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DateAgeBishopTitle
unknownMarco Antonio †Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
unknownGiambatista Borgia †Bishop of Massa Lubrense, Italy
unknownEvangelista Cittadini †Bishop Emeritus of Alessano, Italy
unknownStefano Gahortzian (Coherzen), O.P. †Bishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
unknownAlessandro Stefano Filodori, O.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy
unknownFrancesco Franchini †Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
unknownNicolas Guérin, O. Cist. †Auxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France
unknownJaime Martínez Casanat, O. Carm. †Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza, Spain
unknownJohn McBrady †Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland
unknown76.8Tomás de San Martín, O.P. †Bishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
unknownGirolamo Sauli †Archbishop of Genova, Italy
unknown52.0Catalano Trivulzio †Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
8 JanSebastián Obregón, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
15 JanAmbrosio Brandão, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal
18 Jan17.3Roberto de’ Nobili †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica
27 JanMaurice O’Fihely, O.F.M. †Bishop of Ross, Ireland
5 FebPierre de Forli †Bishop of Apt, France
22 Feb69.1Mikołaj Dzierżgowski †Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
13 Mar56.0Johann Gropper †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Lucia in Orphea
21 Mar81.2Baltazar Limpo, O. Carm. †Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
8 AprLeo Lösch von Hilkershausen †Bishop of Freising, Germany
19 AprPierre Pincon, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Coutances, France
27 Apr53.3Gutierre Vargas de Carvajal †Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
22 May60.3Virgilio Rosario †Cardinal, Bishop of Ischia, Italy
17 JunBartolomeo Pipero †Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
25 Jun45.4Antonio Trivulzio (Jr.) †Cardinal, Bishop of Toulon, France
JulFrancis Mallet †Bishop-Elect of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
28 Jul63.5Jan Dziaduski †Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
13 AugRodrigo Lopes de Carvalho †Bishop of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
15 Aug62.6Luigi Lippomano †Bishop of Bergamo, Italy
18 Aug83.1Gian Pietro Carafa †Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
25 Aug68.6Giovanni Battista Consiglieri †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
SepJuan Fonseca †Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
14 SepRené de Roullié †Bishop of Senlis, France
26 Sep55.7Georg (Joris) van Egmond †Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
2 Nov30.8Filippo Tornabuoni †Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
18 Nov55.8Ralph Baines †Bishop Emeritus of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain
18 Nov85.8Cuthbert Tunstall †Bishop Emeritus of Durham, England, Great Britain
21 NovMiguel Puig †Bishop of Lérida, Spain
25 NovCristoforo de Nigris †Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
25 Nov66.8Antoine Sanguin de Meudon †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Orléans, France
1 Dec57.4Girolamo Recanati Capodiferro †Cardinal, Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
4 Dec50.9Girolamo Dandini †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
9 Dec60.9Vincenzo Diedo †Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
19 DecPietro Francesco da Galliano †Bishop of Pistoia, Italy
21 Dec82.9Guglielmo (Ghilino) de Guillini (Ghilini) †Bishop of Comacchio, Italy
21 Dec55.9Jean-Philippe de Groslée †Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
23 DecHenry Morgan †Bishop Emeritus of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain
31 Dec57.9Owen Oglethorpe †Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain

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