The Year of Our Lord 1681

Bishop Events

January to June

See Also: July to December | Overview | Necrology | Previous Year (1680) | Next Year (1682)

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	44.0	Ordained Bishop	Gines (Ginesio) Barrientos, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Troas	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines
		Born	Scipion-Jérôme Bégon †	Brest	Bishop of Toul, France
		Born	Giacomo Bonanno, C.R. †	Panormi	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
	26.8	Ordained Priest	Franz Julian von Braida †	Priest of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czech Republic	Auxiliary Bishop
	63.0	Died	Francisco Domonte, O. de M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
	61.0	Died	Serafino Esquirro †	Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy
		Born	Adalbertus von Falkenstein, O.S.B. †	Friburgi	Bishop of Csanád, Hungary
		Died	Mark Forstall, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
	64.0	Died	Teodoro Gennaro, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia
	36.9	Succeeded	Vartan Hunanian †	Archbishop of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine	Coadjutor Archbishop
	51.0	Resigned	Gaspar Barata de Mendonça †	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
	36.5	Resigned	Savo (Savio) Millini (Mellini) †	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
		Born	Anthony O’Donnell, O.F.M. †		Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland
		Born	James O’Gallagher †		Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
		Died	Jesse Perchofer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
	51.0	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Pizaro de Orellana †	Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
	84.1	Died	Josephus Saulnier, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France
		Appointed	Ondrej Sebestyén †	Official of Spiš, Slovakia
		Born	Gabriel de Torres y Navarra †	Hispalen	Titular Archbishop of Melitene
		Born	Louis-Jacques-François de Vocance †	Viviers	Bishop of Senez, France
	28.8	Ordained Priest	Aleksander Benedykt Wyhowski †	Priest	Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
Jan	76.0	Died	Giovanni Battista Buonacorsi †	Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
		Born	Niccolò Paolo Andrea Coscia †	Pietradefusi	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Benevento, Italy
	26.0	Ordained Priest	Arthus de Lionne, M.E.P. †	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan), China
5 Jan	70.2	Died	Pietro Vidoni (Sr.) †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lodi, Italy
10 Jan	73.0	Died	Lodovico Morales, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
13 Jan	37.0	Appointed	Andrea Brancaccio, C.R. †	Bishop of Conversano, Italy	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
	61.9	Appointed	Hyacinthus Dimitri, O.P. †	Bishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia
	59.0	Appointed	Juan Grande Santos de San Pedro †	Bishop of Almería, Spain	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
	48.4	Appointed	Tommaso Guzzoni, C.O. †	Bishop of Sora, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	38.9	Appointed	Albert van Hornes †	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
21 Jan	62.9	Died	Benedetto Cappelletti †	Archbishop Emeritus of Manfredonia, Italy
22 Jan		Born	Johann Christian Adam von Königsfeld †	Zaitzkofen	Titular Bishop of Erythrae
26 Jan	37.1	Ordained Bishop	Andrea Brancaccio, C.R. †	Bishop of Conversano, Italy	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
	48.4	Ordained Bishop	Tommaso Guzzoni, C.O. †	Bishop of Sora, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	35.1	Ordained Bishop	Augustyn Michal Stefan Radziejowski †	Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
27 Jan	40.1	Appointed	Agostino Flavio Macedonich, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Stagno (Ston), Croatia
Feb		Born	Gaetano Costa, O.F.M. †	Portugallen	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
1 Feb	73.1	Died	Johann Eberhard Nidhard (Neidhardt), S.J. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
3 Feb	58.1	Died	Alexander da Silva †	Bishop of Elvas, Portugal
3 Feb		Born	Casimiro Rossi Reyna, O.F.M. †	Mediolanen	Titular Bishop of Capsus
6 Feb	73.1	Died	Joachim Luzinszky †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
8 Feb	76.1	Died	Jean d’Olce †	Bishop of Bayonne, France
9 Feb		Born	Antonio Saverio Gentili †	Rome, Italy	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
10 Feb	17.8	Selected	Alexander Sigmund am Rhein zu Neuburg †	Coadjutor Bishop of Augsburg, Germany	Bishop
22 Feb	58.7	Appointed	Antonio Sanz Lozano †	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
23 Feb	40.1	Ordained Bishop	Agostino Flavio Macedonich, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Stagno (Ston), Croatia
1 Mar	23.1	Ordained Priest	Vincenzo Ferrero, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
3 Mar	39.2	Appointed	Miguel de Benavides y Piedrola †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
3 Mar	58.7	Confirmed	Emerich (Johann Anton) Sinelli, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Wien, Austria
16 Mar	46.3	Ordained Bishop	José de Barros Alarcão †	Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
16 Mar	61.2	Died	Pedro de Copons i de Teixidor †	Bishop of Urgell, Spain
17 Mar	31.2	Confirmed	Humbert Ancelin †	Bishop of Tulle, France	Bishop Emeritus
	41.2	Appointed	Luc d’Aquin †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Bishop Emeritus
	61.2	Appointed	Giulio Vincenzo Gentile, O.P. †	Archbishop of Genova, Italy
	61.2	Appointed	Juan Herrero Jaraba †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
	56.2	Appointed	Konstanty Samuel Lipski †	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
	29.8	Confirmed	Louis-Antoine de Noailles †	Bishop of Chalons-sur-Marne, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
	65.5	Resigned	Giambattista Spínola (Sr.) †	Archbishop of Genova, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Giovanni de Torrecilla y Cardenas †	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
18 Mar	52.6	Died	Francescantonio de Marco †	Bishop of Castro di Puglia, Italy
21 Mar	50.3	Selected	Louis Aube de Roquemartine †	Bishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France
25 Mar	23.5	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Rottario (Rovero) †	Priest	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
27 Mar		Born	Joaquín Fernández de Portocarrero Mendoza †	Madrid, Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
27 Mar	69.2	Died	Maciej Marian Kurski, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
Apr	74.3	Died	Augustinus de Angelis, C.R.S. †	Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
3 Apr	64.3	Died	Francesco Martinelli, C.O. †	Bishop of Patti, Italy
5 Apr	31.3	Ordained Priest	Wilhelm von Leslie †	Priest of Wien, Austria	Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
6 Apr	59.3	Died	Scipione de Martinis †	Bishop of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Trebinje e Mrkan, Bosnia and Herzegovina
6 Apr		Died	Giuseppe Zandemaria †	Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
7 Apr		Born	Elias Daniel von Sommerfeld †	Birkholz	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
11 Apr	79.3	Died	Bartolomeo Gera (Giera) †	Bishop of Feltre, Italy
11 Apr	61.3	Died	Nicolas Ladvocat-Billiard †	Bishop of Boulogne (-Sur-Mer), France
13 Apr	40.3	Ordained Bishop	Juan Durán, O. de M. †	Titular Bishop of Zenopolis in Lycia	Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, Philippines
14 Apr	39.2	Appointed	Ottavio del Rosso †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy
	70.3	Appointed	Francisco López Urraca, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Barbastro, Spain
	44.9	Appointed	Pier Matteo Petrucci, C.O. †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
	28.0	Ordained Priest	Jan Mikolaj Zgierski †	Priest	Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
	61.3	Appointed	Benedictus Zuchorski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
	61.3	Appointed	Benedictus Zuchorski †	Titular Bishop of Mallus	Auxiliary Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
18 Apr	87.3	Died	Jean du Haut de Sallies †	Bishop of Lescar, France
20 Apr	39.2	Ordained Bishop	Ottavio del Rosso †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy
20 Apr	44.9	Ordained Bishop	Pier Matteo Petrucci, C.O. †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
21 Apr		Born	Stanislao Poliastri †	Cusentin	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
25 Apr		Born	Camillo Cibo (Cybo) †	Massa, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli
27 Apr	61.3	Died	Juan Herrero Jaraba †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
27 Apr	62.3	Died	Dominique de Ligni †	Bishop of Meaux, France
28 Apr	30.9	Confirmed	Louis-Joseph Adhémar de Monteil de Grignan †	Bishop of Evreux, France	Bishop of Carcassonne, France
	64.3	Confirmed	Louis d’Anglure de Bourlemont †	Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
	47.8	Appointed	Péter Korompay †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
	54.3	Appointed	Juan Marín y Rodezno †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
	39.3	Appointed	Carlo Riggio †	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
		Appointed	Francisco de Seijas Losada †	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
1 May	23.9	Ordained Priest	Domenico Ballati-Nerli, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
2 May	30.9	Selected	Louis-Joseph Adhémar de Monteil de Grignan †	Bishop of Carcassonne, France
2 May	39.3	Selected	Jacques Potier de Novion †	Bishop of Evreux, France
4 May	58.8	Ordained Bishop	Emerich (Johann Anton) Sinelli, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Wien, Austria
9 May	36.5	Selected	Claude Le Tonnelier de Breteuil †	Bishop of Boulogne (-Sur-Mer), France
12 May	51.4	Appointed	Giuseppe Nicola Giberti †	Bishop of Teano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	58.4	Appointed	Jan Małachowski †	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
	40.4	Appointed	Ottavio Paravicino †	Bishop of Mileto, Italy
	54.3	Appointed	Juan de Porras y Atienza †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain	Bishop of Coria, Spain
14 May		Appointed	Raphael de Figueredo †	Titular Bishop of Hadrumetum
14 May		Born	Manuel Isidro Orozco Manrique de Lara †	Madrid	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
15 May		Born	Augustin-Roch de Menou de Charnisai †	Menon	Bishop of La Rochelle, France
18 May	31.4	Ordained Bishop	Humbert Ancelin †	Bishop of Tulle, France	Bishop Emeritus
	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Nicola Giberti †	Bishop of Teano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	40.4	Ordained Bishop	Ottavio Paravicino †	Bishop of Mileto, Italy
19 May	43.8	Selected	Louis de Thomassin †	Bishop of Sisteron, France
20 May	62.4	Died	Judocus Houbraken †	Vicar Apostolic of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
21 May	53.7	Selected	Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet †	Bishop of Meaux, France
24 May	72.4	Died	Celio Piccolomini †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Siena, Italy
30 May	64.4	Selected	Théodore-Germain Allart, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Vence, France
30 May	58.4	Selected	Gabriel de La Roque-Prielé †	Bishop of Bayonne, France
31 May	71.4	Died	Juan de Escalante Turcios y Mendoza †	Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
31 May	76.6	Died	Jesse Perkhofer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
1 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Henri-Guillaume Le Jay †	Bishop of Cahors, France
2 Jun	53.3	Resigned	César d’Estrées †	Bishop of Laon, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
	30.4	Appointed	Jean d’Estrées †	Bishop of Laon, France
	53.4	Died	Agostino Isimbardi, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Cremona, Italy
	54.4	Appointed	José de Lencastre, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Leiria, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
	61.4	Appointed	Bonaventura Madaliński †	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
	51.4	Appointed	Pedro de Salazar Gutiérrez de Toledo, O. de M. †	Bishop of Salamanca, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
	52.5	Appointed	Matthias Starck †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	52.5	Appointed	Matthias Starck †	Titular Bishop of Coronea	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mainz, Germany
		Appointed	Arcangelo Tipaldi, O.F.M. †	Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
19 Jun		Born	Octavius da Pozzo †	Castri Maris	Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy
23 Jun	35.5	Confirmed	Hippolyte de Béthune †	Bishop of Verdun, France
	59.5	Appointed	Ignatius Fiumi, O.P. †	Bishop of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy
	68.1	Appointed	Bernardino Masseri †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy
	42.5	Selected	Jan Kazimierz Opaliński, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
	64.5	Appointed	Federico Visconti †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
24 Jun	59.5	Ordained Bishop	Ignatius Fiumi, O.P. †	Bishop of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy
	68.1	Ordained Bishop	Bernardino Masseri †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Arcangelo Tipaldi, O.F.M. †	Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
26 Jun	55.5	Confirmed	Franz Emmerich Kaspar von Waldbott von Bassenheim †	Bishop of Worms, Germany	Bishop-Elect
30 Jun		Resigned	Payo Enríquez de Rivera Manrique, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of México, Federal District	Archbishop Emeritus