The Year of Our Lord 1663

Bishop Events

January to June

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	17.0	Professed	Alvaro Benavente, O.S.A. †	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Vicar Apostolic of Kiam-Si {Kiangsi}, China
	38.0	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel de Blauza †	Bishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
		Appointed	Giovanni Battista Brunengo †	Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy
	78.0	Died	Domenico Campanella, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
	56.0	Died	Giacomo Capay y Castagner †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
		Born	Francisco José Castillo Albaráñez †	Cuenca	Auxiliary Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
	23.7	Ordained Priest	Leandro Colloredo, C.O. †	Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
		Ordained Bishop	Alexandre de Campo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India
		Born	José Delgarte, O.SS.T. †	Coimbra	Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
		Appointed	Benito de Rivas, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
		Born	Muzio Gaeta (Sr.) †	Napoli	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
		Born	Jan Gomoliński †	Gnesnen	Bishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), Ukraine
		Died	Petar Kačić, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Makarska, Croatia
		Born	Roland-François de Kerhoent de Coetenfao †	Vannes	Bishop of Avranches, France
		Born	Luka Lev Kiszka †	Kovel	Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ruthenian), Ukraine
		Born	Francisco Laynez, S.J. †	Lisbon	Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, India
		Died	Antonio Manunta †	Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy
		Born	Ennemond-Flodoard Moret de Bourchenu †		Bishop Emeritus of Vence, France
		Born	José Aparicio y Navarro †	Sigüenza	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
	63.0	Resigned	Scipione Pannocchieschi d’Elci †	Archbishop of Pisa, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	40.7	Resigned	Carlo Pio di Savoia †	Bishop of Ferrara, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
		Died	Antonio Maria Pranzoni (Franzoni) †	Bishop of Minervino Murge, Italy
	76.0	Died	Gangolph Ralinger †	Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
		Born	Joseph de Révol †	Vienne	Bishop Emeritus of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
		Born	François Louis Sanguessa, O.F.M. †	Mechlinien	Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands
		Appointed	Lorenzo de Sotomayor, O.S. †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
		Died	Wojciech Tolibowski †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
		Died	Francesco Tontori (Tontolo), C.R.S. †	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
		Born	François de Valbelle de Tourves †		Bishop of Saint-Omer, France
		Appointed	Alfonso Vázquez de Toledo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
		Died	Juan Bautista Verchi de Campania (Visco), O.F.M. †	Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
		Died	Giovanni Battista Volpi †	Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy
Jan	64.0	Died	Francisco Roger, O.P. †	Bishop of Solsona, Spain
Jan		Born	Emanuele Spinelli d’Acquaro, C.R. †	Aquara	Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy
2 Jan		Born	Bartolomeo Massei †	Montepulciano	Cardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
5 Jan		Confirmed	Braulio Sunyer †	Bishop of Vic, Spain	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
8 Jan	72.0	Died	Hugo Eberhard von Cratz von Schraffenstein †	Bishop of Worms, Germany
15 Jan	41.0	Appointed	Andrés Aznar Naves, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Alghero, Italy	Bishop of Teruel, Spain
15 Jan	48.0	Appointed	Antoine-Pierre de Grammont, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Besançon, France
18 Jan	36.8	Selected	Franz Egon von Fürstenberg †	Bishop of Strasbourg, France
23 Jan	51.5	Died	Giancarlo de’ Medici †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro
26 Jan	62.1	Selected	Carlo de Angelis †	Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy	Bishop of Acerra, Italy
30 Jan	57.1	Selected	Dionisio Pérez Escobosa †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
6 Feb	77.5	Died	Pedro Urbina Montoya, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
7 Feb	23.5	Ordained Priest	Sperello Sperelli †	Priest	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Terni, Italy
8 Feb		Born	Marino Carmignano †	Napoli	Bishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy
		Died	Marcello Cervini †	Bishop of Montepulciano, Italy
	48.1	Died	Giovanni Battista Paggi, B. †	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
		Born	Filippo Valignani, O.P. †	Chieti	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
10 Feb	49.8	Ordained Priest	Juan López, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
11 Feb		Died	Ramón Sentmenat y Lanuza †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
12 Feb		Confirmed	Antonio Carafa, C.R. †	Bishop of Ugento, Italy
		Appointed	Giovanni Antonio de’ Vecchi †	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
	41.1	Appointed	Giambattista Eustachio †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
	79.1	Appointed	Alonso Pérez de Humanares, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
	51.1	Appointed	Andreas Ridolfi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Constantinople
	51.1	Appointed	Andreas Ridolfi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Calama	Auxiliary Bishop of Constantinople
	65.3	Appointed	Sebastiano Sorrentino †	Bishop of Troia, Italy
19 Feb	53.1	Died	Adam Adami, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
19 Feb	76.2	Died	Johann Fiernhammer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
26 Feb	55.2	Appointed	Giovanni Stefano Donghi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
		Appointed	Biagio Mazzella, O.P. †	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
	45.2	Appointed	Franz Weinhart †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
	45.2	Appointed	Franz Weinhart †	Titular Bishop of Lydda	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
3 Mar		Born	Matthaeus de Robertis †	Giffoni	Titular Bishop of Callinicum
4 Mar		Born	José Barnuevo, O.S.B. †	Deza	Bishop of Osma, Spain
4 Mar	58.2	Died	Barthélemi d’Elbène †	Bishop of Agen, France
11 Mar		Born	Pietro Giacomo Pichi †	Pesaro	Bishop of Città Ducale, Italy
12 Mar	44.2	Appointed	Pier Antonio Capobianco †	Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	61.2	Appointed	Paolo Diano-Parisi †	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy
	65.3	Appointed	Ambrosio Fracassini, O.P. †	Bishop of Pula (Pola), Croatia
	53.4	Confirmed	Franz Maximilian Vaccano †	Bishop of Trieste, Italy
13 Mar		Born	Tommaso Facoja †	Napoli	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
13 Mar		Born	Giulio Piazza †	Forli	Cardinal, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Faenza, Italy
14 Mar	82.0	Died	Anton Crosini von Bonporto †	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
24 Mar		Born	Giorgio Cattaneo †	Cavalesino	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
27 Mar	24.2	Ordained Priest	John Baptist Sleyne †	Priest	Bishop of Cork, Ireland
Apr		Born	Gioacchino Francesco Caprini (Carpi) †	Aquilan	Bishop of Bitetto, France
Apr	36.7	Ordained Bishop	Karl Franz Neander von Petersheide †	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis ad Iaterum	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
4 Apr		Born	José Fernández del Toro †	Aguilar	Bishop Emeritus of Oviedo, Spain
8 Apr		Born	José García Fernández, O.F.M. †	Emedo	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
8 Apr	45.3	Ordained Bishop	Franz Weinhart †	Titular Bishop of Lydda	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
9 Apr	48.3	Confirmed	Placido Carafa, C.R. †	Bishop of Acerra, Italy
	71.6	Confirmed	Johann Georg von Herberstein †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany	Bishop-Elect
	57.3	Appointed	Rodrigo de Mandia y Parga †	Bishop of Almería, Spain	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
	41.3	Appointed	Scipione de Martinis †	Bishop of Trebinje e Mrkan, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bishop Emeritus
	59.3	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Penna, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy
16 Apr		Born	Alexander Sigmund am Rhein zu Neuburg †	Neuburg/Donau	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
19 Apr	56.0	Died	Luis Crespi y Borja, C.O. †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
21 Apr		Died	Annibale Bentivoglio †	Titular Archbishop of Thebae
23 Apr		Appointed	Ignace André Akhidjan †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
		Appointed	Ignace André Akhidjan †	Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Syrian), Lebanon	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
	63.3	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Barsotti †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
	63.3	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Barsotti †	Titular Bishop of Constantia in Arabia	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
	51.3	Appointed	Giovanni Paolo Garzoni †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
	50.0	Appointed	Juan López, O.P. †	Bishop of Cebu, Philippines	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
	13.7	Appointed	Karl Joseph von Österreich †	Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland	Bishop-Elect of Passau, Germany
	13.7	Appointed	Karl Joseph von Österreich †	Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czech Republic	Bishop-Elect of Passau, Germany
	57.3	Confirmed	Dionisio Pérez Escobosa †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
		Appointed	Francisco de Rojas-Borja y Artés †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Avila, Spain	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
	59.3	Appointed	Giacinto Solaro di Moretta †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
29 Apr		Born	Carlos Borja Centellas y Ponce de León †	Gandía, Spain	Cardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
14 May		Born	Barnaba Giovanni Battista Fedele, O.P. †	Milano	Bishop of Ispahan, Iran
14 May	48.3	Selected	Francisco Rodríguez Castañón †	Bishop of Orense, Spain	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
17 May	57.8	Selected	Johann Philipp von Schönborn †	Bishop of Worms, Germany	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
18 May	62.4	Died	Boudewijn Cats (Catzius) †	Vicar Apostolic of Batavia (Holland Mission), Netherlands
18 May	38.4	Succeeded	Johannes Baptista van Neercassel †	Vicar Apostolic of Batavia (Holland Mission), Netherlands
21 May	41.6	Selected	Sigmund Alphons von Thun †	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
24 May		Died	Juan Francisco Pacheco †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
27 May		Died	Pierre de Villars (III) †	Archbishop of Vienne, France
27 May	42.4	Succeeded	Henri de Villars †	Archbishop of Vienne, France
Jun		Born	Antonio Giustiniani †	Naxos	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
	57.4	Ordained Bishop	Dionisio Pérez Escobosa †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
		Ordained Bishop	Braulio Sunyer †	Bishop of Vic, Spain	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
3 Jun		Born	Giuseppe Falconio †	Civita Ducale	Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli, Italy
4 Jun	63.8	Appointed	Antonio Paiño Sevilla †	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
12 Jun	71.8	Died	Johann Georg von Herberstein †	Bishop-Elect of Regensburg, Germany
23 Jun	79.5	Died	Alonso Pérez de Humanares, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
24 Jun		Born	Jean-Baptiste Massillon, C.O.I. †	Hières	Bishop of Clermont, France
27 Jun	63.5	Died	Richard de Sade †	Bishop of Cavaillon, France
28 Jun	77.5	Died	Giulio Cesare Sacchetti †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
30 Jun		Born	Juan Camargo Angulo †	Agreda	Bishop Emeritus of Pamplona, Spain