The Year of Our Lord 1697

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	57.0	Resigned	Luc d’Aquin †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Bishop Emeritus
	54.3	Resigned	François Bouthillier de Chavigny †	Bishop of Troyes, France	Bishop Emeritus
	21.6	Ordained Priest	Otto Honorius von Egkh und Hungersbach †	Priest of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czech Republic	Auxiliary Bishop
	44.3	Died	Epifanio Fanelli, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece
	41.0	Appointed	Antoine Girard de La Bornat (La Bournat) †	Bishop of Toul, France	Bishop of Poitiers, France
	17.6	Professed	Winimar Knippschild, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
		Born	François de Lastic de Saint-Jal †	Limousin	Bishop of Castres, France
		Born	Cayetano Marcellano y Agramont †	Cuzco	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
	56.0	Ordained Bishop	José Martínez del Villar †	Bishop of Barbastro, Spain
		Born	Mihály Emánuel Olsavszky, O.S.B.M. †		Vicar Apostolic of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
	23.5	Ordained Priest	Michele Orsi †	Priest	Archbishop of Otranto, Italy
		Born	Pedro Anselmo Sánchez de Tagle †	Santillana, Spain	Bishop of Michoacán, México
	60.0	Died	Andrea Arcadio Stanila †	Titular Bishop
	63.8	Died	Alonso Vargas y Barca, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
Jan		Born	Adam Wojna Oranski †	Vladimirien	Auxiliary Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
2 Jan		Born	Étienne-René Potier de Gesvres †	Paris	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Beauvais, France
10 Jan		Born	Vincenzo Antonio Maria Muscettola †	Molinara	Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, Italy
11 Jan		Died	Daniele Giustiniani †	Bishop of Bergamo, Italy
12 Jan	29.2	Appointed	Louis Thomas d’Acquin †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Bishop of Sées, France
12 Jan	67.0	Appointed	Otto de la Bourde †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
13 Jan	36.0	Appointed	Sigmund Carl von Castel-Barco †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
14 Jan	45.9	Appointed	Andrea Ariani †	Bishop of Andria, Italy
	29.6	Confirmed	Charles-Joachim Colbert de Croissy †	Bishop of Montpellier, France
	78.3	Appointed	Lorenzo Fabbri (Fabri), O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy
	35.3	Appointed	Juan Lorenzo Ibáñez de Arilla, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
	58.0	Confirmed	Andras József Illyés †	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
	53.9	Appointed	Francesco Antonio Volturale †	Bishop of Vieste, Italy
15 Jan	49.0	Appointed	Charles-Marin Labbé, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viet Nam
15 Jan		Appointed	Bernardus Martineau †	Titular Bishop of Zabulon
16 Jan	67.0	Died	Fortunato Ilario Carafa della Spina †	Cardinal, Bishop of Aversa, Italy
19 Jan	55.0	Died	Laurentius Fergusius Lea †	Bishop of Derry, Ireland
20 Jan	45.9	Ordained Bishop	Andrea Ariani †	Bishop of Andria, Italy
	78.3	Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo Fabbri (Fabri), O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy
	35.3	Ordained Bishop	Juan Lorenzo Ibáñez de Arilla, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
	53.9	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Antonio Volturale †	Bishop of Vieste, Italy
26 Jan		Born	Polycarpo de Sousa (Souza), S.J. †	Coimbra, Portugal	Bishop of Peking [Beijing], China
29 Jan	55.7	Selected	Franciscus Jany †	Bishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia
10 Feb	33.6	Ordained Priest	Bartolomeo Visinio Rubini, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Coadjutor Bishop of Anagni, Italy
16 Feb	51.3	Died	Bernardino Plastina, O.M. †	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy
17 Feb		Born	Charles-Antoine de la Roche-Aymon †	Mainsat	Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
21 Feb		Born	Bonifatius (Giovanni Giuseppe) Cecotti, O.F.M. †	Gorizia	Bishop of Pedena, Austria
25 Feb	54.6	Appointed	Innico Caracciolo (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Aversa, Italy
	73.0	Appointed	Carlo Cuzzolini †	Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
	52.7	Appointed	Barnaba De Castro, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of Lanciano, Italy	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
	57.1	Appointed	Mikołaj Stanisław Święcicki †	Bishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), Ukraine	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
2 Mar	41.4	Ordained Priest	Fabritius Aurelius de Agostini †	Priest	Titular Archbishop of Amasea
	24.1	Ordained Priest	Tommaso Marino, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Siracusa, Italy
	23.1	Ordained Priest	Gaspare Pizzolanti, O. Carm. †	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop of Cervia, Italy
3 Mar	52.8	Ordained Bishop	Barnaba De Castro, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of Lanciano, Italy	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
3 Mar	58.2	Ordained Bishop	Andras József Illyés †	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
5 Mar	23.1	Ordained Priest	Tommaso Alessio de’ Rossi †	Priest	Bishop of Teramo, Italy
6 Mar	71.9	Died	Johann Euchar von Schenk von Castell †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
9 Mar	66.0	Died	Wilhelm von Vintler von Runkelstein †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
23 Mar	26.4	Ordained Priest	Ladislav Szörényi †	Priest	Bishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia
24 Mar	54.7	Ordained Bishop	Innico Caracciolo (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Aversa, Italy
	63.2	Died	Paul-Philippe de Chaumont †	Bishop Emeritus of Acqs (Dax), France
		Born	Louis-César-Constantin de Rohan-Guémené-Montbazon †	Paris	Cardinal, Bishop of Strasbourg, France
26 Mar		Born	Pietro Paolo Carta †	Silanus	Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy
		Born	José Gómez †	Rillo	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
		Born	Ferdinand Joseph Gabriel von Sarnthein †	Innsbruck	Auxiliary Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
27 Mar	43.8	Appointed	Filippo de Cordova (de’ duchi di Suessa) †	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
	37.2	Appointed	Michele Maria Dentice †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
	61.2	Appointed	Tomás Reluz, O.P. †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
	39.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Rottario (Rovero) †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
	54.2	Appointed	François Marie Sacco, C.R. †	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
6 Apr	24.1	Ordained Priest	Bartolomeo Pucci Franceschi †	Priest	Bishop of Pescia, Italy
7 Apr	31.8	Selected	Denis-François Bouthillier de Chavigny †	Bishop of Troyes, France	Archbishop of Sens, France
8 Apr	43.8	Ordained Bishop	Filippo de Cordova (de’ duchi di Suessa) †	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
	37.2	Ordained Bishop	Michele Maria Dentice †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
	39.5	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Rottario (Rovero) †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
11 Apr		Born	Giuseppe Agostino Delbecchi, Sch. P. †	Oneglia	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
14 Apr	58.7	Died	Custodio do Pinho †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria
	57.3	Ordained Bishop	Mikołaj Stanisław Święcicki †	Bishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), Ukraine	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
	23.5	Ordained Priest	Gaetano Zuanelli †	Priest	Bishop of Belluno, Italy
16 Apr	66.6	Selected	Johann Martin von Eyb †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
20 Apr		Born	Gaspar Negri †	Venezia	Bishop of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia
20 Apr		Born	Jean-Antoine de Tinseau †	Besançon	Bishop of Nevers, France
22 Apr	54.3	Died	Manuel de Alba †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
27 Apr	67.3	Ordained Bishop	Otto de la Bourde †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
May		Born	Stanisław Rajmund Jezierski, O.P. †	Lukoviensi	Bishop of Bacău, Romania
		Born	Józef Eustachy Szembek †	Grodziecen	Bishop of Płock, Poland
	66.3	Died	Francesco Antonio Triveri, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
1 May	28.1	Ordained Priest	Faustino Giuseppe Griffoni †	Priest	Bishop of Crema, Italy
3 May	51.6	Ordained Priest	Diego Montero del Aguila †	Priest	Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
5 May	36.3	Ordained Bishop	Sigmund Carl von Castel-Barco †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
9 May	51.4	Died	Jean-Baltazar de Cabanes de Viens †	Bishop of Vence, France
10 May	77.5	Appointed	Jobst Edmund von Brabeck †	Vicar Apostolic of Nordic Missions, Germany	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
12 May	88.4	Died	Georges d’Aubusson de la Feuillade †	Bishop of Metz, France
12 May	59.4	Died	Francesco Maria Moles, C.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Nola, Italy
13 May	53.4	Appointed	Miguel Bayot, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Cebu, Philippines
15 May		Born	Jean-Chrétien de Macheco de Prémeaux †	Dijon	Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
17 May	65.0	Died	Michael Ludovicus Tevenardi, O.P. †	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
20 May		Born	Francesco Scipione Maria Borghese †	Rome, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
21 May	72.4	Died	Jan Stanisław Zbąski †	Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
25 May	49.2	Selected	François Balbe de Berton de Crillon †	Bishop of Vence, France	Archbishop of Vienne, France
25 May		Born	Giuseppe Filippo Felissano †	Fossano	Bishop of Asti, Italy
26 May		Born	Antônio da Madre de Deus Galvão, O.F.M. †	Lisboa, Portugal	Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
31 May	71.2	Died	Lodovico Settala †	Bishop of Cremona, Italy
1 Jun	27.8	Ordained Priest	Bartolomeo Gambadoro †	Priest	Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy
1 Jun	24.4	Ordained Priest	Camillo de Mari, C.R. †	Priest of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Bishop of Aleria, France
2 Jun	48.0	Resigned	Jan Kazimierz Denhoff †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
3 Jun	58.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Antonio Bertodano †	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
	48.4	Appointed	Giacinto della Calce, C.R. †	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
	43.7	Appointed	Tommaso Maria Francia, O.P. †	Bishop of Oria, Italy
	53.4	Appointed	José Gregorio de Rojas y Velázquez †	Bishop of León, Spain	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
	55.4	Appointed	Carolus de Tilly †	Bishop of Monopoli, Italy
5 Jun	53.4	Appointed	Giovanni Fontana †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy
6 Jun		Born	Felice Amati †	Salerno	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
9 Jun	58.0	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Antonio Bertodano †	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
	48.4	Ordained Bishop	Giacinto della Calce, C.R. †	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
	53.4	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Fontana †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy
	43.7	Ordained Bishop	Tommaso Maria Francia, O.P. †	Bishop of Oria, Italy
10 Jun	29.6	Ordained Bishop	Louis Thomas d’Acquin †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Bishop of Sées, France
18 Jun	71.8	Died	St. Gregorio Giovanni Gasparo Barbarigo †	Cardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
20 Jun	48.0	Died	Jan Kazimierz Denhoff †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Cesena, Italy
21 Jun		Born	Umberto Luigi Radicati †	Meatiglio Casale	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
22 Jun	48.5	Appointed	Patrick O’Donnelly †	Bishop of Dromore, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
25 Jun	32.8	Selected	Henri-Charles du Camboust de Coislin †	Bishop of Metz, France