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The Year of Our Lord 1756

Bishop Events

January to June


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown24.0Ordained PriestStefano BorgiaPriestCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
52.7AppointedJuan Tomás de Boxadors y Sureda de San Martín, O.P. †Master General of Order of Friars PreachersCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto
17.4ProfessedTheodor (Johann Karl) von Brabeck, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Corvey, Germany
BornManuel de los Santos EscobarBishop-Elect of Quito, Ecuador
33.2Ordained PriestFranz Xaver KalatayPriestBishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
BornRanald MacDonaldVicar Apostolic of Western District, Scotland, Great Britain
BornJoaquim José de Miranda CoutinhoBishop of Castelo Branco, Portugal
23.2Ordained PriestPedro Nolasco Mora Mora, O. de M. †Priest of Order of Our Lady of MercyBishop of Solsona, Spain
BornDomenico Pes, Sch. P. †Bishop of Bisarchio o Bisarcio (Ozieri), Italy
15.9ProfessedLuigi Maria Pirelli, C.R. †Member of Congregation of Clerics RegularArchbishop of Trani e Bisceglie, Italy
21.2Ordained PriestLouis-René-Edouard de Rohan-GuéménéePriestCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
83.6DiedJulius Nicolaus TornoTitular Bishop of Arcadiopolis in Asia
1 Jan45.0DiedLouis-Marie Deveaux, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam
4 Jan52.3Ordained BishopNicolás Gil Martínez y MaloBishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
6 JanDiedMartinus van LitsenborghVicar Apostolic of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
48.2Ordained BishopPascual López Estaún (Estac)Bishop of Jaca, SpainBishop of Huesca, Spain
7 Jan87.4DiedCharles Antoine Donadoni, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
11 Jan50.0Ordained BishopRichard LincolnTitular Archbishop of AradusArchbishop of Dublin, Ireland
44.1Ordained BishopJózsef Károly ZbiškoBishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia
12 Jan53.2AppointedMartín Barcia CarrascalBishop of Córdoba, Spain
85.8AppointedRaniero d’ElciCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
81.3AppointedGiovanni Antonio Guadagni, O.C.D. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
76.1AppointedGiacomo OddiCardinal-Priest of Sant’AnastasiaCardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
66.3AppointedCarlo Maria SacripanteCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
58.0AppointedFelicjan Filip Wołodkowicz (Volodkovyc)Coadjutor Bishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), UkraineArchbishop
16 JanBorn[Siméon-Stylite-François-Régis Rovère]Bishop Emeritus of [Vaucluse (Constitutional), France]
18 Jan66.5SucceededJohann Friedrich Karl von OsteinBishop of Worms, GermanyArchbishop of Mainz, Germany
54.8Ordained BishopFrancisco Javier Pérez Baroja y MuroBishop of Teruel, Spain
73.5DiedFranz Georg von SchönbornArchbishop of Trier, Germany
54.6SucceededJohann Philipp von WalderdorffArchbishop of Trier, Germany
19 JanBornFrancesco Scipio Dondi OrologioBishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
20 Jan47.3ResignedLeopold Ernst von FirmianCoadjutor Bishop of Trento, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Passau, Germany
25 Jan66.3Ordained BishopCarlo Maria SacripanteCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
1 Feb26.7Ordained PriestIgnaz Franz Stanislaus von SpaurPriest of Salzburg, AustriaBishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
3 Feb67.4DiedLorenzo Taranco MujaurrietaBishop of Gerona, Spain
6 FebBornFrancesco Antonio MondelliBishop of Città di Castello, Italy
11 Feb36.1AppointedClaude-François de Reymond, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan), China
36.1AppointedClaude-François de Reymond, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of CinnaVicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan), China
BornPhilippe-François SausinBishop of Blois, France
12 Feb73.1DiedSiméon VII AwadPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
BornBaldassare LeoneBishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
15 FebBornFerdinand Hermann Maria von LüninckBishop of Münster, Germany
63.7DiedPaschalis ZainiBishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
16 Feb35.9AppointedVitaliano BorromeoTitular Archbishop of ThebaeCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ecclesiastical Immunity
48.1ConfirmedJean-Louis du Buisson de BeautevilleBishop of Alès (Alais), France
62.2AppointedGiovanni CalebottaBishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
49.0AppointedProspero Colonna di SciarraCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria ad MartyresCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti
52.8ConfirmedCarlo MineoBishop of Patti, Italy
22 Feb66.1DiedMario BolognettiCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria ad Martyres
35.9Ordained BishopVitaliano BorromeoTitular Archbishop of ThebaeCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ecclesiastical Immunity
52.8Ordained BishopCarlo MineoBishop of Patti, Italy
23 FebBornLorenzo LittaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Residence of Bishops
24 FebBornAntón MákayBishop of Veszprém, Hungary
25 Feb50.6Ordained BishopFridericus von PfutschnerTitular Bishop of Dragobitia (Drago)Auxiliary Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
28 FebSelectedTobie El-KhazenPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
Mar59.4Ordained BishopJacinto Aguado y ChacónBishop of Arequipa, PeruBishop of Osma, Spain
6 Mar54.4SelectedFrancesco Felice Alberti d’EnnoCoadjutor Bishop of Trento, ItalyBishop
8 MarBornJean-Eléonor Montanier de BelmontBishop of Saint-Flour, France
11 MarBornGiuseppe Maria SpinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova, Italy
13 Mar22.9Ordained PriestFabrizio Cimino, C.SS.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop of Oria, Italy
63.3DiedMarcello FilomariniBishop of Mileto, Italy
16 Mar36.0AppointedVitaliano BorromeoApostolic Nuncio to Florence (Tuscany), ItalyCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ecclesiastical Immunity
62.7DiedJuan Antonio Pérez ArellanoAuxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
19 Mar36.2DiedClaude-François de Reymond, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan), China
21 Mar66.9DiedHijacint Marija Milković, O.P. †Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
23 Mar51.2SelectedManuel Antonio de la TorreBishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
28 Mar48.2Ordained BishopJean-Louis du Buisson de BeautevilleBishop of Alès (Alais), France
47.8Ordained PriestMax Friedrich von Königsegg und RothenfelsPriestArchbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
29 Mar50.1SucceededJohn Joseph HornyoldVicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain
78.2DiedJohn Talbot StonorVicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain
Apr73.8DiedFrancesco Agnello FragianniBishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
1 Apr63.8DiedGregorio de Molleda y ClerqueArchbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
3 Apr22.9Ordained PriestPhilip BandiniPriestBishop of Larino, Italy
24.1Ordained PriestWenzel KobaltzPriest of Meißen (Meissen) {Lusazia o Lausitz; Sassonia}, GermanyPrefect
25.2Ordained PriestNiccolò SciarelliPriestBishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
5 Apr53.2Elevated to CardinalPaul d’Albert de LuynesCardinal, Archbishop of Sens, France
57.4Elevated to CardinalAlberico ArchintoCardinal, Secretary of State
52.5AppointedPio Angelo BellingeriAuxiliary Bishop of Pavia, Italy
52.5AppointedPio Angelo BellingeriTitular Bishop of TamasusAuxiliary Bishop of Pavia, Italy
61.8ConfirmedFrançois Joseph Antoine de los ReyesBishop of Oria, Italy
34.2AppointedClaude-François-Ignace Franchet de RansAuxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France
34.2AppointedClaude-François-Ignace Franchet de RansTitular Bishop of RhosusAuxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France
54.0AppointedLuigi MatteiCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli
67.1AppointedGiovanni Filippo (Prudenzio) Patti, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Isauria
59.2Elevated to CardinalÉtienne-René Potier de GesvresCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Beauvais, France
50.0Elevated to CardinalFranz Konrad Kasimir Ignaz von RodtCardinal, Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
71.3Elevated to CardinalGiovanni Battista Rovero (Rotario da Pralormo)Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
32.8AppointedFrancisco de Saldanha da GamaCardinal-DeaconCardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
32.8Elevated to CardinalFrancisco de Saldanha da GamaCardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
65.5Elevated to CardinalNicolas-Charles de Saulx-TavannesCardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
35.3AppointedPietro Domenico ScoppaBishop of Gerace, Italy
43.1Elevated to CardinalFrancisco de Solís Folch de CardonaCardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
51.6Elevated to CardinalJohann Joseph von Trautson zu Falkenstein (Trauston)Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
6 Apr26.7Ordained PriestJean-François de La MarchePriestBishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France
7 Apr43.0AppointedJosé Patricio de la Cuesta VelardeBishop of Ceuta, SpainBishop of Sigüenza, Spain
BornPietro Maria d’AgostinoBishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
49.2AppointedBernardo José Pérez de OblitasBishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
9 AprBornJean-André Doussain, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viet Nam
10 AprBornJean-Louis Florens, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan), China
14 AprBornAnton Anhelovych (Angellowicz)Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
17 Apr23.0Ordained PriestEmilio GentilePriestBishop of Alife, Italy
23.5Ordained DeaconFranciszek Alojzy Junosza GzowskiDeacon of Vilnius, LithuaniaAuxiliary Bishop
57.9Ordained DeaconDomenico PasqualigoDeaconBishop of Scardona (Skradin), Croatia
BornGuilelmus ZerbiAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
18 Apr61.8Ordained BishopFrançois Joseph Antoine de los ReyesBishop of Oria, Italy
35.4Ordained BishopPietro Domenico ScoppaBishop of Gerace, Italy
19 Apr73.2DiedSamuel Jan OżgaBishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), Ukraine
57.9Ordained PriestDomenico PasqualigoPriestBishop of Scardona (Skradin), Croatia
40.7SucceededKajetan Ignacy SołtykBishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), UkraineBishop of Kraków, Poland
20 AprBornJuan José Díaz de Espada y Fernánez de LandaBishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
25 Apr29.5Ordained PriestFrancesco CondulmerPriestTitular Bishop of Famagusta
54.5DiedEnrico EnríquezCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eusebio
28 Apr70.4DiedJohann Ferdinand Joseph von BoedigkeimAuxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
1 May23.3Ordained PriestPaul DovanliaPriestBishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
4 MayBornLouis-Jules-François-Joseph d’Andigné de MayneufBishop of Nantes, France
76.8DiedDomingo (Damiano) PolouArchbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
5 May71.3DiedIgnazio StellutiBishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy
12 MayBornJean-Pierre de Gallien de ChabonsBishop Emeritus of Amiens, France
13 May61.0DiedPacifico BizzaArchbishop of Split (Spalato), Croatia
14 May52.3DiedLouis-Jacques-François de VocanceBishop of Senez, France
21 MayBornAntonio Leonardis da LucinicoBishop of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper), Italy
23 May34.3Ordained BishopClaude-François-Ignace Franchet de RansTitular Bishop of RhosusAuxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France
24 May57.5InstalledAlberico ArchintoCardinal-Priest of San Matteo in MerulanaCardinal, Secretary of State
64.1AppointedJosé Francisco BiguezalBishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
45.3AppointedGiuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo, C.R. †Bishop of Calvi Risorta, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
42.0AppointedDiego Antonio Díez MadroñeroBishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
51.3ConfirmedManuel Antonio de la TorreBishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
53.2AppointedHonuphrius del TufoBishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
33.9AppointedGiovanni Luca GaragninBishop of Arbe (Rab), CroatiaArchbishop of Split (Spalato), Croatia
66.7AppointedPedro Gómez de la TorreBishop of Plasencia, Spain
41.1AppointedJosé de Franquís Laso de CastillaBishop of Málaga, Spain
55.3AppointedPedro Martínez de OnecaBishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
51.7AppointedGiovanni Battista SandiBishop of Belluno, Italy
68.2AppointedLuca Melchiore TempiCardinal-Priest of Santa SusannaCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
25 May90.2DiedJohann Franz Riccilli (Riccius)Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
27 May45.3Ordained BishopGiuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo, C.R. †Bishop of Calvi Risorta, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
53.2Ordained BishopHonuphrius del TufoBishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
30 May71.0Ordained BishopAntonio AlbergottiTitular Bishop of Chalcis in Syria
33.9Ordained BishopGiovanni Luca GaragninBishop of Arbe (Rab), CroatiaArchbishop of Split (Spalato), Croatia
75.4DiedStephen MacEgan, O.P. †Bishop of Meath, Ireland
3 Jun53.0DiedJosé de BragançaArchbishop of Braga, Portugal
18.4ProfessedIsidoro Leggio, C.SS.R. †Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
7 JunBornBernhard Boll, O. Cist. †Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
12 Jun25.6Ordained PriestPietro BoscariniPriestBishop of Città di Castello, Italy
22.7Ordained PriestMarcantonio ContiPriestBishop Emeritus of Pesaro, Italy
23.6Ordained PriestFranciszek Alojzy Junosza GzowskiPriest of Vilnius, LithuaniaAuxiliary Bishop
15 Jun46.2AppointedJoannes Dominicus (Michael Antonius) Chiavassa, O.C.D. †Vicar Apostolic of Great Mogul (Mughals), India
46.2AppointedJoannes Dominicus (Michael Antonius) Chiavassa, O.C.D. †Titular Bishop of AssurasVicar Apostolic of Great Mogul (Mughals), India
34.4AppointedCharles Walmesley, O.S.B. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great BritainVicar Apostolic
34.4AppointedCharles Walmesley, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of Ramata (Rama)Vicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain
16 Jun41.1Ordained BishopJosé de Franquís Laso de CastillaBishop of Málaga, Spain
22 Jun58.4DiedJohn Brett, O.P. †Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
28 Jun38.5DiedFrançois-Armand-Auguste de Rohan-Soubise-VentadourCardinal, Bishop of Strasbourg, France
29 JunBornJosef Chrysostomus PauerBishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria
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