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The Year of Our Lord 1761

Bishop Events

January to June

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownAppointedJean Accari †Archbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey
Ordained BishopJean Accari †Archbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey
25.3Ordained PriestJérôme-Marie Champion de Cicé †PriestArchbishop of Aix, France
18.3Ordained PriestMateus de Abreu Pereira †PriestBishop of Săo Paulo, Brazil
BornYoussef Estefan †Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus per i Maroniti
AppointedHenri Ghuez, S.J. †Prefect of French Guiana-Cayenne, AntillesPrefect Emeritus
27.9Ordained PriestAdam Kłokocki †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of Lutsk and Zhytomyr (Łuck and Zytomierz), Ukraine
BornJózef Krzysztofowicz †Titular Bishop of Arca in Phoenicia
23.9Ordained PriestBaltazar Jaime Martínez de Compańón †PriestArchbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
51.5DiedFilippo Mazzetti †Bishop of Fossano, Italy
61.0Ordained BishopTheophilus MacCartan †Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
BornRamón Ignacio Méndez †Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
36.3AppointedAntoni Adam Młodowski-Struś, O.S.B.M. †Coadjutor Bishop of Pińsk-Turaŭ (Ukrainian), BelarusBishop of Volodymyr (Włodzimierz) et Brėst (Ukrainian)
45.0Ordained BishopPhilip Phillips †Bishop of Killala, IrelandArchbishop of Tuam, Ireland
BornAntonio Angelo Radovani †Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), Albania
24.2Ordained PriestAlexandre-Angélique Talleyrand de Périgord †PriestCardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
1 Jan57.1SelectedJacques-Marie de Caritat de Condorcet †Bishop of Lisieux, France
4 Jan64.3DiedBonaventura (Francis Antonio) Fabozzi, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Potenza, Italy
48.0Ordained BishopPierre Chapelle de Jumilhac de Cubjac †Bishop of Lectoure, France
8 Jan46.3SelectedClaude-Mathias-Joseph de Barral †Bishop of Troyes, FranceBishop Emeritus
35.9SelectedJean-Baptiste-Marie Champion de Cicé †Bishop of Auxerre, France
BornJean-Jacques Guérard, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam
11 Jan33.2Ordained BishopEtienne-Charles de Loménie de Brienne †Bishop of Condom, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Sens, France
13 JanBornGioacchino Tosi †Bishop Emeritus of Anagni, Italy
14 Jan73.5DiedOnésimo Salamanca Zaldívar †Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
16 Jan84.4DiedGiovanni Andrea Tria †Bishop Emeritus of Larino, Italy
19 JanBornVincenzo Ferrari, O.P. †Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
20 JanBornLothar Anselm von Gebsattel †Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
57.1DiedFilippo Niccolň Spinelli †Bishop of Aversa, Italy
21 JanBornAntonio Pérez de Hirias †Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
22 Jan35.3Ordained BishopIgnaz Koller †Titular Bishop of TargaBishop of Veszprém, Hungary
23 JanBornPolikarp Antoni Augustyn Marciejewski, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Sejny o Sejna o Augustów, Poland
89.1DiedÁlvaro Eugenio de Mendoza Caamańo y Sotomayor †Cardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
25 Jan57.5InstalledLeopold Josef Hannibal Petazzi de Castel Nuovo †Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
28 Jan54.3DiedDiego del Corro †Archbishop of Lima, Peru
Feb51.5DiedBartolomeo Coccoli †Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy
1 Feb36.4Ordained PriestMarcantonio Colonna (Jr.) †PriestCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
5 Feb55.6DiedJosé Antonio Basurco y Herrera †Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
BornJosé Maria de Santa Anna Noronha, O.S.P.P.E. †Bishop of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal
6 Feb60.4DiedClemens August Maria von Bayern †Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
28.6Ordained PriestJérôme Joseph Franz de Paula Colloredo von Wallsee und Mels †Priest of Wien {Vienna}, AustriaArchbishop of Salzburg, Austria
8 FebBornCarlo Maria Lenzi, Sch. P. †Bishop of Lipari, Italy
11 FebBornJoăo Inácio da Fonseca Manso †Bishop of Leiria, Portugal
43.8SelectedGiuseppe Maria Pilo, O. Carm. †Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy
14 Feb57.2ResignedJacques-Marie de Caritat de Condorcet †Bishop of Auxerre, FranceBishop of Lisieux, France
26.0Ordained PriestJohn Carroll †Priest of Society of JesusArchbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
36.0ResignedJean-Baptiste-Marie Champion de Cicé †Bishop of Troyes, FranceBishop of Auxerre, France
22.9Ordained DeaconErasmus Dionys Krieger †Deacon of Praha {Prague}, CzechiaAuxiliary Bishop
23.0Ordained PriestAndrej (André) Szabó †Priest of Eger, HungaryBishop of Košice, Slovakia
15 Feb30.6Ordained PriestFrançois Maria Collet, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusTitular Bishop of Adrasus
16 Feb66.6AppointedOctavius Antonius Baiardi †Titular Archbishop of Tyrus
46.4ConfirmedClaude-Mathias-Joseph de Barral †Bishop of Troyes, FranceBishop Emeritus
65.1AppointedGiovanbattista Caracciolo, C.R. †Bishop of Aversa, Italy
57.2ConfirmedJacques-Marie de Caritat de Condorcet †Bishop of Lisieux, France
36.0ConfirmedJean-Baptiste-Marie Champion de Cicé †Bishop of Auxerre, France
39.4AppointedJoseph-Crispin des Achards de La Baume †Bishop of Cavaillon, France
22 Feb59.0Ordained BishopPedro Albornoz Tapia †Bishop of Orihuela, Spain
65.1Ordained BishopGiovanbattista Caracciolo, C.R. †Bishop of Aversa, Italy
80.0DiedCasimiro Rossi Reyna, O.F.M. Obs. †Titular Bishop of Capsus
24 Feb61.2DiedGaetano de Carli †Bishop of Rieti, Italy
39.4Ordained BishopJoseph-Crispin des Achards de La Baume †Bishop of Cavaillon, France
25 Feb34.1AppointedJohn MacDonald †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Highland District, Scotland, Great BritainVicar Apostolic
34.1AppointedJohn MacDonald †Titular Bishop of TiberiopolisVicar Apostolic of Highland District, Scotland, Great Britain
1 Mar25.5ProfessedJosé do Menino Jesus (Deus), O.C.D. †Member of Order of Discalced CarmelitesBishop of Viseu, Portugal
63.3DiedCarlos Antonio Riomol y Quiroga †Bishop of Mondońedo, Spain
23.6Ordained PriestAugust Franz von Strauß (Strauss) †Priest of Mainz, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
2 Mar18.8ProfessedAntónio da Assunçăo, O.E.S.A. †Member of Order of Hermits of St. AugustineBishop-Elect of Săo Tomé of Meliapore, India
4 Mar46.9SelectedMaxmilián von Hamilton †Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
BornFrancesco Toli †Bishop of Pistoia e Prato, Italy
6 MarBornJean-Baptist-Marie-Anne-Antoine de Latil †Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
7 Mar22.9Ordained PriestAntonio Maria Gardini, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Crema, Italy
23.0Ordained PriestErasmus Dionys Krieger †Priest of Praha {Prague}, CzechiaAuxiliary Bishop
22.3Ordained DeaconJohann Joseph Schüller von Ehrenthal †Deacon of Lausitz (Lusatia), GermanyPrefect
8 Mar23.0Ordained PriestSerafino (Michelangelo) Vitale, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Minori, Italy
9 Mar52.4SelectedMatteo Gennaro Testa Piccolomini †Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
11 Mar76.1DiedGirolamo de Bardi †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria degli Angeli
BornCharles Sughrue †Bishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
14 Mar66.9SelectedCiro de Alteriis †Bishop of Acerra, Italy
53.6SelectedCarlo Parlati, C.P.O. †Bishop of Potenza, ItalyArchbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
19 Mar22.8Ordained PriestMiklós Milassin, O.F.M. Obs. †Priest of Order of Observant Friars MinorBishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
21 Mar23.2Ordained PriestIsidoro Leggio, C.Ss.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
24 Mar30.5Ordained DeaconFranz Ludwig von Erthal †DeaconBishop of Würzburg, Germany
25 Mar61.2DiedAntonio Falangola †Bishop of Caserta, Italy
29 Mar46.5Ordained BishopClaude-Mathias-Joseph de Barral †Bishop of Troyes, FranceBishop Emeritus
5 Apr66.8Ordained BishopOctavius Antonius Baiardi †Titular Archbishop of Tyrus
6 Apr61.0InstalledFilippo Acciaioli †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli AngeliCardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
48.3AppointedJuan Manuel Argüelles †Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, SpainBishop of Palencia, Spain
48.3AppointedJuan Manuel Argüelles †Titular Bishop of BotrysBishop of Palencia, Spain
43.3AppointedJosephus Antonius Bajtay, Sch. P. †Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, RomaniaBishop Emeritus
62.0AppointedFrancesco Paolo Carelli †Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy
55.3AppointedGirolamo Clarelli †Bishop of Rieti, Italy
37.0AppointedBuenaventura Córdoba Espinosa de la Cerda †Cardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
37.0AppointedBuenaventura Córdoba Espinosa de la Cerda †Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in PontoCardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
67.0ConfirmedCiro de Alteriis †Bishop of Acerra, Italy
33.5AppointedAlvise Maria Gabrieli †Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), ItalyBishop of Vicenza, Italy
35.2ConfirmedAntonius von Herberstein, C.R. †Bishop of Trieste, Italy
51.2AppointedFrancisco Ramón Herboso y Figueroa, O.P. †Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaArchbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
52.8SelectedMax Friedrich von Königsegg und Rothenfels †Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
36.3ConfirmedLouis-Joseph de Montmorency-Laval †Cardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
67.2AppointedAlessandro Pappafava †Titular Bishop of Famagusta
53.6ConfirmedCarlo Parlati, C.P.O. †Bishop of Potenza, ItalyArchbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
45.4AppointedLucas Ramírez Galán, O.F.M. Obs. †Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena (en Espańa)Bishop of Tuy, Spain
45.4AppointedLucas Ramírez Galán, O.F.M. Obs. †Titular Bishop of TanisBishop of Tuy, Spain
BornManuel da Encarnaçăo Sobrinho, O.S.P.P.E. †Titular Bishop of Nemesi
40.1AppointedJan Maurycy von Strachwitz †Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), PolandApostolic Administrator
40.1AppointedJan Maurycy von Strachwitz †Titular Bishop of TiberiasApostolic Administrator of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
52.5ConfirmedMatteo Gennaro Testa Piccolomini †Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
7 Apr80.9DiedJosé (de Bolańos) Calzado, O.F.M. Disc. †Titular Archbishop of Nisibis
12 Apr53.6Ordained BishopCarlo Parlati, C.P.O. †Bishop of Potenza, ItalyArchbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
52.5Ordained BishopMatteo Gennaro Testa Piccolomini †Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
73.5Ordained BishopMichael Wodzicki †Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
14 Apr46.3SelectedFrancisco Javier Delgado y Venegas †Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, SpainCardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
15 Apr60.2AppointedRaphael Tuki †Titular Bishop of AchantusTitular Bishop of Arsinoë in Cypro
16 Apr74.3DiedDomenico Antonio Berretti †Bishop of Acerra, Italy
19 Apr62.0Ordained BishopFrancesco Paolo Carelli †Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy
26 Apr55.4Ordained BishopGirolamo Clarelli †Bishop of Rieti, Italy
27 AprBornIgnace Michel Zahir (Daher) †Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
28 AprBornJean Jacoupy †Bishop Emeritus of Agen, France
30 Apr35.3Ordained BishopAntonius von Herberstein, C.R. †Bishop of Trieste, Italy
18.5ProfessedVincenzo Rogadei, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Caserta, Italy
1 May43.3Ordained BishopJosephus Antonius Bajtay, Sch. P. †Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, RomaniaBishop Emeritus
9 May45.6SelectedGennaro Maria Albertini, C.R. †Bishop of Caserta, Italy
13 May50.5SelectedFerenc Barkóczy de Szala †Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
16 May24.6Ordained PriestAlessandro Garimberti †PriestBishop of Borgo San Donnino, Italy
22.1Ordained DeaconFranc Jožef Mikolič (Mikolitsch) †Deacon of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), SloveniaAuxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
22.9Ordained PriestFelice Paoli †PriestBishop of Recanati e Loreto, Italy
22.6Ordained DeaconKarl Godefried von Rosenthal †Deacon of Olomouc, CzechiaAuxiliary Bishop
24.3Ordained PriestFilippo Scarola †PriestTitular Bishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia
17 May40.2Ordained BishopJan Maurycy von Strachwitz †Titular Bishop of TiberiasApostolic Administrator of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
19 MayBornJosé Antonio Azpeitia y Sáenz de Santamaria †Bishop of Cartagena (en Espańa)
20 May67.2ResignedValentín Moran Menéndez, O. de M. †Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, SpainBishop Emeritus
48.3ResignedJean-Antoine de Touchebœuf de Beaumont des Junies †Bishop of Rennes, FranceBishop Emeritus
22 May48.0DiedEdmond Bennetat, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam
25 May57.2ConfirmedFranz Joseph Friedrich Ambuel †Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
46.1AppointedGiuseppe Cacace †Bishop of Monopoli, Italy
46.4ConfirmedFrancisco Javier Delgado y Venegas †Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, SpainCardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
40.4AppointedMariano Martí †Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
44.1ConfirmedGiuseppe Maria Pilo, O. Carm. †Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy
51.6AppointedGiuseppe Simonetti †Titular Archbishop of Petra in PalaestinaCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello
27 May54.5ResignedPietro Saverio Antonini †Bishop of Veroli, ItalyBishop Emeritus
55.4DiedGennaro Perrelli †Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy
28 MayBornMaria-Thaddäus von Trauttmansdorf Wiensberg †Cardinal, Archbishop of Olomouc, Czechia
29 May54.8ResignedGiovanni Antonio Castelli †Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), MontenegroBishop Emeritus
30 MayBornAntal Török †Bishop of Csanád, Hungary
31 May46.1Ordained BishopGiuseppe Cacace †Bishop of Monopoli, Italy
34.1Ordained PriestVicente Ferreira da Rocha, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Castelo Branco, Portugal
67.4Ordained BishopAlessandro Pappafava †Titular Bishop of Famagusta
45.6Ordained BishopLucas Ramírez Galán, O.F.M. Obs. †Titular Bishop of TanisBishop of Tuy, Spain
3 JunBornPierre Dupont de Poursat †Bishop of Coutances, France
4 JunBornJohn Baptist Mary David, P.S.S. †Bishop Emeritus of Bardstown, Kentucky, USA
7 Jun17.1ProfessedBonaventura (Domenico Giuseppe) Gazzola, O.F.M. Ref. †Member of Order of Reformed Friars MinorCardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
51.7Ordained BishopGiuseppe Simonetti †Titular Archbishop of Petra in PalaestinaCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello
49.8DiedGiovanni Filippo Antonio San Martino †Bishop of Asti, Italy
11 Jun25.7Ordained PriestFrancis Moylan †Priest of Cork and Cloyne, IrelandBishop of Cork, Ireland
13 Jun69.0DiedGiuseppe Agostino Orsi, O.P. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto
43.0AppointedFelipe Pérez Santa María †Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
43.0AppointedFelipe Pérez Santa María †Titular Bishop of Constantia in ArabiaAuxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
14 JunBornFrancesco di Paola Berretta †Auxiliary Bishop of Catania, Italy
21 JunBornPatrick Maguire, O.F.M. Rec. †Coadjutor Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland
22 Jun91.2DiedRaniero d’Elci †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
28 Jun37.2Ordained BishopBuenaventura Córdoba Espinosa de la Cerda †Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in PontoCardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
25.5Ordained DeaconDavid Pilchowski †DeaconAuxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
57.8Ordained BishopHieronim Wieloglowski †Titular Bishop of BendaAuxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
29 JunBornJacques de la Brue de Saint-Bauzile †Titular Bishop of Tempe
25.5Ordained PriestDavid Pilchowski †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
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