The Year of Our Lord 1656

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Filippo Anastasio †	Napoli	Archbishop Emeritus of Sorrento, Italy
	33.3	Ordained Priest	Juan de Andaya y Sotomayor †	Priest	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
		Resigned	Francisco Araújo †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Juan Francisco Arnaldo Isasi †	Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
		Died	Youhanna Bawwab el-Safrawi †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
		Appointed	Gaspare Borghi (Burgi) †	Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy
	61.5	Resigned	Persio Caracci †	Bishop of Larino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	16.6	Professed	Alessandro Ciceri, S.J. †	Member of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Nanking [Nanjing], China
	38.0	Died	Marco Crisio †	Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
		Born	Filippo della Torre †	Cividale	Bishop of Adria, Italy
		Born	François de Nettancourt d’Haussonville de Vaubecourt †	Cathalaunen	Bishop Emeritus of Montauban, France
		Appointed	Diego Escolano y Ledesma †	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
		Born	Andreas Galata †	Curbini	Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), Albania
		Born	Antoine Girard de La Bornat (La Bournat) †	Auvergne	Bishop of Poitiers, France
		Born	François Gaspard de Grammont †		Auxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France
		Died	Dominici de Grammatica †	Bishop of Andros, Greece
		Born	Kazimierz Benedykt Lezeński, O. Cist. †	Wiślica	Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
		Died	Gerolamo Lomellini †	Bishop of Todi, Italy
		Resigned	Giovanni Agostino Marliani †	Bishop of Accia and Mariana, France	Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
		Died	Francesco Massucci †	Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy
	36.0	Resigned	Camillo Massimo (Massimi) †	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia
		Born	Juan Miguélez Mendaña †	Cubillos del Sil	Bishop of Tortosa, Spain
		Died	Paul Milliet de Challes †	Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
		Appointed	Juan Pérez de Vega (López de Vega) †	Bishop of León, Spain
	26.0	Ordained Priest	François-Placide de Baudry de Piancourt, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Mende, France
	47.0	Ordained Priest	Celio Piccolomini †	Priest	Cardinal, Archbishop of Siena, Italy
		Born	Antonio Prado Sandoval y Rojas †	Olite, Spain	Titular Bishop of Thermae Basilicae
		Appointed	Fernando de Quesada †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
	48.0	Resigned	Francesco Angelo Rapaccioli †	Bishop of Terni, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Alphonsus Rozado †	Granaten	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
		Born	Juan Ruiz Simón †	Tarazona	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
	52.9	Resigned	Federico Sforza †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
		Died	Felice Tamburelli †	Bishop of Sora, Italy
		Appointed	Diego de Tejada y la Guardia †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
		Born	Guillaume Tual †	Laurenan	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
	43.0	Appointed	Tomasz Ujejski, S.J. †	Bishop of Foreign Diocese	Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
		Appointed	Francesc Crespí de Valldaura i Brizuela †	Bishop of Vic, Spain
Jan	54.0	Resigned	Giuseppe Cianti, O.P. †	Bishop of Marsico Nuovo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
10 Jan	34.1	Appointed	Carlo Fabrizio Giustiniani †	Bishop of Accia and Mariana, France
		Appointed	Vincenzo Giovannelli, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Pult, Albania
		Appointed	Jan Leszczyński †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
16 Jan		Born	Daniel Joseph Mayer †	Stráz	Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
17 Jan		Died	Jerzy Tyszkiewicz †	Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
21 Jan	42.0	Appointed	Leopold Wilhelm von Österreich †	Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland	Bishop-Elect of Passau, Germany
25 Jan	42.1	Ordained Bishop	Pál Hoffmann †	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
30 Jan	73.1	Died	Pierdonato Cesi (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello
31 Jan	45.1	Appointed	Ludwig Wilhelm Benz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
	45.1	Appointed	Ludwig Wilhelm Benz †	Titular Bishop of Dardanus	Auxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
		Confirmed	François de Bosquet †	Bishop of Montpellier, France
	67.1	Appointed	Miguel Escartín Arbeza, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Lérida, Spain	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
		Appointed	Albertus Grabowski †	Titular Bishop of Aenus
	72.5	Appointed	Diego Martínez Zarzosa †	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
Feb		Died	Miguel Pérez de Nueros †	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
2 Feb		Born	Marco Antonio Attaffi †	Stignano	Bishop of Squillace, Italy
14 Feb	69.1	Died	Bernardo Florio, O. Cruc. †	Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
	51.1	Appointed	Diego Francés de Urrutigoyti y Lerma †	Bishop of Barbastro, Spain	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
	41.1	Appointed	Pietro Martire Rusca, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Caorle, Italy
17 Feb	57.1	Died	Bernardo Atayde de Lima Perera †	Bishop of Avila, Spain
21 Feb	63.1	Died	Giovanni Paolo Buccerelli †	Bishop of Narni, Italy
Mar		Died	Lorenzo Reynoso †	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
3 Mar	39.9	Appointed	Bandino Accarigi †	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
6 Mar	41.9	Appointed	Antonio Bichi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Osimo, Italy
	49.2	Appointed	Andrea Bogdani (Bogadano) †	Archbishop of Skopje, Macedonia	Archbishop Emeritus
	35.2	Appointed	Petrus Bogdano †	Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), Albania	Archbishop of Skopje, Macedonia
		Appointed	Girolamo Cori (de Coris) †	Bishop of Nardò, Italy	Bishop of Sovana (Soana), Italy
	44.2	Appointed	Vincenzo Costaguti †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Callisto
	44.6	Appointed	Giancarlo de’ Medici †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro
	52.2	Appointed	Giulio Gabrielli †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
		Appointed	Marcantonio Oddi †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria	Bishop of Perugia, Italy
	44.8	Resigned	Bl. Benedetto Odescalchi †	Bishop of Novara, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Appointed	Giulio Maria Odescalchi, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Novara, Italy
	40.8	Appointed	Virginio Orsini, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
	39.2	Appointed	Paolo Emilio Rondinini †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin	Cardinal, Bishop of Assisi, Italy
	41.2	Appointed	Georgius Vladagni †	Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
14 Mar		Born	Francisco de Paula Garcés Marcilla, O.M. †	Formiche el Bajo	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
14 Mar		Born	Rogerius Giacobetti †	Assisi	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
20 Mar	59.3	Appointed	Giuseppe della Corgna (Cornea), O.P. †	Bishop of Orvieto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
20 Mar		Appointed	Franjo Soimirovic (Svimirovich), O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Achrida (Ochrida), Bulgaria
25 Mar	25.6	Ordained Priest	Estephan Douaihi †	Priest	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
25 Mar	60.8	Ordained Bishop	Ägidius Gelenius †	Titular Bishop of Aureliopolis in Asia	Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
26 Mar	41.2	Ordained Priest	Carolus Montecatini †	Priest	Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon
Apr	54.3	Resigned	Giacomo Corradi †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
Apr		Born	Giovanni Manola †	Spalaten	Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia
1 Apr	23.0	Ordained Priest	Fabrizio Susanna †	Priest	Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy
3 Apr	68.3	Appointed	Francisco Guerra, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
		Born	Francesco Giacinto Valperga di Masino †	Taurinen	Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
		Appointed	Tomasz Wieyski (Ujejski) †	Bishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus
4 Apr		Died	Angelo Maria Ciria, O.S.M. †	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
15 Apr	27.7	Ordained Priest	Gerardus Gherardi †	Priest	Bishop of Pistoia e Prato, Italy
24 Apr	71.3	Died	Francesco Cherubini †	Cardinal, Bishop of Senigallia, Italy
24 Apr	42.8	Appointed	Alderano Cibo †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
27 Apr		Died	Marcus Scura, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
28 Apr	51.3	Died	Syrus Straserra, C.R. †	Bishop of Ajaccio, France
30 Apr	45.3	Ordained Bishop	Ludwig Wilhelm Benz †	Titular Bishop of Dardanus	Auxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
May		Born	Bisanzio Fili †	Altamura	Bishop of Ostuni, Italy
1 May	67.3	Died	Domenico Cecchini †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Sisto
10 May		Born	Gerolamo Francesco Malpasciuto †	Montilii	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
14 May	24.6	Ordained Bishop	Toussaint de Forbin-Janson †	Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Arabia	Cardinal, Bishop of Beauvais, France
16 May	23.2	Ordained Priest	Pierre de Montenbach †	Priest of Lausanne, Switzerland	Bishop
18 May		Died	Giovanni Gerini †	Bishop of Pistoia e Prato, Italy
19 May	43.4	Selected	Nicolas Sévin †	Coadjutor Bishop of Cahors, France	Bishop
21 May	31.4	Ordained Priest	Alexander Dunbar Winchester (Winster) †	Priest	Prefect Emeritus of Scotland, Great Britain
29 May	44.7	Appointed	Michele Beggiami (Beggiamo) †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy	Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
	59.4	Appointed	Sebastiano Gentili †	Bishop of Terni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	46.4	Appointed	Juan Lozano, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
Jun		Born	Giacomo Falconetti, O.P. †	Senen	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
17 Jun		Appointed	Giovanni Battista Barducci †	Bishop of San Miniato, Italy
21 Jun		Installed	Diego Osorio de Escobar y Mendoza (Llamas) †	Bishop of Tlaxcala, México	Bishop Emeritus
23 Jun	39.2	Appointed	Giovanni Delfino †	Coadjutor Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy	Cardinal, Patriarch
23 Jun	39.2	Appointed	Giovanni Delfino †	Titular Archbishop of Thagaste	Cardinal, Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
24 Jun	38.7	Ordained Bishop	Lothar Friedrich von Metternich-Burscheid †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
25 Jun	51.5	Ordained Bishop	Diego Francés de Urrutigoyti y Lerma †	Bishop of Barbastro, Spain	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
26 Jun	58.5	Appointed	Tommaso Carpegna, C.R. †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
		Appointed	Raimondo Castelli †	Bishop of Narni, Italy
	38.5	Appointed	Louis de Fortia-Montréal †	Coadjutor Bishop of Carpentras, France	Bishop
	56.5	Confirmed	Gaspare Litago †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
		Confirmed	Louis de Nogaret de La Valette †	Bishop of Carcassonne, France
	62.8	Appointed	Angelo Pineri †	Bishop of Marsico Nuovo, Italy
	53.4	Appointed	Federico Sforza †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti	Cardinal, Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
		Appointed	Giacomo Vianoli †	Titular Bishop of Famagusta	Bishop of Torcello (Turris), Italy
29 Jun	59.3	Died	Juan Alonso y Ocón †	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia