The Year of Our Lord 1646

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Marcantonio Agazzi †	Venezia	Bishop of Ceneda, Italy
		Born	Alvaro Benavente, O.S.A. †	Salamanca, Spain	Vicar Apostolic of Kiam-Si {Kiangsi}, China
		Born	Hippolyte de Béthune †	Bolainville	Bishop of Verdun, France
		Born	Giuseppe Maria Bottari, O.F.M. Conv. †	Venetiis	Bishop of Pula (Pola), Croatia
		Born	Johann Brunetti †	Massa di Carrara	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
		Born	Jean-Baltazar de Cabanes de Viens †	Provence	Bishop of Vence, France
		Born	Julián Cano y Tovar, O. Carm. †	Toletan	Bishop of Avila, Spain
		Born	Valeriano Chierichelli †	Amerin	Bishop Emeritus of Ferentino, Italy
		Born	Pierre Clément †	Besançon	Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
		Died	Franciscus Cruta †	Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), Albania
		Died	Kasper Działyński †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
		Born	Juan Feyjóo González de Villalobos, O. Carm. †	Villalobos	Bishop of Guadix, Spain
		Died	Gaspar Gajosa †	Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
		Died	Maurice Hurley †	Bishop of Emly, Ireland
		Died	Francesco Leonardi †	Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
	57.0	Appointed	Jacques Raoul de La Guibourgère †	Bishop of Maillezais, France	Bishop of La Rochelle, France
		Died	Giovanni Mascardi †	Bishop of Nebbio, France
		Born	Francesco Masones y Nin †	Calaritan	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
		Born	Ladislaus Matyasovski †	Matyasoviz	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
		Died	Arnauld de Maytie †	Bishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
		Born	Nicolás Urbán de la Mota y Haro †	Ioco Ica, Peru	Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
		Born	Benito Omañana †	Oviedo	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
		Born	Juan Pérez Carpintero, O. Praem. †	Brihuega, Spain	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
		Appointed	François de Péricard †	Bishop of Angoulême, France
		Born	Franciszek Mikołaj Prażmowski †	Prazmow	Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
		Died	Biago Proto de Rubeis †	Archbishop of Messina, Italy
		Born	Giovanni Rasponi †	Ravenna	Bishop of Forli, Italy
		Born	Bernard (Bertrand) de Sénaux †	Toulouse	Bishop of Autun, France
	57.0	Died	Francesco Sperelli †	Bishop of San Severino (Marche), Italy
		Born	Miguel Juan de Taverner y Rubí †	Barcelona	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
		Born	Jean-Baptiste de Verthamon †	Paris	Bishop of Pamiers, France
		Born	Ercole Visconti †	Mediolanen	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany
		Died	Juan de Zapata y Figueroa †	Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
		Died	Nicolas de Zaldivar y Zapata, O.S.A. †	Bishop-Elect of Nueva Caceres, Philippines
		Ordained Bishop	Martín de Zelaya (Celaya) y Oláriz †	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cuba
Jan		Born	Giovanbattista Caracciolo, C.R. †	Montesardo	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
Jan		Born	Konstantyn Józef Zieliński †	Prasnen	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
8 Jan		Appointed	Pier Luigi Carafa, C.R. †	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy
	64.5	Resigned	Pier Luigi Carafa (Sr.) †	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
	51.0	Appointed	Pomponio Spreti †	Bishop of Cervia, Italy
9 Jan		Born	Peter Anton Gaus von Homberg †	Rijeka	Bishop of Pedena, Austria
12 Jan	77.2	Died	Juan (de la Serna) Sánchez Alonso de Guevara †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain
13 Jan		Died	Fabrice de La Bourdaisière †	Bishop of Cavaillon, France
18 Jan	52.0	Died	Bernard Pinelli, C.R. †	Archbishop of Avignon, France
20 Jan		Died	Nicolas de Netz †	Bishop of Orléans, France
Feb	64.1	Died	Francesco Vitelli †	Archbishop of Urbino, Italy
5 Feb		Appointed	Fernando Montero Espinosa †	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
		Appointed	Luis Venegas Figueroa †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
		Appointed	Maffeo Vitale, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Mantova, Italy
9 Feb		Born	Orazio Minimi †	Tuscanen	Bishop of Segni, Italy
11 Feb	42.1	Ordained Bishop	Cristofor Segni †	Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica
11 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Maffeo Vitale, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Mantova, Italy
19 Feb	37.1	Appointed	Domenico Carnevale †	Bishop of Isola, Italy
	59.1	Appointed	Marco Antonio Coccini †	Bishop of Imola, Italy
	60.0	Appointed	Marzio Ginetti †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	41.1	Appointed	Stefano Martini †	Bishop of Noli, Italy
	51.8	Appointed	Bernardino Spada †	Bishop of Albano, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Palestrina, Italy
	45.1	Resigned	Mario Theodoli †	Bishop of Imola, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Francisco Villagutiérrez Chumacero, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
		Appointed	Francisco Villagutiérrez Chumacero, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Troas	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
Mar		Born	Marco Battista Battaglini †	Ariminen	Bishop of Cesena, Italy
1 Mar		Died	Félix Guzmán, O.P. †	Bishop of Orihuela, Spain
2 Mar		Born	Johann Kasimir Röls †	Schwandorf	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
14 Mar	65.2	Died	Pompeo Coronini †	Bishop of Trieste, Italy
24 Mar	70.2	Died	Carlo Bovi †	Bishop of Sarsina, Italy
25 Mar		Born	Domenico Diez de Aux †	Aversa	Bishop of Gerace, Italy
31 Mar	33.2	Ordained Priest	Johann Bischopinck †	Priest of Osnabrück, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
Apr		Died	Jean d’Estress †	Bishop of Lectoure, France
8 Apr	33.3	Ordained Bishop	Gilbert de Choiseul du Plessis Praslin †	Bishop of (Saint-Bernard de) Comminges, France	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
9 Apr	44.3	Appointed	Gabriel Haug †	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
	44.3	Appointed	Gabriel Haug †	Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
		Appointed	Donato Pascasio, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Trevico, Italy
16 Apr		Born	Benito de Sala y de Caramany, O.S.B. †	Gerona	Cardinal, Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
23 Apr	45.3	Appointed	Ulrich Grappler von Trappenburg †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
	45.3	Appointed	Ulrich Grappler von Trappenburg †	Titular Bishop of Lampsacus	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
		Appointed	Samuel Martineau de Turé †	Bishop of Bazas, France
		Appointed	Stanisław Zaremba, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), Ukraine
24 Apr		Died	Juan Ortiz de Zárate †	Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
26 Apr	49.6	Selected	Antonio Marenzi †	Bishop of Trieste, Italy
27 Apr		Died	Basile Cacace, C.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ravenna, Italy
May		Born	Antonio della Marra, C.R. †	Barletta	Bishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy
May	60.3	Died	Cristoforo Memmolo, C.R. †	Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy
4 May	38.3	Selected	Andrzej Leszczyński †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
6 May		Selected	Louis de La Rochefoucauld †	Bishop of Lectoure, France
8 May	40.4	Selected	Bonaventura Claverio, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Potenza, Italy
8 May	75.4	Died	Philippe Cospéan †	Bishop of Lisieux, France
12 May		Appointed	Alessandro Sarzilla †	Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy
12 May		Born	Giovanni Uva, O.F.M. †	Melphiten	Archbishop of Lanciano, Italy
17 May		Born	Étienne de Champflour †	Clermont d'Auvergne	Bishop of La Rochelle, France
23 May	86.4	Died	Richard Arthur †	Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
23 May		Succeeded	Edmund O’Dwyer †	Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
28 May	58.1	Appointed	Joseph de Bergaigne, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
	57.2	Appointed	Baltasar Moscoso y Sandoval †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
	37.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Jan Kazimierz Wazy, S.J. †	Cardinal,
31 May	67.4	Died	Benedetto Mandina, C.R. †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
Jun		Ordained Priest	Giacomo Carafa †	Priest	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
9 Jun	28.4	Ordained Deacon	Louis de Fortia-Montréal †	Deacon	Bishop of Carpentras, France
12 Jun	50.4	Appointed	Roberto Fontana †	Bishop of Modena, Italy
14 Jun		Died	Ottavio Branciforte †	Bishop of Catania, Italy
25 Jun	37.8	Appointed	Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
	32.8	Appointed	Simeone Difnico †	Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia	Bishop of Feltre, Italy
	68.5	Selected	Juan Gutiérrez †	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
		Appointed	Petar Kačić, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Makarska, Croatia
	76.4	Died	Heinrich von Knöringen †	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
		Appointed	Ascanio Maffei †	Archbishop of Urbino, Italy
		Appointed	Mario Montani †	Bishop of Nocera Umbra, Italy
	15.6	Succeeded	Sigmund Franz von Österreich †	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
	50.5	Appointed	Juan Ruiz de Colmenero †	Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
	59.5	Appointed	Alessandro Tassi †	Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
	52.5	Appointed	Kaspar Zeiler †	Apostolic Administrator of Augsburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
27 Jun	53.0	Died	Achille d’Estampes de Valançay †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro