The Year of Our Lord 1744

Bishop Events

January to June

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Thomas Costello †		Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland
	40.3	Died	Tomas Luiz da Conceição, O.A.D. †	Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
	81.7	Died	Oronzio Filomarini, C.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Gallipoli, Italy
		Appointed	Jean-Simon Kemo †	Archbishop of Seert (Chaldean), Turkey
		Ordained Bishop	Jean-Simon Kemo †	Archbishop of Seert (Chaldean), Turkey
	15.3	Professed	Antonio Lanza, C.R. †	Member of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
	15.5	Professed	Filippo López y Rojo, C.R. †	Member of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
	55.8	Resigned	José Mezquía Díaz de Arrízola, O. de M. †	Master General of Order of Our Lady of Mercy	Bishop of Solsona, Spain
	70.2	Died	Antonio Monroy y Meneses, O. de M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Marta, Colombia
	39.0	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Stritch †	Titular Bishop of Teos	Coadjutor Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
		Appointed	Onufrij Šumljanškyj †	Coadjutor Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland	Bishop
	57.8	Died	Andrés Vergara Uribe †	Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
1 Jan		Died	Martin Burke †	Bishop of Kilmacduagh, Ireland
	50.0	Ordained Deacon	Xaverius Giustiniani †	Deacon	Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
	37.8	Ordained Priest	Franz Christoph von Hutten zu Stolzenfels †	Priest	Cardinal, Bishop of Speyer, Germany
	45.0	Selected	Peter Kilkelly (Killikelly), O.P. †	Bishop of Kilmacduagh, Ireland
4 Jan	50.9	Appointed	Carlo Francesco Durini †	Apostolic Nuncio to France	Cardinal, Bishop of Pavia, Italy
6 Jan		Born	[Nicolas Diot] †		Bishop of [Marne (Constitutional), France]
6 Jan		Born	François de Gain de Montaignac †		Bishop Emeritus of Tarbes, France
11 Jan	81.0	Died	Ennemond-Flodoard Moret de Bourchenu †	Bishop Emeritus of Vence, France
13 Jan	61.3	Resigned	Ludovico Savageri, C.R.S. †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
16 Jan	65.0	Died	Ramón Marimón Corbera †	Bishop of Vic, Spain
18 Jan		Born	Pedro Antonio Juano †		Bishop of Menorca, Spain
19 Jan	37.2	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Gualterio †	Titular Archbishop of Myra	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina
19 Jan	55.9	Appointed	Luca Melchiore Tempi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
20 Jan		Born	Francesco Saverio Passari †		Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia
22 Jan	43.8	Appointed	Filippo Acciaioli †	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland	Cardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
	45.0	Confirmed	Peter Kilkelly (Killikelly), O.P. †	Bishop of Kilmacduagh, Ireland
	39.9	Selected	Georg Joseph Wilhelm Aloys Rinck von Baldenstein †	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
23 Jan	40.3	Selected	Johann Theodor von Bayern †	Bishop of Liège, Belgium	Cardinal, Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
23 Jan	42.3	Appointed	Enrico Enríquez †	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eusebio
26 Jan	60.7	Ordained Bishop	Claude Bouhier †	Bishop of Dijon, France
26 Jan		Born	Jan Chryzostom Kaczkowski †		Auxiliary Bishop of Lutsk and Zhytomyr (Łuck and Zytomierz), Ukraine
Feb	55.9	Resigned	Luca Melchiore Tempi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Flanders, Belgium	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
2 Feb	45.3	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Gioeni †	Titular Bishop of Assuras	Auxiliary Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
2 Feb	22.9	Ordained Priest	Jan Maurycy von Strachwitz †	Priest of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland	Apostolic Administrator
3 Feb	35.3	Confirmed	Nicola Maurizio Fontana †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
	61.3	Appointed	Michael Ignatius Frivaisz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	61.3	Appointed	Michael Ignatius Frivaisz †	Titular Bishop of Germanicopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	37.9	Confirmed	Franz Christoph von Hutten zu Stolzenfels †	Cardinal, Bishop of Speyer, Germany
	53.5	Confirmed	Pedro José Manuel Martínez de Arizala, O.F.M. Obs. †	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
	59.1	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Rovero (Rotario da Pralormo) †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
	48.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Maria Ruffo †	Archbishop of Capua, Italy
	53.0	Appointed	Scipione Sersale †	Bishop of Lecce, Italy
	59.6	Confirmed	Kasimir Anton von Sickingen †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
7 Feb	67.5	Died	Diego Fermín de Vergara, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
8 Feb		Born	Karl Theodor von Dalberg †		Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
9 Feb	44.8	Ordained Bishop	Charles-François-Alexandre Cardevac de Gouy d’Havrincourt †	Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
12 Feb	40.4	Confirmed	Johann Theodor von Bayern †	Bishop of Liège, Belgium	Cardinal, Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
16 Feb	40.0	Ordained Bishop	Pierre-François-Xavier de Reboul de Lambert †	Bishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France
19 Feb		Born	Francesco Maria Pignatelli (Jr.) †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
20 Feb		Born	Alessandro Mattei †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
21 Feb		Born	Joseph-Jacques Loison †		Bishop of Bayonne, France
23 Feb		Born	Miguel Joaquín Matías Suárez, O.F.M. Cap. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza, Spain
25 Feb	60.8	Died	Diego Felipe de Perea Magdaleno †	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
29 Feb	24.1	Ordained Priest	Gaetano Maria Capece, C.R. †	Priest of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
1 Mar	33.8	Ordained Bishop	Tommaso de Moncada, O.P. †	Archbishop of Messina, Italy
3 Mar	83.4	Died	Francesco Bentini †	Bishop of Comacchio, Italy
	76.3	Succeeded	Giovanni Antonio Cavedi (Chevedo), O.F.M. †	Bishop of Comacchio, Italy
	65.1	Died	Manuel Samaniego Jaca †	Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
4 Mar	20.2	Ordained Deacon	Atanazy Andrzej Szeptycki (Sheptyskyi), O.S.B.M. †	Deacon of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland
6 Mar		Born	Francisco José de Souza Lima †		Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
7 Mar	45.4	Appointed	Ignazio Michele Crivelli †	Apostolic Nuncio to Flanders, Belgium	Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia
8 Mar		Born	François de Fontanges †		Bishop of Autun, France
	41.8	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Sánchez Sardinero †	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
	59.7	Ordained Priest	Kasimir Anton von Sickingen †	Priest of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany	Bishop
9 Mar		Born	Karl Josef Jerome von Kolborn †		Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
15 Mar	35.4	Ordained Bishop	Nicola Maurizio Fontana †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
15 Mar	75.2	Died	José Pinheiro, S.J. †	Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, India
16 Mar	63.7	Appointed	Nicolò Antonio Carafa, O.S.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Philippi	Bishop Emeritus of Tricarico, Italy
	44.5	Appointed	Giovanni Francesco Cavallini †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy
	40.8	Confirmed	Louis-Jacques d’Audibert de Lussan †	Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
	35.2	Installed	Giorgio Doria †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agostino
	51.8	Appointed	Giuseppe Alfonso Miroglio †	Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
	43.4	Confirmed	Ferenc Zichy †	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
20 Mar	37.4	Appointed	Luigi Gualterio †	Apostolic Nuncio to Naples, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina
21 Mar		Born	Francesco Milesi †		Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
21 Mar	23.4	Ordained Deacon	Martin Nugk von Lichtenhoff †	Deacon of Lausitz (Lusatia), Germany	Prefect
22 Mar	44.5	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Francesco Cavallini †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy
	51.8	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Alfonso Miroglio †	Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
	30.4	Ordained Deacon	Girolamo Spínola †	Deacon	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
24 Mar	50.8	Resigned	Vincenzo Acqua †	Apostolic Internuncio to France	Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
24 Mar		Born	Nicola Riganti †		Cardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
25 Mar	30.4	Ordained Priest	Girolamo Spínola †	Priest	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
26 Mar	45.4	Appointed	Ignazio Michele Crivelli †	Superior of Batavia (Holland Mission), Netherlands	Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia
29 Mar	51.1	Resigned	Carlo Francesco Durini †	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland	Cardinal, Bishop of Pavia, Italy
Apr	65.9	Died	Francisco Salgado Quirago †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain
1 Apr		Born	Vicente Alexandre de Tovar †		Prelate of Goiás, Brazil
4 Apr	37.0	Ordained Priest	Francesco Castellini †	Priest	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
		Born	Chrysostomus Josef Novak, O.S.B. †		Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary
	23.9	Ordained Deacon	György Richvaldszky †	Deacon	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Tommaso Vespoli †	Priest of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop
	22.8	Ordained Priest	Anton Zlatarić †	Priest	Bishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia
6 Apr	50.2	Ordained Priest	Xaverius Giustiniani †	Priest	Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
9 Apr	45.5	Resigned	Ignazio Michele Crivelli †	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany	Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia
10 Apr	71.2	Died	Giovanni Macario Valenti †	Bishop of Conversano, Italy
11 Apr		Born	Simón López García, C.O. †		Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
12 Apr	40.9	Ordained Bishop	Louis-Jacques d’Audibert de Lussan †	Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
12 Apr	39.2	Died	Johann Kaspar von Wolkenstein-Rodeneck †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy
13 Apr	46.4	Appointed	Nicola Cioffi †	Bishop of Sora, Italy	Archbishop of Amalfi, Italy
	41.8	Appointed	Franciszek Kazimierz Dowgiałło Zawisza †	Auxiliary Bishop of Inflanty (Livonia)-Pilten, Poland
	41.8	Appointed	Franciszek Kazimierz Dowgiałło Zawisza †	Titular Bishop of Evaria	Auxiliary Bishop of Inflanty (Livonia)-Pilten, Poland
	56.2	Appointed	Filippo Felice del Prete †	Bishop of Conversano, Italy
	48.7	Appointed	Alessio Ignazio Marucchi †	Bishop of Acqui, Italy
	40.1	Confirmed	Georg Joseph Wilhelm Aloys Rinck von Baldenstein †	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
	30.4	Appointed	Girolamo Spínola †	Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Phrygia	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
19 Apr	48.7	Ordained Bishop	Alessio Ignazio Marucchi †	Bishop of Acqui, Italy
19 Apr	30.5	Ordained Bishop	Girolamo Spínola †	Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Phrygia	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
20 Apr		Born	Michelangelo Luchi, O.S.B. †		Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
21 Apr		Born	Bonaventura (Domenico Giuseppe) Gazzola, O.F.M. Ref. †		Cardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
23 Apr	49.4	Died	Melchiorre Delfico †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
26 Apr	56.2	Ordained Bishop	Filippo Felice del Prete †	Bishop of Conversano, Italy
26 Apr	46.7	Died	Francisco Pablo Matos y Coronado †	Bishop of Michoacán, México
1 May	46.5	Ordained Bishop	Nicola Cioffi †	Bishop of Sora, Italy	Archbishop of Amalfi, Italy
2 May	30.5	Appointed	Girolamo Spínola †	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
3 May	65.2	Ordained Deacon	Francesco Ricci †	Deacon	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo
4 May	65.3	Died	Joseph Oswald von Attems †	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
5 May		Born	Józef Miaskowski †		Bishop of Warszawa, Poland
16 May	53.0	Appointed	Manuel del Rio Flores, O.P. †	Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Bishop-Elect
17 May	38.1	Ordained Bishop	Franz Christoph von Hutten zu Stolzenfels †	Cardinal, Bishop of Speyer, Germany
17 May		Born	Juan Antonio Tamayo, O.S. †		Titular Bishop of Botrys
19 May		Born	Irénée-Yves Desolle (Dessole) †		Archbishop Emeritus of Chambéry, France
23 May	56.3	Died	Charles de Bannes d’Avéjan †	Bishop of Alès (Alais), France
26 May	30.2	Selected	Vigilius Augustin Maria von Firmian †	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia	Bishop Emeritus
30 May	28.1	Ordained Priest	Gaspare Barletta †	Priest	Bishop of Venosa, Italy
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Martino Bianchi †	Priest	Archbishop of Lucca, Italy
	27.8	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Du Mesnil †	Priest	Bishop of Volterra, Italy
	24.1	Ordained Priest	György Richvaldszky †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
31 May	23.6	Ordained Priest	Martin Nugk von Lichtenhoff †	Priest of Lausitz (Lusatia), Germany	Prefect
Jun	64.5	Resigned	Giacomo Oddi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal	Cardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
3 Jun	16.0	Professed	Raffaele Pasca, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Teano, Italy
7 Jun	22.6	Ordained Deacon	Luis da Anunciação Azevedo, O.P. †	Deacon of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop Emeritus of Angola e Congo
11 Jun	80.4	Died	Jacques Pescherard, O.F.M. Cap. †	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Baghdad, Iraq
12 Jun	74.2	Resigned	Giovanni Maria Benzoni †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
13 Jun	52.6	Died	Renato Massa †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
15 Jun	29.1	Appointed	Paolo Francesco Giustiniani, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
	61.9	Installed	Francesco Landi Pietra †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Onofrio	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Benevento, Italy
	50.9	Appointed	Vito Moio (Mojo) †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
	61.8	Appointed	Ludovico Savageri, C.R.S. †	Titular Bishop of Tempe	Bishop Emeritus of Alatri, Italy
18 Jun		Born	Vincenz Joseph Franz Sales von Schrattenbach †		Bishop of Brno, Czechia
21 Jun	29.1	Ordained Bishop	Paolo Francesco Giustiniani, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
21 Jun	51.0	Ordained Bishop	Vito Moio (Mojo) †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
24 Jun	74.6	Died	Bogusław Korwin Gosiewski †	Bishop of Smoleńsk, Poland
25 Jun	61.1	Died	Angelo Maria (Jean Luc) Volanti, O.P. †	Bishop of Stagno (Ston), Croatia
28 Jun	60.0	Died	Lazzaro Pallavicini †	Titular Archbishop of Thebae

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