The Year of Our Lord 1725

Bishop Events

January to April

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Germanos (Michel) Adam †		Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria
		Ordained Bishop	Johannes Antalfi †	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
	34.0	Ordained Priest	José Javier de Arauz y Rojas †	Priest of Quito, Ecuador	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
	38.2	Ordained Priest	Joseph Franz Valerian Felix von Arco †	Priest of Salzburg, Austria	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
		Converted	Timothee Aslan †	Bishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Syrian), Turkey
		Born	Joseph Balithian †		Bishop of Mardin (Armenian), Turkey
	23.7	Ordained Priest	Armand Bazin de Bezons †	Priest	Bishop of Carcassonne, France
		Ordained Bishop	Bernard Dunne †	Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
	54.1	Appointed	Gabriel Germanos Farhat, O.L.M. †	Bishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria
		Born	Pierre-Jean Kerhervé, M.E.P. †		Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères
	24.1	Ordained Priest	François-Marie Le Maistre de La Garlaye †	Priest	Bishop of Clermont, France
		Born	Philip MacDevitt †		Bishop of Derry, Ireland
	59.0	Ordained Bishop	Terence MacMahon (McMahon) †	Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland
	28.0	Ordained Priest	Mihály Emánuel Olsavszky, O.S.B.M. †	Priest of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine	Vicar Apostolic
	73.7	Appointed	Fabrizio Paolucci †	Secretary of the Congregation for Universal Inquisition	Cardinal, Secretary of State
	27.9	Ordained Priest	Étienne-René Potier de Gesvres †	Priest	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Beauvais, France
	39.5	Ordained Priest	Juan Bravo del Rivero y Correa †	Priest of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia	Bishop of Arequipa, Peru
		Born	Tadeusz Teodozy Rostocki, O.S.B.M. †		Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	22.0	Ordained Priest	Moritz Adolf Karl von Sachsen-Zeitz (Saský) †	Priest of Nordic Missions, Germany	Bishop of Litoměřice, Czechia
	22.9	Ordained Priest	Józef Andrzej Załuski †	Priest	Bishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), Ukraine
Jan	38.5	Ordained Bishop	Franciscus Szembek †	Titular Bishop of Mactaris	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
1 Jan	54.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph-Louis de Cohorn de La Palun †	Bishop of Vaison, France
1 Jan		Born	Carlo Santacolomba †		Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
7 Jan	66.0	Died	Jean de Catelan †	Bishop of Valence, France
	34.1	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Fonseca †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy
	57.4	Ordained Bishop	Domenico Invitti †	Titular Bishop of Gratianopolis	Titular Archbishop of Sardes
9 Jan	59.2	Died	Francesco Acquaviva d’Aragona †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
14 Jan	52.4	Ordained Bishop	Félix Bernuy Zapata y Mendoza †	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
14 Jan	58.0	Died	Giambattista Maoletti, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang, China
16 Jan	64.5	Died	Giovanni Francesco Leonini †	Bishop of San Severino (Marche), Italy
16 Jan		Born	Blas Manuel Sobrino y Minayo †		Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
18 Jan	62.1	Died	Francesco Saverio Guicciardi †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy
19 Jan		Born	Francesco Brancia †		Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
21 Jan	40.8	Ordained Priest	José Henrique Correa da Gama †	Priest	Titular Bishop of Constantina
25 Jan	67.5	Died	Gennaro Mattei, O.M. †	Bishop of Nicotera, Italy
27 Jan	53.5	Resigned	Gioacchino Maria Oldi, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Narni, Italy	Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
28 Jan	56.5	Ordained Bishop	Michał Delamars †	Titular Bishop of Tricomia	Auxiliary Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
29 Jan	38.0	Appointed	Antonio Claudio Alvarez de Quiñones †	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
	55.2	Confirmed	Bogusław Korwin Gosiewski †	Bishop of Smoleńsk, Poland
	71.3	Installed	Prospero Marefoschi †	Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite
	57.0	Confirmed	Edme Mongin †	Bishop of Bazas, France
	45.4	Appointed	Benedetto Caietano Giuseppe Odescalchi-Erba †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
	57.5	Appointed	Pietro Ottoboni †	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	71.8	Confirmed	Thomas Angelus Passante, Sch. P. †	Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
	64.3	Installed	Agostino Pipia, O.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
	63.5	Appointed	Jean-Claude Sommier †	Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia
	65.9	Appointed	Niccolò Spínola †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo
	48.0	Confirmed	Jan Feliks Szaniawski †	Bishop of Chełm, Poland
	45.1	Appointed	Nicola Terzago †	Bishop of Narni, Italy
30 Jan		Born	Stefano (Ildefonso) Ortiz Cortes, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
3 Feb	32.0	Ordained Priest	Carlo Francesco Durini †	Priest	Cardinal, Bishop of Pavia, Italy
4 Feb	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Honoré-François Grimaldi de Monaco †	Archbishop of Besançon, France	Archbishop Emeritus
4 Feb	57.5	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Ottoboni †	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
10 Feb		Born	Jean-Baptiste-Marie Champion de Cicé †		Bishop of Auxerre, France
11 Feb	71.8	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Angelus Passante, Sch. P. †	Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
11 Feb	63.5	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Claude Sommier †	Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia
15 Feb	77.1	Retired	Francesco del Giudice †	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
18 Feb	70.2	Resigned	José de Sousa Castelo Branco †	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
18 Feb		Born	Giorgio Antonio Vareschi, O.C.D. †		Vicar Apostolic of Great Mogul (Mughals), India
21 Feb	54.3	Appointed	Ludovico Alvares de Figueiredo †	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
	67.9	Appointed	Juan Álvaro Cienfuegos Villazón, S.J. †	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	49.5	Appointed	Giulio Cesare Compagnoni †	Bishop of San Severino (Marche), Italy
	54.1	Confirmed	Manuel Coutinho †	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal
	51.1	Appointed	José de Fialho, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Olinda, Brazil	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
	52.4	Appointed	Antônio de Guadalupe, O.F.M. Disc. †	Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	52.4	Appointed	Alberto Gualtieri, O.F.M. Disc. †	Bishop of Nicotera, Italy
	52.3	Appointed	Hieronim Maciej Jełowicki †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine
	52.3	Appointed	Hieronim Maciej Jełowicki †	Titular Bishop of Pella	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine
	56.1	Appointed	José Pinheiro, S.J. †	Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, India
	50.1	Appointed	Francisco da Purificação da Rocha Froes, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Peking [Beijing], China
	41.0	Appointed	Eugénio Trigueiros, O.S.A. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Macau, China	Archbishop of Goa, India
	41.0	Appointed	Eugénio Trigueiros, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Verinopolis	Archbishop of Goa, India
24 Feb	27.1	Ordained Deacon	Ross Roe MacMahon (McMahon) †	Deacon	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
24 Feb	34.0	Ordained Priest	Ippolito de Rossi †	Priest	Bishop of Senigallia, Italy
Mar	69.5	Died	Daniele Sansoni †	Bishop of Novigrad (Cittanova), Croatia
2 Mar	64.0	Died	Cesare Francesco Lucini, O.P. †	Bishop of Gravina (di Puglia), Italy
3 Mar	53.6	Appointed	Gioacchino Maria Oldi, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy	Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
3 Mar	53.6	Appointed	Gioacchino Maria Oldi, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Castoria	Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
4 Mar	24.5	Ordained Priest	Clemens August Maria von Bayern †	Priest	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	49.5	Ordained Bishop	Giulio Cesare Compagnoni †	Bishop of San Severino (Marche), Italy
	52.4	Ordained Bishop	Alberto Gualtieri, O.F.M. Disc. †	Bishop of Nicotera, Italy
6 Mar		Born	Henry Benedict Mary Clement Stuart of York †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
7 Mar	56.6	Died	Michał Delamars †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
11 Mar	57.1	Ordained Bishop	Edme Mongin †	Bishop of Bazas, France
13 Mar		Born	Manuel Joaquín Morón †		Bishop of Valladolid, Spain
14 Mar	49.2	Died	Godefroid-Maurice de Conflans †	Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
14 Mar	61.2	Resigned	Giovanni de Lerma †	Archbishop of Manfredonia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
17 Mar	31.6	Ordained Deacon	Nicola Brescia †	Deacon	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
17 Mar		Born	Juan Manuel Cornel †		Bishop of Barbastro, Spain
19 Mar	31.6	Ordained Priest	Nicola Brescia †	Priest	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
19 Mar	51.2	Died	Bernard Gozdzki †	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
20 Mar	61.7	Resigned	Juan Camargo Angulo †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
20 Mar	61.2	Appointed	Giovanni de Lerma †	Titular Archbishop of Tyrus	Archbishop Emeritus of Manfredonia, Italy
21 Mar	33.0	Appointed	Filippo Coscia †	Titular Bishop of Targa
	47.1	Appointed	Marco Antonio De Marco †	Archbishop of Manfredonia, Italy
	62.0	Appointed	Jean François Fouquet, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Eleutheropolis in Macedonia
	68.3	Appointed	Girolamo Lucini †	Titular Bishop of Capsus
	45.2	Appointed	Andrés Murillo Velarde †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
	56.7	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Orsi, C.O. †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	43.5	Appointed	Antonio Maria Santoro, O.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sabina, Italy	Bishop of Ravello e Scala, Italy
	43.5	Appointed	Antonio Maria Santoro, O.M. †	Titular Bishop of Samaria	Bishop of Ravello e Scala, Italy
23 Mar		Born	Jean-Joseph-Marie de Guernes †		Bishop of Aleria, France
25 Mar	62.0	Ordained Bishop	Jean François Fouquet, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Eleutheropolis in Macedonia
	40.6	Ordained Priest	Antonio Maria Ghislieri †	Priest	Titular Bishop of Azotus
	68.3	Ordained Bishop	Girolamo Lucini †	Titular Bishop of Capsus
	56.7	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Orsi, C.O. †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	43.5	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Maria Santoro, O.M. †	Titular Bishop of Samaria	Bishop of Ravello e Scala, Italy
27 Mar		Born	Teodoro Giacomo Filippo Luvini, O.F.M. Cap. †		Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
31 Mar	32.8	Selected	François-Charles de Béringhen d’Armainvilliers †	Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
	28.8	Ordained Deacon	Giuseppe di Marsciano †	Deacon	Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
	27.2	Ordained Priest	Ross Roe MacMahon (McMahon) †	Priest	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
2 Apr	24.3	Ordained Priest	Antonio Correale †	Priest	Bishop of Sora, Italy
6 Apr	62.9	Died	Johann Raymund Guidobald von Lamberg, O.F.M. Cap. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
8 Apr	33.1	Ordained Bishop	Filippo Coscia †	Titular Bishop of Targa
	25.1	Ordained Priest	Domenico Giordani †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Teano, Italy
	51.8	Ordained Bishop	Christoph Franz von Hutten †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
12 Apr	57.4	Died	Johann Joachim Hahn †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
14 Apr	38.3	Selected	Domenico Antonio Berretti †	Bishop of Acerra, Italy
15 Apr		Born	Gaspard-Augustin Laurent de Sainte-Agnès, O.F.M. Conv. †		Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
16 Apr	69.9	Died	George Witham †	Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain
18 Apr	54.5	Appointed	Cinugo Settimio Cinughi †	Bishop of Pienza, Italy
	53.0	Appointed	Andrés de Orbe y Larreátegui †	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
	51.9	Confirmed	Charles du Plessis d’Argentré †	Bishop of Tulle, France
	67.2	Appointed	Vincenzo Ferrero, O.P. †	Bishop of Gravina (di Puglia), Italy	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
	49.1	Appointed	Nicola Preti Castriota †	Bishop of Vieste, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
22 Apr	45.5	Ordained Priest	Aloysius Foscari †	Priest of Venezia {Venice}, Italy	Patriarch
22 Apr	86.7	Died	Johann Michael von Spaur und Valör †	Bishop of Trento, Italy
25 Apr	32.0	Selected	Jean-Baptiste-Antoine de Brancas †	Bishop of La Rochelle, France	Archbishop of Aix, France
27 Apr	78.4	Died	Johann Anton von Knebel von Katzenellenbogen †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
28 Apr		Born	Florian Amand Janowski, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
29 Apr		Born	Ludwik Stanisław Górski, Sch. P. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
29 Apr		Born	Pasquale Sansone †		Bishop of Ischia, Italy

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