBishop of Cádiz, Spain
51.2AppointedJuan de NecolaldeBishop of Concepción, ChileArchbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
35.6InstalledBenedetto Caietano Giuseppe Odescalchi-ErbaCardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed AchilleoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
64.9AppointedSebastiano Antonio TanaraCardinal-Bishop of FrascatiCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
48.9AppointedLorenzo TartagniBishop of Veroli, ItalyBishop Emeritus
5 AprBornFélicien Bocon de La MerlièreBishop Emeritus of Apt, France
68.1DiedVasyl Varlam Šeptycki (Sheptyskyi)Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
6 Apr27.0Ordained DeaconBenedetto BussiDeaconBishop of Recanati e Loreto, Italy
24.3Ordained DeaconKarl Philipp Henri von Greiffenclau zu VollrathsDeacon of Würzburg, GermanyBishop
24.0Ordained PriestAnton Johann Wenzel Wokaun (Woknau)Priest of Praha {Prague}, CzechiaAuxiliary Bishop
7 Apr29.2Ordained BishopDaniele DelfinoTitular Bishop of Aureliopolis in AsiaCardinal, Archbishop of Udine, Italy
73.3DiedAlessandro FedeleBishop of Jesi, Italy
9 AprBornGiovanni Carlo BoschiCardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
10 Apr39.7SelectedJoachim Henryk PrzebendowskiBishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
11 AprBornJosé de Franquís Laso de CastillaBishop of Málaga, Spain
12 Apr54.2SelectedJoseph-Pierre de CastellaneBishop of Fréjus, France
14 AprOrdained BishopAntonio de ZuloagaArchbishop of Lima, Peru
BornPaolo Francesco Giustiniani, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
41.4Ordained BishopAntonio Monroy y Meneses, O. de M. †Bishop of Santa Marta, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
15 AprBornGabriel Palković, O.S.B.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Valachia (Križevci), Croatia
BornAngelo Maria VenizzaBishop of Città della Pieve, Italy
17 Apr67.5DiedAntónio Pereira da SilvaBishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
20 Apr27.0Ordained PriestBenedetto BussiPriestBishop of Recanati e Loreto, Italy
46.3SelectedJean-Louis du Bouchet de SourchesBishop of Dol, France
BornJoseph Rolin de Morel de MonsBishop Emeritus of Viviers (Aps), France
21 Apr56.7Ordained BishopJuan Otálora Bravo de LagunasBishop of Arequipa, Peru
22 Apr59.9SelectedFelipe Antonio Gil TaboadaBishop of Osma, SpainArchbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
May63.4DiedFrancesco Parchich (Parcic), O.P. †Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
2 May58.0Ordained BishopPaweł Franciszek Bernard Sapieha, O. Cist. †Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
3 May61.8ResignedAndré-Hercule de FleuryBishop of Fréjus, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
BornJason Junosza SmogorževskyArchbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
4 May58.3SelectedGyörgy (Hennadiy) Bizánczy (Bizantsiy)Vicar Apostolic of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
6 May51.5ConfirmedLorenzo Armengual del Pino de la MotaBishop of Cádiz, Spain
52.4AppointedFrancesco Barberini (Jr.)Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle TermeCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
55.1AppointedColombino Bassi, O.S.B. †Bishop of Pistoia e Prato, Italy
49.5AppointedCarlo ColonnaCardinal-Deacon of Sant’Angelo in PescheriaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti
57.0Elevated to CardinalFabio OlivieriCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia
12 May55.1Ordained BishopColombino Bassi, O.S.B. †Bishop of Pistoia e Prato, Italy
BornFrancesco ZunicaArchbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
16 May85.7DiedFrançois de NesmondBishop of Bayeux, France
20 May66.3DiedDiego de Gorospe y Irala, O.P. †Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
53.2SelectedPedro Francisco Levanto VivaldoBishop of Badajoz, Spain
22 MayBornFrançois-Joachim de Pierre de BernisCardinal, Archbishop of Albi, France
25 MayBornAntonio CasaliCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria ad Martyres
26 May57.4Ordained BishopAntonio Horcasitas y AvellanedaBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
29 May49.2AppointedValentinus Matthias ArcemberskiBishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), Ukraine
72.8Elevated to CardinalInnico Caracciolo (Jr.)In PectoreCardinal, Bishop
54.4ConfirmedJoseph-Pierre de CastellaneBishop of Fréjus, France
59.2AppointedRogerius GiacobettiBishop of Assisi, Italy
37.7ConfirmedJean-Joseph Languet de GergyBishop of Soissons, FranceArchbishop of Sens, France
48.2Elevated to CardinalCarlo Maria MariniIn PectoreCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata
51.4AppointedJacques Pescherard, O.F.M. Cap. †Coadjutor Bishop of Baghdad, IraqCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus
51.4AppointedJacques Pescherard, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of BerytusCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Baghdad, Iraq
38.6Elevated to CardinalDamian Hugo Philipp von Schönborn BusheinCardinal, Bishop of Speyer, Germany
59.6Elevated to CardinalBernardino ScottiIn PectoreCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio
58.0Elevated to CardinalHenri-Pons de Thiard de BissyCardinal, Bishop of Meaux, France
30 May24.4Ordained PriestKarl Philipp Henri von Greiffenclau zu VollrathsPriest of Würzburg, GermanyBishop
Jun54.9DiedAntonio RosignoliBishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia
2 Jun51.4Ordained BishopJacques Pescherard, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of BerytusCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Baghdad, Iraq
9 JunBornNicolaus DifnicoBishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
46.4Ordained BishopMatthew Pritchard, O.F.M. Rec. †Titular Bishop of MyrinaVicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain
11 Jun52.4DiedFrancisco Laynez, S.J. †Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, India
13 JunBornAntoni Wacław BetańskiBishop of Przemyśl, Poland
15 Jun50.5SucceededJan Tobiasz AugustynowiczArchbishop of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine
71.3DiedVartan HunanianArchbishop of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine
22.9Ordained PriestGherardo Antonio VolpePriestBishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
22.6Ordained DeaconJoseph Anselme François WerbrouckDeaconBishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}, Belgium
16 Jun59.2Ordained BishopRogerius GiacobettiBishop of Assisi, Italy
46.4InstalledAlonso del Pozo y SilvaBishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
23 Jun37.8Ordained BishopJean-Joseph Languet de GergyBishop of Soissons, FranceArchbishop of Sens, France
29.0Ordained DeaconAntoni Józef ŻółkowskiDeaconAuxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
27 Jun64.3DiedAntonio Botado de Foios Pereira, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
30 Jun45.3Ordained PriestGiovanni Maria BenzoniPriestBishop Emeritus of Chioggia, Italy
54.4Ordained BishopJoseph-Pierre de CastellaneBishop of Fréjus, France
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