The Year of Our Lord 1704

Bishop Events

January to June

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	24.0	Ordained Priest	Salvador Bermúdez y Becerra †	Priest of Santa Marta, Colombia	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
		Born	Bernardus Bonaventura Bokenhemer, O.F.M. †	Saarlouis	Titular Bishop of Apollonia
	83.0	Died	Giacinto Maria Conigli, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece
	66.2	Died	Eustachy Stanisław Kotowicz †	Bishop of Smoleńsk, Poland
		Born	Pierre-François-Xavier de Reboul de Lambert †	Aix	Bishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France
		Born	Manoel de Santa Ines Ferreira, O.C.D. †	Cascais, Portugal	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
	46.3	Resigned	Matteo Gennaro Sibilia †	President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Roman Curia	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
Jan		Born	Lourenço (Franciscus) de Santa Maria (de Mello), O.F.M. †	S. Pedro de Avelano	Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
1 Jan		Died	Dominic Burke, O.P. †	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
2 Jan	16.0	Professed	Ildephonsus Naselli, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Titular Bishop of Numida
4 Jan	88.3	Died	Giambattista Spínola (Sr.) †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova, Italy
6 Jan		Died	Vitus Piluzzi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis
14 Jan	35.2	Confirmed	Márton Brajkovićs †	Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
	51.2	Appointed	Diego Camacho y Ávila †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Bishop
	63.8	Appointed	Francisco de Cosío y Otero †	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
	56.1	Appointed	Francesco del Giudice †	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	60.9	Appointed	García Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz †	Bishop of Tlaxcala, México
		Born	William Maire †	Lartington Hall, Yorkshire	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain
	64.0	Appointed	Urbano Sacchetti †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
18 Jan	50.9	Installed	José Gasch (Casch), O.M. †	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
18 Jan		Born	Giusto de Marco, C.R. †	Hydruntin	Titular Archbishop of Nazareth
20 Jan	82.1	Died	Sebastián de Arévalo y Torres, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Osma, Spain
21 Jan	60.6	Died	Francisco de la Puebla González †	Bishop of Santiago de Chile
22 Jan		Born	Gerardus Giannettasio †	Sieti	Bishop of Lavello, Italy
23 Jan		Born	Jean-Joseph de Fogasses d’Entrechaux de La Bastie †	Avignon	Bishop of Saint-Malo, France
28 Jan	64.1	Died	Luis Pueyo Abadía, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Albarracin, Spain
29 Jan		Born	Antonio Spedalieri †	Squillace	Bishop of Bova, Italy
6 Feb	23.7	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Leonardo Sanna †	Priest	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
9 Feb		Born	Joseph Wilhelm Rinck von Balderstein †	Saignelégier	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
10 Feb		Born	Franz Dominikus von Almesloe †	Jauer	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
10 Feb	56.2	Ordained Bishop	Francesco del Giudice †	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
11 Feb	55.1	Appointed	Jerónimo Nosti de Valdés, O.S.Bas. †	Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
	48.1	Confirmed	François de Nettancourt d’Haussonville de Vaubecourt †	Bishop of Montauban, France	Bishop Emeritus
	53.1	Confirmed	François Hébert †	Bishop of Agen, France
	52.0	Installed	Francesco Pignatelli (Sr.), C.R. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
13 Feb	60.1	Died	Franz Caspar von Stadion †	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
15 Feb		Born	Bartolomeo Gradenigo †	Venezia	Archbishop of Udine, Italy
15 Feb		Born	Filippo Mornati †	Macerata	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
16 Feb	23.0	Ordained Priest	Casimiro Rossi Reyna, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Titular Bishop of Capsus
18 Feb		Born	Juan José Martínez Escalzo †	Sesma	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
20 Feb	40.1	Ordained Bishop	Franz Engelbert Barbo von Waxenstein †	Titular Bishop of Dara	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
21 Feb		Born	Antônio de São José Moura Marinho, O.S.A. †	Vianna do Minho, Portugal	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
22 Feb	44.4	Selected	Johann Sigmund von Kuenburg †	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
23 Feb	72.5	Died	Enrico Noris, O.S.A. †	Cardinal, Librarian of the Vatican Library
23 Feb	61.1	Ordained Bishop	Baltasar de la Peña Avilés †	Bishop of Avila, Spain
24 Feb	56.1	Ordained Bishop	Charles-Marin Labbé, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Titopolis	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viet Nam
26 Feb	50.8	Appointed	Benedetto Pamphilj, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal, Librarian of the Vatican Library
26 Feb	50.8	Appointed	Benedetto Pamphilj, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives	Cardinal, Librarian of the Vatican Library
29 Feb		Born	Franz Joseph Friedrich Ambuel †	Sion	Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
2 Mar	62.2	Died	Bartolomé Espejos y Cisneros †	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
2 Mar	46.3	Ordained Bishop	Johannes Werner von Veyder †	Titular Bishop of Eleutheropolis in Macedonia	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
3 Mar		Born	Giuseppe Lancellotti, O.F.M. Conv. †	Napoli	Bishop of Isola, Italy
6 Mar	64.2	Died	Giuseppe Cei, C.O. †	Bishop of Cortona, Italy
8 Mar	68.2	Died	Giambattista Costaguti †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia
8 Mar	24.1	Ordained Priest	Hyacinth Petit, O. Carm. †	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Vicar Apostolic of Nordic Missions, Germany
9 Mar	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Franz Arnold von Wolf-Metternich zur Gracht †	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Armenia	Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
10 Mar	36.6	Appointed	Benedictus Bedekovich †	Bishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia
	46.2	Appointed	Pedro Díaz de Durana †	Bishop of Paraguay	Bishop-Elect
	61.1	Appointed	Rodrigo de Moura Telles †	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
		Born	José Javier Rodríguez Arellano †	Sangüesa	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
		Born	Alfonso Sozy Carafa, C.R.S. †	S. Niccolo	Bishop of Lecce, Italy
15 Mar		Born	Sebastiano Bonaiuti †	Preci	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy
15 Mar	74.2	Died	Juan Leyva †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
22 Mar	23.0	Ordained Priest	Elias Daniel von Sommerfeld †	Priest of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
25 Mar	34.9	Ordained Priest	Teodoro Pongelli (Pungelli) †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Terni, Italy
27 Mar	44.5	Confirmed	Johann Sigmund von Kuenburg †	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
29 Mar		Born	Francesco Gaetano Incontri †	Volterra	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
30 Mar	48.2	Ordained Bishop	François de Nettancourt d’Haussonville de Vaubecourt †	Bishop of Montauban, France	Bishop Emeritus
1 Apr	71.6	Resigned	Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta, O.P. †	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
6 Apr	64.0	Ordained Bishop	Francisco de Cosío y Otero †	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
	38.3	Ordained Bishop	Atanasio Esterriga Trajanáuregui †	Titular Bishop of Lycopolis	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
	53.3	Ordained Bishop	François Hébert †	Bishop of Agen, France
	58.3	Ordained Bishop	Bernard (Bertrand) de Sénaux †	Bishop of Autun, France
7 Apr	47.7	Appointed	Francesco Maria Federico Carafa, C.R. †	Bishop of Nola, Italy
	62.0	Appointed	Alfonso Francesco Dominquez, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Monopoli, Italy
	60.3	Appointed	José Gregorio de Rojas y Velázquez †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
9 Apr		Born	Pierre François de Sales de Thorens †	Ginevra	Bishop of Aosta, Italy
10 Apr	74.4	Died	Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg †	Cardinal, Bishop of Strasbourg, France
10 Apr	29.8	Succeeded	Armand-Gaston-Maximilien de Rohan de Soubise †	Cardinal, Bishop of Strasbourg, France
12 Apr	76.5	Died	Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet †	Bishop of Meaux, France
16 Apr		Born	Girolamo Palermo, C.R. †	Scicle	Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
28 Apr	45.2	Appointed	Raimondo Asperti, O.P. †	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
	46.3	Appointed	Francisco de la Cuesta, O.S.H. †	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines	Bishop of Michoacán, México
	40.7	Appointed	Giovanni Maria (Pietro a Alcantara) de Leonardi, O.C.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Great Moghul (Mughals), India
	40.7	Appointed	Giovanni Maria (Pietro a Alcantara) de Leonardi, O.C.D. †	Titular Bishop of Sinopoli	Vicar Apostolic of Great Moghul (Mughals), India
	45.5	Confirmed	Claude de la Roche-Aymon †	Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
	51.3	Appointed	Manuel Pérez Araciel y Rada †	Bishop of León, Spain	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
29 Apr	74.3	Died	Francisco de Lima (Lemos), O. Carm. †	Bishop of Olinda, Brazil
30 Apr	70.9	Resigned	Jean Charles de Mari, C.R. †	Bishop of Accia and Mariana, France	Bishop Emeritus
May		Born	Claudio Sanz Torres y Ruiz de Castañedo †	Torres de la Alameda	Bishop of Almería, Spain
1 May	39.9	Selected	François Blouet de Camilly †	Bishop of Toul, France	Archbishop of Tours, France
1 May	23.7	Ordained Priest	Ludwik Karol Ogiński †	Priest	Bishop of Smoleńsk, Poland
3 May	73.8	Died	Estephan Douaihi †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
9 May		Died	Antonio Carafa, C.R. †	Bishop of Ugento, Italy
10 May	47.0	Selected	Henri-Pons de Thiard de Bissy †	Cardinal, Bishop of Meaux, France
11 May		Born	Francesco Maria Testa †	Nicosia	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
12 May	79.4	Selected	Gabriel de Blauza †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
13 May	46.7	Appointed	Matteo Gennaro Sibilia †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
15 May	76.8	Died	Martín de Híjar y Mendoza, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Concepción, Chile
17 May	24.1	Ordained Priest	José Bolaños Calzado, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Titular Archbishop of Nisibis
17 May	27.3	Ordained Priest	Giambattista Labanchi †	Priest	Bishop of Oria, Italy
19 May	65.4	Appointed	Mario Emmanuelle Durazzo †	Bishop of Accia and Mariana, France
19 May	55.4	Appointed	Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza †	Bishop of Michoacán, México
20 May		Born	Franz Xaver Anton Marxer †	Heiligenkreuz	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien, Austria
21 May	78.8	Died	Hermann Werner von Wolf-Metternich zu Gracht †	Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
21 May	46.0	Succeeded	Franz Arnold von Wolf-Metternich zur Gracht †	Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
23 May	44.7	Ordained Bishop	Johann Sigmund von Kuenburg †	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
30 May	61.3	Installed	García Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz †	Bishop of Tlaxcala, México
Jun		Born	Francesco Saverio Maria Queraldi y Aragona †	Barletta	Bishop of Squillace, Italy
10 Jun	60.2	Died	Marquard Rudolf von Rodt †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
10 Jun	78.7	Died	Johann Kaspar Schnorf †	Auxiliary Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
17 Jun		Born	Marco De Simone †	S. Elpidio	Bishop of Troia, Italy
17 Jun	53.5	Installed	François Hébert †	Bishop of Agen, France
22 Jun	45.6	Ordained Bishop	Claude de la Roche-Aymon †	Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
22 Jun	53.2	Ordained Bishop	Maximilian Heinrich von Weichs zu Rösberg †	Titular Bishop of Rhodiapolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
27 Jun	55.5	Installed	Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza †	Bishop of Michoacán, México
28 Jun	73.5	Died	João de Melo †	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal