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The Year of Our Lord 1668

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornFrançois Berger de Malissoles †VienneBishop of Gap, France
40.0AppointedCharles Brulart de Genlis †Archbishop of Embrun, France
DiedBernardino de Cárdenas Ponce †Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
19.0InstalledSigismondo Chigi †Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in DomnicaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro
BornClaude-Léonce-Octavien d'Antelmy †Bishop of Grasse, France
27.0Ordained PriestJuan Duran, O. de M. †Priest of Order of Our Lady of MercyAuxiliary Bishop of Cebu, Philippines
BornLouis Frétat de Boissieu †AuvergneBishop of Saint-Brieuc, France
64.0AppointedNicolas Franch †Auxiliary Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
55.0ResignedCarlo Gualterio †Archbishop of Fermo, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
AppointedGiannotto Gualterio †Archbishop of Fermo, Italy
AppointedJán Gubasóczy †Bishop of Pécs, HungaryArchbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
AppointedLadislas Jonnart †Archbishop of Cambrai, France
BornEdme Mongin †BarovilleBishop of Bazas, France
BornDiego Muñoz Baquerizo †PintoBishop of Segorbe, Spain
Ordained PriestFrançois Perez †PriestVicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viêt Nam
BornGiuseppe Maria Positano †Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
52.9Ordained PriestJohann Franz Reichsgraf von Preysing-Hohenaschau †Priest of Salzburg, AustriaBishop of Chiemsee, Germany
DiedEsuperanzio Raffaelli †Bishop of Penne-Atri, Italy
AppointedGiuseppe Spinucci †Bishop of Penne-Atri, Italy
26.6Ordained PriestJaroslav František Ignác von Sternberg (Šternberka) †Priest of Praha {Prague}, Czech RepublicBishop of Litomĕrice, Czech Republic
BornJean-Baptiste Surian †Saint-ChamansBishop of Vence, France
BornJean-Jacques Tessier de Quéralay †Chantenay, FranceVicar Apostolic of Siam, Thailand
AppointedGothard Jan Tyzenhaus †Bishop of Smoleńsk, Poland
BornJacinto Valledor Fresno †OsmaBishop of Osma, Spain
43.4Ordained BishopStephan Weinberger †Titular Bishop of DomitiopolisAuxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
43.0ResignedAlexander Dunbar Winchester (Winster) †Prefect of Scotland, Great BritainPrefect Emeritus
7 JanDiedAntonio Montecatino †Bishop of Foligno, Italy
9 Jan46.2AppointedSigmund Alphons Reichsgraf von Thun †Bishop of Trento, ItalyBishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
11 JanDiedEtienne de Puget †Bishop of Marseille, France
16 JanAppointedPayo Enríquez de Rivera Manrique, O.S.A. †Bishop of Michoacán, Michoacán, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
42.0ConfirmedChristoph de Rojas y Spinola, O.F.M. †Bishop of Foreign DioceseBishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria
22 Jan74.0DiedGiovanni Battista Maria Pallotta †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
27 Jan36.3AppointedToussaint de Forbin-Janson †Bishop of Marseille, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Beauvais, France
30 Jan75.8AppointedFrancesco Maria Brancaccio †Bishop of Frascati, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy
75.8AppointedFrancesco Maria Brancaccio †Cardinal-Bishop of FrascatiCardinal, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy
54.5AppointedAlderano Cibo †Cardinal-Priest of S. PrassedeCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Jesi, Italy
64.1AppointedGiulio Gabrielli †Cardinal-Bishop of SabinaCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
52.7AppointedVirginio Orsini †Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in LucinaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
40.1InstalledGiacomo Rospigliosi †Cardinal-Priest of S. SistoCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo
2 FebBornVincenzo Bichi †SienaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
8 Feb39.1AppointedFrancisco de Borja †Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina
13 Feb19.0ProfessedPietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
18 Feb36.7SucceededFrançois de Coëtlogon-Méjusseaume †Bishop of Quimper, France
68.4DiedGirolamo Farnese †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura
84.1DiedRené du Louët de Coetjunval †Bishop of Quimper, France
19 Feb31.1Ordained BishopCharles-François de Loménie de Brienne †Bishop of Coutances, France
25 Feb50.7AppointedFederico Borromeo (Jr.) †Apostolic Nuncio to SpainCardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
27 Feb40.4AppointedGaleazzo Marescotti †Titular Archbishop of CorinthusCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
35.4AppointedOpizio Pallavicini †Titular Archbishop of EphesusCardinal, Bishop of Osimo, Italy
57.2AppointedJuan de Sancto Mathía Sáenz de Mañozca y Murillo †Bishop of Guatemala (Santiago de Guatemala), Guatemala
Mar42.5ResignedFederico Baldeschi Colonna †Apostolic Nuncio to SwitzerlandCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
36.3Ordained PriestLeopold Karl von Kollonitsch Lipót †Priest of Nitra, SlovakiaCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
53.0AppointedAntonio Pignatelli del Rastrello †Apostolic Nuncio to AustriaPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
4 Mar40.4Ordained BishopGaleazzo Marescotti †Titular Archbishop of CorinthusCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
10 Mar40.4AppointedGaleazzo Marescotti †Apostolic Nuncio to PolandCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
11 Mar42.2Ordained BishopChristoph de Rojas y Spinola, O.F.M. †Bishop of Foreign DioceseBishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria
12 Mar44.9AppointedDecio Azzolini (Jr.) †Cardinal-Deacon of S. EustachioCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
64.2ResignedGiulio Gabrielli †Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
55.2AppointedCarlo Gualterio †Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in CosmedinCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy
52.0AppointedFriedrich Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt †Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in CarcereCardinal, Bishop of Wrocław, Poland
16 MarBornFrancisco Cepeda Guerrero †CádizBishop of Segorbe, Spain
23 Mar59.2AppointedGeorges d'Aubusson de la Feuillade †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Metz, FranceBishop
27 MarBornCornelio Bentivoglio †FerraraCardinal, Titular Archbishop of the unknown of Titular See
9 Apr50.4InstalledLeopoldo de' Medici †Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e DamianoCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin
40.6AppointedBernardino Rocci †Titular Archbishop of DamascusCardinal, Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
BornJoão de Sahagún, O.A.D. †Metras, PortugalBishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
20 Apr41.5ConfirmedFerdinand Reichsfreiherr von Fürstenberg †Coadjutor Bishop of Münster, GermanyBishop of Paderborn, Germany
22 Apr40.7Ordained BishopBernardino Rocci †Titular Archbishop of DamascusCardinal, Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
26 Apr24.3Ordained PriestCelestino Sfondrati, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia
29 AprBornJosé Platas †ChinchónAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
30 Apr36.5ConfirmedLeopold Karl von Kollonitsch Lipót †Bishop of Nitra, SlovakiaCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
41.9AppointedAngelo Maria Ranuzzi †Titular Archbishop of TamiathisCardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
6 May47.3AppointedMartin Geiger †Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
47.3AppointedMartin Geiger †Titular Bishop of LampsacusAuxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
7 May42.7AppointedFederico Baldeschi Colonna †Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the FaithCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
14 May68.4AppointedAngelo Celsi †Cardinal-Deacon of S. Angelo in PescheriaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
61.4ResignedAlessandro Crescenzi, C.R.S. †Bishop of Bitonto, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Recanati-Loreto, Italy
AppointedLuis Alfonso de los Cameros †Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
36.4AppointedAmbrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán †Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, SpainArchbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
26 May24.1Ordained PriestMarquard Rudolf Reichsritter von Rodt †Priest of Konstanz {Constance}, GermanyBishop
27 May51.5Ordained BishopGilles de La Baume le Blanc de la Valière †Bishop of Nantes, FranceBishop Emeritus
1 Jun51.5DiedGuidobald von Thun †Cardinal, Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
10 Jun49.7AppointedMatthäus Ferdinand Sobek von Bilenberg, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
11 Jun57.6AppointedAlexander Dirre †Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
57.6AppointedAlexander Dirre †Titular Bishop of Nicopolis ad IaterumAuxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
13 Jun57.4InstalledJuan de Sancto Mathía Sáenz de Mañozca y Murillo †Bishop of Guatemala (Santiago de Guatemala), Guatemala
16 Jun25.8AppointedJohann Friedrich Reichsgraf von Waldstein †Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czech RepublicArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
24 Jun42.1Ordained BishopAngelo Maria Ranuzzi †Titular Archbishop of TamiathisCardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
Jul36.7Ordained BishopLeopold Karl von Kollonitsch Lipót †Bishop of Nitra, SlovakiaCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
BornNuno Álvares Pereira de Melo †Bishop of Lamego, Portugal
8 Jul26.0AppointedCharles-Maurice Le Tellier †Coadjutor Archbishop of Reims, FranceArchbishop
26.0AppointedCharles-Maurice Le Tellier †Titular Archbishop of NazianzusArchbishop of Reims, France
9 Jul36.8ConfirmedToussaint de Forbin-Janson †Bishop of Marseille, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Beauvais, France
30 Jul45.0AppointedAlbrecht Sigmund Herzog von Bayern †Bishop of Regensburg, GermanyBishop-Elect of Freising, Germany
45.7AppointedMaximilian Gandolf Reichsgraf von Kuenburg †Cardinal, Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
31 JulBornJuan Ignacio de Castorena y Ursúa y Goyeneche †ZacatecasBishop of Yucatán (Mérida), Yucatán, México
16 Aug57.8Ordained BishopAlexander Dirre †Titular Bishop of Nicopolis ad IaterumAuxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
19 AugInstalledLuis Alfonso de los Cameros †Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
27 AugDiedBenito de Rivas, O.S.B. †Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
29 Aug55.7Ordained BishopGuillaume de Boissonnade d'Orty †Bishop of Bazas, France
3 Sep26.1ConfirmedCharles-Maurice Le Tellier †Coadjutor Archbishop of Reims, FranceArchbishop
17 Sep39.7ConfirmedFrancisco de Borja †Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina
42.7AppointedAlonso Bernardo de Ríos y Guzmán, O.SS.T. †Bishop of Santiago de CubaArchbishop of Granada, Spain
AppointedPayo Enríquez de Rivera Manrique, O.S.A. †Archbishop of México, Federal DistrictArchbishop Emeritus
23 SepBornPompeio Aldrovandi †BolognaCardinal, Bishop of Montefiascone, Italy
OctBornFrancesco Maria Tansj (Tansi) †MateranenBishop of Teramo, Italy
1 Oct50.8ConfirmedPaul Budimir, O.F.M. †Bishop of Pedena, Austria
7 OctBornCaspar Adolph Schnernauer †MainzAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
36.8AppointedAmbrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán †Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
21 Oct73.8Ordained BishopÉtienne Moreau †Bishop of Arras, France
NovBornNicolás Carlos Gómez de Cervantes y Velázquez de la Cadena †MexicoBishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
14.8ProfessedFiloteo Zassi, O.S.B.M. †Member of Order of St. Basil the GreatVicar Apostolic
11 Nov26.3Ordained BishopCharles-Maurice Le Tellier †Titular Archbishop of NazianzusArchbishop of Reims, France
12 Nov46.0ConfirmedMaximilian Gandolf Reichsgraf von Kuenburg †Cardinal, Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
16 Nov81.9DiedAlonso de Briceño (Brizeño), O.F.M. †Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
18 Nov24.4Ordained PriestSavo (Savio) Millini (Mellini) †PriestCardinal, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
24 NovBornFelicjan Konstanty Szaniawski †PostenieczBishop of Kraków, Poland
7 Dec81.9DiedTommaso Carafa †Bishop of Capaccio, Italy
8 DecBornTomás Crespo Agüero †RucandioArchbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
9 DecBornLodovico Pico Della Mirandola †MirandolaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
12 DecInstalledFrancisco Antonio Sarmiento y Luna, O.S.A. †Bishop of Michoacán, Michoacán, MéxicoBishop of Foreign Diocese
16 DecBornJean-Paul-François Le Févre de Caumartin †ChâlonsBishop of Blois, France
21 DecBornCharles Thomas Maillard de Tournon †Cardinal,
25 Dec56.0AppointedCarlo Gualterio †Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in CosmedinCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy
30 Dec51.0Ordained BishopPaul Budimir, O.F.M. †Bishop of Pedena, Austria

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