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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownDiedAntoine du Monastey (d’Alpiniac, Appiniac)Bishop of Aire, France
ResignedAntonio Balestrieri, O. Cist. †Archbishop of Amalfi, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
BornFrançois de BourdeillesBishop Emeritus of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
DiedPaolo Emilio BruniBishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
DiedCorrado CaraccioloBishop of Ostuni, Italy
BornAlvaro della QuadraBishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy
BornStanisław Falęcki, O. Cist. †Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
BornGirolamo FedericiBishop of Lodi, Italy
60.0AppointedNiccolò FieschiArchbishop of Ravenna, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
DiedJuan Bautista GarzónBishop-Elect of Ossero (Osor), Croatia
47.0DiedPietro GriffoBishop of Forli, Italy
AppointedDietrich Huls, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Schwerin, Germany
66.0DiedGabriel Iban al-Qelai, O.F.M. †Bishop of Nicosia, Cyprus
ResignedGiuliano Isopo, O. Carm. †Bishop of Montemarano, ItalyBishop Emeritus
ResignedNiccolò LippomanoBishop of Bergamo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornGabriel Le Veneur de TillièresBishop of Évreux, France
ResignedMarco Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), ItalyBishop Emeritus
ResignedFrancesco MinerbettiArchbishop of Sassari, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Arezzo, Italy
ResignedDemetrius NyasBishop of Santorini {Thira}, GreeceBishop Emeritus
DiedWilliam O’Ferral, O. Cist. †Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
DiedEugene O’Flanagan, O.P. †Bishop of Achonry, Ireland
BornFrancisco Antonio Orantes Vélez, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
30.0DiedAndrea PastoreBishop-Elect of Andria, Italy
57.3AppointedLorenzo PucciAdministrator of Amalfi, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
BornOttaviano della Raverta (Rovere)Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
BornJuan Redín CruzatBishop of Tarazona, Spain
DiedJacques Ricoul, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Chartres, France
ResignedSismondo Filiasus RoverellaArchbishop of Ravenna, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
AppointedJohannes Sartoris de Tremonia (Velmecker, Schneider), O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
BornAntonio ScarampiBishop of Lodi, Italy
51.0ResignedMatthäus Schiner (Schinner)Administrator of Novara, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
ResignedJuan de SepúlvedaBishop of MaltaBishop Emeritus
22.6Ordained PriestGirolamo Seripando, O.E.S.A. †Priest of Order of Hermits of St. AugustineCardinal, Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
AppointedGiovanni Sernino de CucciatiBishop of Cortona, Italy
DiedGiovanni Francesco SetarioBishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
DiedJacobelli SilvestriBishop of Alatri, Italy
BornAlessandro StrozziBishop of Volterra, Italy
DiedThomas Bishop of Aire, France
DiedJohn Thoruten, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
DiedPedro Vaz Gaviso VelasciBishop of Guarda, Portugal
2 JanDiedLouis PinelleBishop Emeritus of Meaux, France
16 JanResignedTeseo de CupisBishop of Recanati, ItalyBishop of Macerata, Italy
AppointedLuigi (Alvise) TassoBishop of Recanati, Italy
23 JanAppointedGiovanni SannaArchbishop of Sassari, Italy
FebDiedGiovanni Francesco SalvinoBishop of Vieste, Italy
11 Feb40.5AppointedJuan (Johannes) de Witte Hoos (Ubite), O.P. †Bishop of Baracoa (All Cuba) (Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Baracoa), CubaBishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cuba
17 Feb48.1DiedFrançois Louis Widebien (Widerien), O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Thérouanne, France
12 MarDiedBernardo LauriBishop of Policastro, Italy
17 MarAppointedGirolamo CampeggiBishop of Poreč (Parenzo), CroatiaBishop Emeritus
22 Mar50.2AppointedPaolo BorgasioBishop of Nemosia (Limasol), CyprusBishop Emeritus
34.2ResignedMarco CornaroBishop of Nemosia (Limasol), CyprusCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
43.2ResignedSisto Gara della Rovere (Franciotti)Administrator of Saluzzo, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
AppointedGiuliano TornabuoniBishop of Saluzzo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
31 MarAppointedAcenario LópezBishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
AppointedAcenario LópezAuxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza, SpainBishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
AprResignedClaude de Château-VieuxArchbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), FranceArchbishop Emeritus
9 AprAppointedBernardo CatagnanoBishop of MaltaBishop Emeritus
AppointedNicolas , O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of Salona
AppointedTommaso Giovanni RiarioBishop of Savona, Italy
54.9AppointedRaffaele Sansoni RiarioAdministrator of MaltaCardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
18 Apr77.2DiedRichard Mayew (Mayo)Bishop of Hereford, England, Great Britain
19 Apr55.2AppointedAntonio Maria Ciocchi del MonteAdministrator of Novara, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
25 AprDiedJohn HattonAuxiliary Bishop of York, England, Great Britain
28 Apr12.3AppointedJean-Philippe de GrosléeArchbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
May24.6AppointedInnocenzo Cibo (Cybo)Administrator of Torino {Turin}, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
14 MayAppointedJames HepburnBishop of Moray, Scotland, Great Britain
23 MayResignedBernardo CatagnanoBishop of MaltaBishop Emeritus
27 MayDiedPeter WolkowBishop of Schwerin, Germany
31 MayAppointedJean des Pres MontpezatBishop of Montauban, FranceBishop Emeritus
JunDiedGuillaume Adhémar de MonteilBishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France
6 JunAppointedAlexander GordonBishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great BritainBishop-Elect
9 Jun72.4DiedLuis Mercader Escolano, O. Cart. †Bishop of Tortosa, Spain
13 JunAppointedNicolas GrossettoAuxiliary Bishop of Mantova, Italy
AppointedNicolas GrossettoTitular Bishop of LamusAuxiliary Bishop of Mantova, Italy
21 JunDiedMartín Fernández de Angulo Saavedra y LunaBishop of Córdoba, Spain
22 JunOrdained BishopGiuliano TornabuoniBishop of Saluzzo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
JulResignedJean d’AurioleBishop of Montauban, FranceBishop Emeritus
88.5AppointedJaime Serra i CauCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
1 Jul12.5AppointedPietro LippomanoBishop of Bergamo, ItalyBishop of Verona, Italy
4 JulAppointedPedro del CampoAuxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
AppointedPedro del CampoTitular Bishop of UticaAuxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
18 Jul22.5AppointedBandinello SauliCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in TrastevereCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Gerace, Italy
63.1AppointedFrancesco SoderiniCardinal-Bishop of PalestrinaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
70.5DiedMarco Vigerio della Rovere, O.F.M. Conv. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Trani, Italy
21 JulAppointedCharles BoothBishop of Hereford, England, Great Britain
AppointedRichard WilsonAuxiliary Bishop of York, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of Meath, Ireland
AppointedRichard WilsonTitular Bishop of NegroponteBishop Emeritus of Meath, Ireland
Aug18.5AppointedGuillaume de CroyBishop of Cambrai, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
7 Aug41.5DiedFederico SanseverinoCardinal, Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Novara, Italy
15 Aug38.6DiedJacques de Croy, O.S.B. †Bishop of Cambrai, FranceBishop Emeritus
18 Aug57.4AppointedAdriaan Florenszoon DedelBishop of Tortosa, SpainPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
AppointedArcangelo MadrignanoBishop of Avellino e Frigento, ItalyBishop Emeritus
45.6AppointedAlfonso Manrique de Lara y SolísBishop of Córdoba, SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
19 AugAppointedGiovanni Pirro ScornaBishop of Policastro, ItalyBishop Emeritus
22 AugDiedGuillermo Raimundo CentellesBishop of Siracusa, Italy
AppointedPedro Ruiz de la Mota, O.S.B. †Bishop of Badajoz, SpainBishop of Palencia, Spain
Sep82.6DiedGiacomo GherardiBishop of Aquino, Italy
1 SepAppointedMartin Titular Bishop of Augustopolis in Phrygia
AppointedDaniel Tayspiel, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Thérouanne, France
AppointedDaniel Tayspiel, O.P. †Titular Bishop of DschebailAuxiliary Bishop of Thérouanne, France
9 Sep7.3AppointedAfonso de PortugalBishop of Guarda, PortugalCardinal, Archbishop of Lisboa, Portugal
10 Sep23.6AppointedAntoine de Lévis de Château-MorandBishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, FranceBishop of Saint-Flour, France
17 SepAppointedDidier GilionisBishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), ItalyFormer Bishop-Elect
AppointedGiovanni di SorraBishop of Bosa, Italy
23 SepDiedClaude de Château-VieuxArchbishop Emeritus of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
28 SepOrdained BishopAntoine de ChabannesBishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
AppointedPedro de UrietaBishop of Siracusa, ItalyBishop Emeritus
OctDiedMartín Zurbano de AzpeitiaBishop of Tuy, Spain
4 OctBornArchangelo de’ Bianchi (Blanca), O.P. †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Teano, Italy
29 OctOrdained BishopPedro de UrietaBishop of Siracusa, ItalyBishop Emeritus
5 NovAppointedGiacomo BongalliBishop of Nepi e Sutri, ItalyBishop Emeritus
AppointedMario MaffeiBishop of Aquino, ItalyBishop of Cavaillon, France
AppointedMagnus MecklenburgBishop of Schwerin, Germany
8 NovAppointedPietro Giovanni de MelisBishop of Montemarano, ItalyTitular Bishop of Tiberias
10 NovAppointedQuintin O’Higgins, O.F.M. †Bishop of Clonmacnoise, Ireland
11 NovAppointedGraziano Santucci, O.S.A. †Bishop of Alatri, Italy
15 NovAppointedBernardo de’ MediciBishop of Forli, Italy
23 Nov61.8AppointedAlejandro Geraldini (Gerardini, Gueraldini)Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
24 Nov41.5AppointedLouis Canossa, O. Cist. †Bishop of Bayeux, FranceBishop Emeritus
65.8ResignedRené de PrieBishop of Bayeux, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Limoges, France
26 Nov71.9AppointedPhilippe de LuxembourgBishop of Arras, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France
AppointedFrançois de MelunBishop of Thérouanne, France
30 NovOrdained BishopCharles BoothBishop of Hereford, England, Great Britain
DecDiedJuan Laso de la Vega, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
DiedMiles Saley (Salley), O.S.B. †Bishop of Llandaff, Wales, Great Britain
4 DecDiedLudwig Ebmer (Ebner)Bishop Emeritus of Chiemsee, Germany
5 DecAppointedPhilippe de MontmorencyBishop of Limoges, France
65.9ResignedRené de PrieBishop of Limoges, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
12 DecAppointedAntonio de CavalleriaBishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy
AppointedSimone de Nor (Narnia)Bishop of Andria, Italy
17 Dec42.2ResignedLuigi d’AragonaAdministrator of León, SpainCardinal, Administrator of Nardò, Italy
44.9AppointedEsteban Gabriel MerinoBishop of León, SpainCardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
27 DecDiedJacques d’AmboiseBishop of Clermont, France

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