The Year of Our Lord 1670

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Fernando Ignacio Arango Queipo, O.S.A. †	Pravia	Bishop of Tui, Spain
		Born	Philippus Bavestrelli †	Chios	Bishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
	21.8	Professed	Basilio Brollo, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic of Shansi {Scian-Si} (Chan-Si), China
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Julián Cano y Tovar, O. Carm. †	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop of Avila, Spain
	30.0	Professed	Giuseppe Cei, C.O. †	Member of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	Bishop of Cortona, Italy
	51.0	Died	Nicolaus Carpenia †	Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
	42.8	Appointed	Juan Tomás de Rocaberti, O.P. †	Master General of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
		Died	Agostino Franciotti †	Titular Archbishop of Trapezus
	49.7	Died	Sigismondo Isei †	Bishop of Comacchio, Italy
		Born	Louis de La Vergne-Montenard de Tressan †	Tressan	Archbishop of Rouen, France
	62.0	Resigned	Pedro de Lencastre, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal	Archbishop Emeritus
	60.0	Resigned	Leonardo Leria, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Minori, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Carlo Loffredo, C.R. †	Bishop of Molfetta, Italy	Archbishop of Capua, Italy
	58.0	Died	Arsenius a Mediolano, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Paphus
	55.0	Appointed	Francesco Ravizza †	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal
		Born	Stefan Bogusław Rupniewski †	Krakow	Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
		Born	Martín de Sarricolea y Olea †	Lima, Peru	Coadjutor Bishop of Paraguay
		Died	Manoel de Souza e Almada †	Prelate of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
		Born	Krzysztof Antoni Szembek †	Kraków	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
		Resigned	Francesco Visconti †	Bishop of Cremona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	60.0	Appointed	Peter Walenburch †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
Jan		Born	Diogo Marques Morato †	Tavira	Bishop of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
		Born	Konstanty Moszynski, O.S.P. †	Chelmen	Bishop of Inflanty (Livonia)-Pilten, Poland
	56.0	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Antonio Sarmiento y Luna (Enríquez), O.S.A. †	Bishop of Michoacán, México	Bishop of Coria, Spain
		Died	Modeste de Villeneuve des Arcs, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Apt, France
7 Jan	35.6	Selected	Jean de Gaillard de Longjumeau †	Bishop of Apt, France
8 Jan	75.0	Died	Étienne Moreau †	Bishop of Arras, France
9 Jan	86.0	Died	Ulysses Gherardini della Rosa †	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
9 Jan	61.0	Died	Franz Virgil von Spaur und Valör †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
13 Jan		Born	Joseph-Louis de Cahorne de La Palun †	Carpentras	Bishop of Vaison, France
26 Jan	16.0	Solemn Professed	Filoteo Zassi, O.S.B.M. †	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo) (Albanian), Albania
27 Jan	60.1	Died	Nicolas François de Lorraine-Vaudémont †	Former Bishop-Elect of Toul, France
29 Jan		Born	Benito Panelles Escardó, O.S.B. †	Villafranca del Penedés	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
30 Jan		Died	Louis Barbier de La Rivière †	Bishop of Langres, France
Feb		Born	Domenico Rossi †	Vitulano	Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy
4 Feb	54.9	Appointed	Johann Franz von Preysing-Hohenaschau †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
10 Feb	49.4	Ordained Priest	Jean Louis d’Elderen †	Priest of Liège, Belgium	Bishop
20 Feb		Appointed	Wenzel Wilhelm von Hofkirchen †	Bishop of Seckau, Austria
24 Feb	68.1	Died	Giuseppe Cianti, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Marsico Nuovo, Italy
5 Mar		Died	Fernando de Sada Azcona †	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
6 Mar		Born	Giovanni Maria Benzoni †	Venezia	Bishop Emeritus of Chioggia, Italy
7 Mar		Born	Raniero d’Elci †	Florence	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
17 Mar		Died	Francesco Caetani †	Titular Archbishop of Rhodus
17 Mar		Died	Bernardo de Izaguirre Reyes †	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
Apr		Died	Georges Rizqallah Beseb’el †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
1 Apr	49.3	Appointed	Gabriel de Almeida, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
3 Apr	52.3	Died	Paul Budimir, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Pedena, Austria
5 Apr		Born	Pantaleon Bruns, O.S.B. †	Borgholz	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
	27.3	Ordained Priest	Jacques de Goyon de Matignon †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Condom, France
	24.1	Ordained Priest	Johann Kasimir Röls †	Priest of Augsburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
	28.1	Ordained Priest	Albert van Hornes †	Priest	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
12 Apr	70.3	Died	Scipione Pannocchieschi d’Elci †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Pisa, Italy
13 Apr	29.4	Ordained Priest	Andreas Albinowski †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
17 Apr	43.3	Selected	Andreas Daniel von Rauchnach †	Bishop of Pedena, Austria
24 Apr		Died	Roberto Strozzi †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy
25 Apr		Died	Marcello Anania †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
29 Apr	79.8	Elected	Emilio Bonaventura Altieri †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
29 Apr		Died	Melcior Palau i Boscà †	Bishop of Urgell, Spain
May	51.3	Ordained Bishop	Juan Asensio Barrios, O. de M. †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
		Born	Gaetano Maria Bargagli, O.S.B. †	Senen	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
		Born	Antonio Bianchi di Gennaro, O.F.M. †	Napoli	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
	52.9	Appointed	Federico Borromeo (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
		Born	Nicola Cani, O.P. †	Yglesias	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
		Born	Gennaro Scalea †	Terlizzi	Bishop of San Severo, Italy
4 May	55.3	Ordained Bishop	Josephus Eusanio, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia	Titular Bishop of Porphyreon
11 May	79.8	Installed	Emilio Bonaventura Altieri †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
14 May	52.5	Appointed	Leopoldo de’ Medici †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin
	57.4	Appointed	Giacomo Franzoni †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, Italy
	54.2	Appointed	Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti	Cardinal, Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
	64.4	Appointed	Francesco Maria Mancini †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana
	48.4	Appointed	Paolo Savelli †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin
17 May		Born	José Taberner (Taverner) Dárdena †	Barcelona	Bishop of Gerona, Spain
18 May		Ordained Bishop	Domenico de’ Marini †	Titular Archbishop of Teodosia
	74.4	Ordained Bishop	Domenico Gianuzzi †	Titular Bishop of Dioclea
	65.4	Ordained Bishop	Nestor Rita †	Titular Bishop of Zenopolis in Lycia	Titular Archbishop of Sebaste in Cilicia
19 May	39.9	Installed	Nicolò Acciaioli †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	26.7	Appointed	Emmanuel-Theódose de la Tour d’Auvergne de Bouillon †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna	Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
	60.6	Installed	Giovanni Bona †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme
	63.6	Appointed	Jodok Brendt †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	63.6	Appointed	Jodok Brendt †	Titular Bishop of Lampsacus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Passau, Germany
	50.4	Installed	Buonaccorso Buonacorsi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala
	59.7	Appointed	Carlo Cerri †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
	59.7	Installed	Carlo Cerri †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro	Cardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
	21.4	Appointed	Sigismondo Chigi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro
	53.1	Appointed	Giovanni Delfino †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia	Cardinal, Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
	35.4	Installed	Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero-Bocanegra y Moscoso-Osorio †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
	50.4	Appointed	Gerardus Galata †	Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
	38.6	Confirmed	Leopold Karl von Kollonitsch Lipót †	Bishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	76.4	Installed	Francesco Nerli (Sr.) †	Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola	Cardinal, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
	67.4	Installed	Lazzaro Pallavicino †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina
	46.9	Appointed	Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni †	Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
20 May	39.8	Selected	Estephan Douaihi †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
20 May		Born	Jean-Baptiste Surian †	Saint-Chamans	Bishop of Vence, France
21 May		Born	Antonio Righi †	Ragusin	Bishop Emeritus of Trebinje e Mrkan, Bosnia and Herzegovina
27 May	23.2	Ordained Priest	Agnello Rossi, O. Carm. †	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop of Potenza, Italy
31 May	23.0	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Francesco Maria Poggi, O.S.M. †	Priest of Order of Friar Servants of Mary	Bishop of San Miniato, Italy
Jun	71.4	Died	Francesco Falabella †	Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy
1 Jun	38.4	Selected	György Pongrácz †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary
1 Jun	32.8	Ordained Priest	Louis de Thomassin †	Priest	Bishop of Sisteron, France
2 Jun	42.7	Confirmed	Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet †	Bishop of Condom, France	Bishop of Meaux, France
	78.1	Resigned	Francesco Maria Brancaccio †	Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy
	52.4	Appointed	Stefano Brancaccio †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop
	50.4	Appointed	Francesco Casati †	Titular Archbishop of Trapezus
	63.9	Appointed	Gabriel de Esparza Pérez †	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
		Appointed	Andrés Girón †	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
	32.4	Confirmed	Louis de La Vergne-Montenard de Tressan †	Bishop of Vabres, France	Bishop of Le Mans, France
		Appointed	Filippo de Monti †	Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
	58.1	Appointed	Giulio Spinola †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Nepi e Sutri, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy
	55.4	Confirmed	Jean de Vintimille du Luc †	Bishop of Digne, France	Bishop of Toulon, France
	52.4	Appointed	Vitaliano Visconti †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
15 Jun	50.5	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Casati †	Titular Archbishop of Trapezus
16 Jun	66.5	Appointed	Lorenzo Astiria, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Bishop of Malta
	40.5	Appointed	Alonso de Balmaseda, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
	44.1	Appointed	Francesco Buonvisi †	Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica	Cardinal, Bishop of Lucca, Italy
	45.1	Appointed	Gasparo Carpegna †	Titular Archbishop of Nicaea	Cardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
	50.5	Appointed	Martino Ibáñez y Villanueva, O.SS.T. †	Bishop of Gaeta, Italy	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
	34.0	Appointed	Francesco Nerli (Jr.) †	Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Assisi, Italy
22 Jun	40.5	Ordained Bishop	Alonso de Balmaseda, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
	45.1	Ordained Bishop	Gasparo Carpegna †	Titular Archbishop of Nicaea	Cardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
	50.5	Ordained Bishop	Martino Ibáñez y Villanueva, O.SS.T. †	Bishop of Gaeta, Italy	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
26 Jun		Born	Apollonio Lupi, C.R.L. †	Manerbio	Titular Bishop of Himeria
27 Jun		Installed	Payo Enríquez de Rivera Manrique, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of México, Federal District	Archbishop Emeritus
30 Jun	60.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Cigala (Cicala), C.R. †	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy	Archbishop of Messina, Italy
	35.5	Appointed	Francesco Antonio Curzio †	Bishop of Bovino, Italy
	55.2	Appointed	Gaetano D’Afflitto, C.R. †	Bishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy
	35.5	Appointed	Tommaso d’Aquino, C.R. †	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
	66.5	Resigned	Luigi de Gennaro †	Bishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Wojciech Jan Koryciński †	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
	64.5	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Lanfranchi, C.R. †	Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
		Appointed	Francisco de Seijas Losada †	Bishop of Salamanca, Spain	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
	52.5	Appointed	Krzysztof Jan Żegocki †	Bishop of Chełm, Poland