The Year of Our Lord 1708

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	48.0	Ordained Priest	Léon de Beaumont †	Priest	Bishop of Saintes, France
	23.8	Ordained Priest	Johann Joseph Anton Blatter †	Priest of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland	Bishop
		Born	Jean-Louis du Buisson de Beauteville †	Mirepoix	Bishop of Alès (Alais), France
		Born	Miguel Cilieza y Velasco †	San Luis Potosi	Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
		Born	Jean-Louis du Lau d’Allemans †	Périgord	Bishop of Digne, France
	67.2	Died	Pedro de Foios (Foyos), O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
		Born	Giacinto Giustiniani, O.P. †	Scio	Bishop Emeritus of Syros (e Milos), Greece
	62.8	Died	Francesco Gori †	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
	26.9	Ordained Priest	Johann Christian Adam von Königsfeld †	Priest of Regensburg, Germany	Titular Bishop of Erythrae
		Born	Jean-Baptiste-Joseph de Méallet de Fargues †	Saint-Flour	Bishop of Saint-Claude, France
	45.0	Ordained Bishop	José Aparicio y Navarro †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
		Born	Plaicart de Raigecourt †	Nancy	Bishop of Aire, France
	24.0	Ordained Priest	François-Joseph Robuste †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
		Died	Josyf Szumlański †	Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	57.4	Died	Nicolaus Ventriglia †	Bishop of Acerno, Italy
		Died	Leo Zaleski †	Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ruthenian), Ukraine
Jan		Born	Henri-Marie du Breuil de Pontbriand †	Pleurtuit, France	Bishop of Québec, Canada
10 Jan	70.0	Died	Antonio de Brizuela y Salamanca †	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
12 Jan		Born	Johann Friedrich von Lasser †	Mainz	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
14 Jan	83.0	Died	Alexander Dunbar Winchester (Winster) †	Prefect Emeritus of Scotland, Great Britain
17 Jan	39.0	Selected	Jean-Jacques de Verthamon †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans, France
18 Jan	81.6	Died	Daniel de Cosnac †	Archbishop of Aix, France
18 Jan	76.0	Died	Jean-Baptiste de Sade †	Bishop of Cavaillon, France
19 Jan		Appointed	Raimondo Gallani, O.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Ancyra	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
28 Jan		Born	Jean-François-Joseph de Rochechouard de Faudoas †	Toulouse	Cardinal, Bishop of Laon, France
Feb	75.1	Died	Stefano Ghirardelli †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy
Feb	62.2	Died	Francesco Antonio Giannone †	Bishop of Boiano, Italy
3 Feb		Born	Louis-Albert de Lezay-Marnesia †	Lons-le-Saulnier	Bishop Emeritus of Evreux, France
8 Feb	79.2	Died	Matthias Starck †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mainz, Germany
10 Feb	47.1	Selected	Bernard-François de Poudenx de Castillon †	Bishop of Marseille, France
10 Feb	52.2	Selected	Charles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille du Luc †	Archbishop of Aix, France	Archbishop of Paris, France
11 Feb	78.1	Died	François Letellier †	Bishop of Digne, France
16 Feb		Born	Józef Julian Sapieha †	Gedanen	Coadjutor Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
16 Feb		Born	Adam Friedrich von Seinsheim †	Regensburg	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
19 Feb		Born	Giovanni Hieronymo Gradenigo, C.R. †	Venezia	Archbishop of Udine, Italy
20 Feb	65.1	Ordained Bishop	Manuel de Santo Tomás Mendoza, O.P. †	Bishop of Almería, Spain	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
23 Feb		Born	Gioacchino Martínez †	S. Angelo	Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
25 Feb	22.9	Ordained Priest	Ferdinando Agostino Bernabei, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
25 Feb	71.1	Resigned	Tiberio Muscettola, C.O. †	Archbishop of Manfredonia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
26 Feb	35.3	Ordained Priest	Girolamo Mattei †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy
27 Feb	49.7	Confirmed	Claude-Maur d’Aubigné †	Archbishop of Rouen, France
27 Feb	35.3	Appointed	Girolamo Mattei †	Titular Archbishop of Nicomedia	Archbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy
29 Feb	26.1	Ordained Priest	Domenico Antonio Peronaci †	Priest	Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
Mar	58.1	Died	Benito Noriega, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Acerra, Italy
3 Mar	47.2	Died	Sigmund Carl von Castel-Barco †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
4 Mar	44.3	Ordained Bishop	Imre Esterházy, O.S.P.P.E. †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
12 Mar	48.3	Appointed	Stephanus Cupilli, C.R.S. †	Archbishop of Split (Spalato), Croatia
	34.2	Appointed	Giovanni De Lerma †	Archbishop of Manfredonia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	61.2	Appointed	Andreas Matusseck †	Bishop of Knin, Croatia
	49.2	Confirmed	Ennemond Alleman de Montmartin †	Bishop of Grenoble, France
	46.1	Appointed	Johann Adam Nieberlein †	Auxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
	46.1	Appointed	Johann Adam Nieberlein †	Titular Bishop of Dioclea	Auxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
	62.0	Appointed	Johann Kasimir Röls †	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
	62.0	Appointed	Johann Kasimir Röls †	Titular Bishop of Amyclae	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
	68.2	Died	Tommaso Antonio Scotti †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
13 Mar		Born	Alberto Maria Capobianco, O.P. †	Brundusin	Archbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria, Italy
18 Mar	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Laynez, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Sozopolis in Pisidia	Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, India
18 Mar	49.9	Died	Luigi Ruzzini †	Bishop of Bergamo, Italy
24 Mar	24.1	Ordained Priest	Paolo Collia, O.M. †	Priest of Order of the Minims	Bishop of Nicotera, Italy
26 Mar	54.5	Appointed	Pietro Paolo Calorio, C.R.S. †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia	Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia
	37.2	Confirmed	Charles-François de Châteauneuf de Rochebonne †	Bishop of Noyon, France	Archbishop of Lyon, France
	39.2	Confirmed	Jean-Jacques de Verthamon †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans, France
27 Mar		Born	José Vicente Díaz Bravo, O. Carm. †	Tudela, Spain	Bishop of Durango, México
27 Mar		Born	Antonio Gómez de la Torre y Jaraveitia †	Bilbao	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
Apr		Born	Francesco Pantuliano †	Polla	Bishop of Policastro, Italy
1 Apr	48.5	Appointed	Johann Sigmund von Kuenburg †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
1 Apr		Born	Ludovico Sabatini †	Napoli	Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
3 Apr	48.3	Installed	François-Gaspard de La Mer de Matha †	Bishop of Aire, France
3 Apr	54.0	Ordained Priest	John Wallace †	Priest	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Lowland District, Scotland, Great Britain
8 Apr	71.8	Died	Francesco Nerli (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Assisi, Italy
11 Apr	39.1	Selected	Philipp Carl von Fürstenberg †	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
17 Apr	53.3	Selected	Henri du Puget †	Bishop of Digne, France
20 Apr		Born	Innocenzo Gorgoni, O.S.B. †	Galatina	President Emeritus of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Roman Curia
21 Apr	43.3	Installed	Luis Francisco Romero †	Bishop of Santiago de Chile	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
23 Apr		Born	Claude Humbert de Rolland †	Marigny	Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
26 Apr	70.3	Resigned	Domenico De Zaulis (Zaoli) †	Bishop of Veroli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
29 Apr	46.2	Ordained Bishop	Johann Adam Nieberlein †	Titular Bishop of Dioclea	Auxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
29 Apr		Born	Filippo Maria Pirelli †	Ariano, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono
30 Apr	44.3	Appointed	Ludovico Anselmo Gualtieri †	Bishop of Veroli, Italy	Bishop of Todi, Italy
	48.1	Installed	Filippo Antonio Gualterio †	Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Todi, Italy
	80.6	Appointed	Galeazzo Marescotti †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
	47.3	Confirmed	Pierre de Baglion de la Salle de Saillant †	Bishop of Mende, France
	65.1	Appointed	Fabrizio Spada †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
May		Born	Josephus Aluffi †	Reatin	Bishop Emeritus of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
	79.3	Died	Petrus Barugi †	Bishop of Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
		Born	Jan Dominik Łopaciński †		Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
1 May	39.1	Ordained Priest	Philipp Carl von Fürstenberg †	Priest of Lavant, Slovenia	Bishop
1 May	44.3	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Valero y Losa †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
4 May	56.3	Resigned	Charles Maigrot, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Fo-Kien, China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
6 May	85.0	Died	Bl. François de Laval de Montmorency †	Bishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
	49.3	Ordained Bishop	Ennemond Alleman de Montmartin †	Bishop of Grenoble, France
		Born	Aldrago Antonio de Piccardi †	Trieste	Bishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia
8 May		Born	Girolamo Colonna di Sciarra †	Rome, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti
12 May	45.7	Appointed	Antonio Baistrocchi, O. Carm. †	Vicar Apostolic of Great Moghul (Mughals), India
12 May	45.7	Appointed	Antonio Baistrocchi, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Anastasiopolis	Vicar Apostolic of Great Moghul (Mughals), India
13 May		Born	Max Friedrich von Königsegg und Rothenfels †	Köln	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
14 May	45.4	Appointed	Muzio Gaeta (Sr.) †	Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
	57.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Guerra †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	66.4	Appointed	Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo, O.SS.T. †	Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
	47.4	Confirmed	Bernard-François de Poudenx de Castillon †	Bishop of Marseille, France
	39.2	Appointed	Pietro Priuli †	Cardinal, Bishop of Bergamo, Italy
	47.7	Appointed	Angelo Rendina †	Bishop of Boiano, Italy
	52.5	Confirmed	Charles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille du Luc †	Archbishop of Aix, France	Archbishop of Paris, France
15 May	59.4	Died	Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza †	Bishop of Michoacán, México
17 May	26.8	Ordained Priest	Nicolò Carmine Falcone †	Priest	Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy
20 May	62.2	Ordained Bishop	Johann Kasimir Röls †	Titular Bishop of Amyclae	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
25 May		Born	Giuseppe Tomaso de Rossi †	Ceva	Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
26 May	43.5	Installed	Réné-François Beauvau de Rivau †	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium	Archbishop of Narbonne, France
30 May	39.2	Confirmed	Philipp Carl von Fürstenberg †	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
31 May	75.2	Died	Pietro Paolo Gerardi †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy
2 Jun	24.0	Ordained Priest	Juan Francisco Navarro Salvador y Gilabert †	Priest	Bishop of Albarracin, Spain
2 Jun	29.4	Ordained Priest	Carlo Felice Sanmartino †	Priest	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
4 Jun	39.6	Died	Márton Brajkovićs †	Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
5 Jun		Born	Johann Philipp Karl Anton von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach †	Würzburg	Titular Bishop of Taenarum
7 Jun		Born	Giovanni de Vita †	Benevento	Bishop of Rieti, Italy
10 Jun	25.4	Ordained Priest	Siméon VII Awad †	Priest	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
24 Jun	74.0	Died	Pietro Corbelli †	Bishop of Segni, Italy
	47.5	Ordained Bishop	Pierre de Baglion de la Salle de Saillant †	Bishop of Mende, France
	39.5	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Jacques de Verthamon †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans, France
28 Jun	43.5	Selected	Juan Benito Garret y Arlovi, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Nicaragua
28 Jun	78.5	Died	Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros †	Archbishop of Lima, Peru