The Year of Our Lord 1715

Bishop Events

January to June

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	50.1	Succeeded	Jan Tobiasz Augustynowicz †	Archbishop of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine
	56.1	Died	Angelo Maria Carlini, O.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Corinthus
		Born	Jean-Félix-Henri de Fumel †	Toulouse	Bishop of Lodève, France
	22.8	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Antonio Łodziński, O.F.M. Conv. †	Priest	Titular Bishop of Gerasa
		Born	Nicolas de La Pinte de Livry, O. Praem. †	Paris	Titular Bishop of Callinicum
	28.2	Ordained Priest	Stephanus Ladislaus Luzenszky †	Priest	Titular Bishop of Thyatira
	48.7	Ordained Bishop	Jaime de Mimbela, O.P. †	Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia	Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
		Born	Jan Pettani †	Brisca	Bishop Emeritus of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
	15.8	Professed	Eugenio Piloti, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic of Shansi {Scian-Si} (Chan-Si), China
		Born	François de Révol †	Terrebasse	Bishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
	29.0	Appointed	Athanasiy Sheptyskyi †	Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Archbishop of Foreign Archdiocese
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Antoni Dominik Tyszkiewicz †	Priest	Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
Jan	70.0	Died	Pietro Martire Giustiniani, O.P. †	Bishop of Tinos, Greece
Jan		Born	José Antonio Umeres de Miranda (Humeres) †	Santiago, Chile	Bishop of Panamá
6 Jan	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Ennemond-Flodoard Moret de Bourchenu †	Bishop of Vence, France	Bishop Emeritus
7 Jan	63.4	Died	François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon †	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
10 Jan	77.0	Died	Antonio Tortorelli, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Trivento, Italy
12 Jan	49.3	Selected	François-Elie de Voyer de Paulmy d’Argenson †	Archbishop of Embrun, France	Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
13 Jan	31.0	Ordained Bishop	Henri-Ignace de Brancas †	Bishop of Lisieux, France
15 Jan	37.4	Selected	Jean-Joseph Languet de Gergy †	Bishop of Soissons, France	Archbishop of Sens, France
20 Jan		Born	Raniero Finocchietti †	Livorno, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti
20 Jan	45.1	Appointed	Alessandro Zondadari †	Archbishop of Siena, Italy
21 Jan	72.1	Appointed	Lorenzo Casoni †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
	64.4	Appointed	Ferdinando d’Adda †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
	52.6	Appointed	Antonius Gagliani, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
	51.1	Appointed	Ludovico Anselmo Gualtieri †	Bishop of Todi, Italy
	69.3	Appointed	Diego Montero del Aguila †	Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
	41.3	Appointed	Antonio Monroy Meneses, O. de M. †	Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
	57.8	Appointed	Povilas Pranciškus Sapiega, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
	52.8	Appointed	Niccolò Tolomei †	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
23 Jan		Born	Jean-Olivier Briand †	Plérin, France	Bishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
27 Jan	52.7	Ordained Bishop	Antonius Gagliani, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
		Born	Giacinto Sardi †	Sulmona	Bishop of Aquino e Pontecorvo, Italy
	52.8	Ordained Bishop	Niccolò Tolomei †	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
2 Feb		Born	Scipione Ardoino Alcontres, C.R. †	Messina	Archbishop of Messina, Italy
3 Feb		Born	Adam Dwerditsch †	Sierndorf	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien, Austria
3 Feb	42.1	Ordained Bishop	Pedro de Tapiz y Garcia †	Bishop of Durango, México
4 Feb	48.6	Appointed	Michele Guardia †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
	59.1	Appointed	Guillaume Tual †	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
	59.1	Appointed	Guillaume Tual †	Titular Bishop of Nyssa	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
7 Feb	30.5	Appointed	Johann Hugo von Gärtz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
7 Feb	30.5	Appointed	Johann Hugo von Gärtz †	Titular Bishop of Dorylaëum	Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
8 Feb		Born	Urbano Paracciani Rutili †	Rome	Cardinal, Archbishop of Fermo, Italy
8 Feb	68.9	Died	Johann Kasimir Röls †	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
10 Feb	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Michele Guardia †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
10 Feb	46.1	Ordained Bishop	Alonso del Pozo y Silva †	Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
12 Feb		Born	Giambattista Donati †	Frosinone	Bishop of Cervia, Italy
12 Feb		Born	Manuel Jiménez Pérez, O.S.B. †	Soto de Cameros, Spain	Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
15 Feb	30.5	Appointed	Johann Hugo von Gärtz †	Vicar Apostolic of Nordic Missions, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
16 Feb	22.9	Ordained Priest	Bernardino Ciani, O.S.A. †	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop of Montalcino, Italy
17 Feb	22.1	Ordained Deacon	Pier Maria Giustiniani, O.S.B. †	Deacon of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Ventimiglia, Italy
19 Feb	51.1	Selected	Francisco Valero y Losa †	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
20 Feb	41.0	Appointed	Carlo Maria Giuseppe Fornari †	Bishop of Albenga, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
22 Feb	62.7	Died	Giovanbattista Carafa †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
		Born	Jean-Georges Lefranc de Pompignan †	Montauban	Archbishop of Vienne, France
		Born	Vincenzo Malvezzi Bonfioli †	Bologna	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
23 Feb		Born	Juan Ignacio de la Rocha †	Puerto de Santa María, Spain	Bishop of Michoacán, México
2 Mar	71.5	Died	Emmanuel-Theódose de la Tour d’Auvergne de Bouillon †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
3 Mar	30.5	Succeeded	Gábor Antal Erdődy †	Bishop of Eger, Hungary
3 Mar	82.2	Died	István Telekesy †	Bishop of Eger, Hungary
4 Mar	60.2	Died	Oxendios Verzar (Werczireski) †	Titular Bishop of the Titular See
14 Mar	60.2	Installed	Jacques des Maretz †	Archbishop of Auch, France
16 Mar	24.2	Ordained Priest	Flaminius Danza †	Priest	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Josephus Maria Marini, O.S.A. †	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Titular Bishop of Thagaste
	24.2	Ordained Priest	Silvestro Lodovico Paparelli †	Priest	Bishop of Cagli, Italy
17 Mar	67.2	Died	Michael Angelus Farfulfi, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
18 Mar	84.7	Appointed	Nicolò Acciaioli †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	52.6	Appointed	Hyacinthus Lucas Czermiński †	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
	52.6	Appointed	Hyacinthus Lucas Czermiński †	Titular Bishop of Pergamum	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
	57.2	Appointed	Antonio Horcasitas Avellaneda †	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
	66.1	Appointed	Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. †	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	40.6	Appointed	Agostino Saluzzo, C.M. †	Bishop of Aleria, France	Bishop of Accia and Mariana, France
	51.2	Confirmed	Francisco Valero y Losa †	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
19 Mar	24.5	Ordained Priest	António de Sousa, O.S.A. †	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop of Porto, Portugal
23 Mar	75.7	Died	Andrea Francolisio (d’Aquino) †	Bishop Emeritus of Tricarico, Italy
24 Mar	69.4	Died	Octavius Spader, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
26 Mar		Born	Giuseppe Cacace †	Napoli	Bishop of Monopoli, Italy
29 Mar	55.1	Appointed	Colombino Bassi, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Pistoia e Prato, Italy
31 Mar	30.6	Ordained Bishop	Johann Hugo von Gärtz †	Titular Bishop of Dorylaëum	Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
Apr	56.6	Died	Bartolomé Cernuda Rico y Piñeros †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
1 Apr	51.3	Appointed	Juan de Necolalde †	Bishop of Concepción, Chile	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
	35.7	Installed	Benedetto Caietano Giuseppe Odescalchi-Erba †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
	65.0	Appointed	Sebastiano Antonio Tanara †	Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	48.9	Appointed	Lorenzo Tartagni †	Bishop of Veroli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
5 Apr	78.2	Died	Varlaam Sheptyskyi †	Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
6 Apr	24.1	Ordained Priest	Anton Johann Wenzel Wokaun (Woknau) †	Priest of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic	Auxiliary Bishop
7 Apr	73.3	Died	Alessandro Fedeli †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy
9 Apr		Born	Giovanni Carlo Boschi †	Faenza, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina
11 Apr	28.2	Ordained Priest	Johann Gottfried Groß von Trockau †	Priest of Eichstätt, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
11 Apr		Born	José Franquís Lasso de Castilla †	Granada	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
14 Apr	29.2	Appointed	Daniele Delfino †	Coadjutor Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Udine, Italy
	29.2	Appointed	Daniele Delfino †	Titular Bishop of Aureliopolis in Asia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Udine, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Antonio de Zuloaga †	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
		Born	Paolo Francesco Giustiniani, O.F.M. Cap. †	Venezia	Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
15 Apr		Born	Gabriel Palkovich, O.S.B.M. †	Kismarkien	Titular Bishop of Druzipara
17 Apr	67.5	Died	António Pereira da Silva †	Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
17 Apr		Born	Angelo Maria Venizza †	Città della Pieve	Bishop of Città della Pieve, Italy
20 Apr	27.1	Ordained Priest	Benedetto Bussi †	Priest	Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, Italy
20 Apr	46.3	Selected	Jean-Louis du Bouschet de Sourches †	Bishop of Dol, France
21 Apr	56.7	Ordained Bishop	Juan Bravo Otálora de Lagunas †	Bishop of Arequipa, Peru
May	63.5	Died	Francesco Parcic (Parchich), O.P. †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
3 May	61.9	Resigned	André-Hercule de Fleury †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
4 May	58.3	Selected	György Bizánczy †	Vicar Apostolic of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
6 May	51.5	Appointed	Lorenzo Armengual del Pino de la Mota †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
	52.5	Appointed	Francesco Barberini (Jr.) †	Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	49.5	Appointed	Carlo Colonna †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Angelo in Pescheria	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti
	57.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Fabio Olivieri †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia
12 May		Born	Francesco Zunica †	Lucera	Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
20 May	66.4	Died	Diego Gorospe de Irala, O.P. †	Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
22 May		Born	François-Joachim de Pierres de Bernis †	Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche	Cardinal, Archbishop of Albi, France
25 May		Born	Antonio Casali †	Rome, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria ad Martyres
26 May	57.4	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Horcasitas Avellaneda †	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
29 May	49.3	Appointed	Valentinus Matthias Arcemberski †	Bishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), Ukraine
	72.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Innico Caracciolo (Jr.) †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Bishop
	54.4	Appointed	Joseph-Pierre de Castellane †	Bishop of Fréjus, France
	59.2	Appointed	Rogerius Giacobetti †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
	37.8	Confirmed	Jean-Joseph Languet de Gergy †	Bishop of Soissons, France	Archbishop of Sens, France
	48.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Carlo Maria Marini †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata
		Appointed	Timotheus Pescherard, O.F.M. Cap. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Baghdad, Iraq	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Timotheus Pescherard, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Berytus	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Baghdad, Iraq
	38.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Damian Hugo Philipp von Schönborn Bushein †	Cardinal, Bishop of Speyer, Germany
	59.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Bernardino Scotti †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio
	58.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Henri-Pons de Thiard de Bissy †	Cardinal, Bishop of Meaux, France
Jun		Born	Antoni Wacław Betański †	Pragen	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
Jun	54.9	Died	Antonio Rosignoli †	Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia
2 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Timotheus Pescherard, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Berytus	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Baghdad, Iraq
9 Jun		Born	Nicolaus Difnico †	Sibenicen	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
9 Jun	46.4	Ordained Bishop	Matthew Pritchard, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Myra	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Western District, England, Great Britain
11 Jun	52.4	Died	Francisco Laynez, S.J. †	Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, India
15 Jun	71.3	Died	Vartan Hunanian †	Archbishop of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine	Coadjutor Archbishop
15 Jun	23.0	Ordained Priest	Gherardo Antonio Volpe †	Priest	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
16 Jun	59.3	Ordained Bishop	Rogerius Giacobetti †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
	85.8	Died	François de Nesmond †	Bishop of Bayeux, France
	46.5	Installed	Alonso del Pozo y Silva †	Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
23 Jun	37.8	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Joseph Languet de Gergy †	Bishop of Soissons, France	Archbishop of Sens, France
27 Jun	64.4	Died	Andrea (Antonius) Bottado (Botado), O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
30 Jun	45.3	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Maria Benzoni †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Chioggia, Italy
30 Jun	54.5	Ordained Bishop	Joseph-Pierre de Castellane †	Bishop of Fréjus, France