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The Year of Our Lord 1720

Bishop Events

January to June


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown52.6ResignedAlessandro AldobrandiniApostolic Nuncio to Venice, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati
70.5DiedMarino GiniBishop of Sapë, Albania
57.6DiedMatthieu Giannicio (Joanitius)Bishop of Scardona (Skradin), Croatia
34.0AppointedTeodozy Teofil Godebski, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Pińsk-Turaŭ (Ukrainian), BelarusBishop of Volodymyr (Włodzimierz) et Brėst (Ukrainian)
19.4ProfessedJosé Vidal de Moctezuma y Tobar, O. de M. †Member of Order of Our Lady of MercyBishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
BornClaude-François de Reymond, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan), China
53.0DiedPetrus ZumiArchbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
Jan36.0DiedPetrus MisersciaArchbishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
5 JanConfirmedFrancis Burke, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Kilmacduagh, Ireland
ConfirmedTerence O’DonnellyBishop of Derry, Ireland
10 Jan60.5DiedJoseph-Emmanuel de la TrémoilleCardinal, Archbishop of Cambrai, France
13 JanBornMelchior Jan KochnowskiAuxiliary Bishop of Chełm, Poland
14 Jan60.1DiedGiovanni Battista Capano, C.R. †Bishop of Bitonto, Italy
72.0DiedFrancisco Zapata Vera y MoralesBishop of Zamora, Spain
16 JanBornGaetano Maria Capece, C.R. †Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
18 JanDiedJerónimo SoaresBishop of Viseu, Portugal
19 JanDiedLuca NataleBishop of Beograd {Belgrade}, Serbia
23 JanBornGiovanni Francesco Guidi di Bagno-TalentiTitular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
30 Jan51.0InstalledCharles de Fontaine des MonteesBishop of Nevers, France
4 Feb16.0ProfessedGiusto de Marco, C.R. †Member of Congregation of Clerics RegularTitular Archbishop of Nazareth
61.6Ordained BishopFranciszek Józef KraszkowskiTitular Bishop of DardanusAuxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
6 FebBornJózsef BajzáthBishop of Veszprém, Hungary
11 Feb22.9Ordained DeaconBonifatius (Giovanni Giuseppe) Cecchotti, O.F.M. Ref. †Deacon of Order of Reformed Friars MinorBishop of Pedena, Austria
BornGiacomo PisaniTitular Bishop of Agathopolis
15 Feb68.1SelectedDenis MoriartyBishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
56.1SelectedCornelius O’KeeffeBishop of Limerick, Ireland
18 Feb22.9Ordained PriestBonifatius (Giovanni Giuseppe) Cecchotti, O.F.M. Ref. †Priest of Order of Reformed Friars MinorBishop of Pedena, Austria
24 Feb23.1Ordained PriestAdam Wojna OrańskiPriestAuxiliary Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
28.1Ordained PriestAchille PugliaPriestBishop of Nicastro, Italy
47.9ResignedLuis Simões BrandãoBishop of Angola e CongoBishop Emeritus
22.0Ordained DeaconFerdinand Julius von TroyerDeacon of Olomouc (Olmütz), CzechiaCardinal, Bishop
25 Feb63.4Ordained DeaconGuillaume DuboisDeaconCardinal, Archbishop of Cambrai, France
22.8Ordained DeaconJózef Eustachy SzembekDeaconBishop of Płock, Poland
26 FebBornGiovanni Francesco AlbaniCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
29 FebBornJean Jacques (Johann Jakob) LantzAuxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
Mar58.6DiedAndrea Della Rocca, C.R.L. †Bishop of Accia and Mariana, France
35.0IncardinatedPierre-François LafitauPriestBishop of Sisteron, France
1 MarBornGiuseppe CoppulaBishop of Lipari, Italy
3 MarBornVitaliano BorromeoCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ecclesiastical Immunity
63.4Ordained PriestGuillaume DuboisPriestCardinal, Archbishop of Cambrai, France
4 Mar60.1AppointedAngel Benito, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos, Spain
60.1AppointedAngel Benito, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of TitopolisAuxiliary Bishop of Burgos, Spain
AppointedBartolomé Camacho MadueñoBishop of Tortosa, Spain
51.5AppointedAndrea Luigi CattaniBishop of San Miniato, Italy
34.5AppointedLouis-Joseph de Châteauneuf de RochebonneCoadjutor Bishop of Carcassonne, FranceBishop
34.5AppointedLouis-Joseph de Châteauneuf de RochebonneTitular Bishop of HierocaesareaBishop of Carcassonne, France
52.4AppointedBartolomeu do Pilar, O. Carm. †Bishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil
64.8AppointedFelipe Antonio Gil TaboadaArchbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
35.0ConfirmedPierre-François LafitauBishop of Sisteron, France
51.2ConfirmedJean-Paul-François Le Févre de CaumartinBishop of Blois, France
54.1AppointedManuel José de Santa María y SalazarBishop of Lugo, Spain
43.6AppointedGiovanni Andrea TriaBishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Larino, Italy
60.2AppointedSimeone VegliniBishop of Tricarico, Italy
7 Mar68.1ConfirmedDenis MoriartyBishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
56.1ConfirmedCornelius O’KeeffeBishop of Limerick, Ireland
10 Mar35.0Ordained BishopPierre-François LafitauBishop of Sisteron, France
15 Mar69.5DiedLuigi PriuliCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Marco
16 Mar25.3Ordained PriestMarcello CrescenziPriestCardinal, Archbishop of Ferrara, Italy
24.3Ordained DeaconMichael MarculliDeaconBishop of Lucera, Italy
22.9Ordained PriestFerdinand Joseph Gabriel von SarentheimPriest of Brixen {Bressanone}, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop
17 Mar51.5Ordained BishopAndrea Luigi CattaniBishop of San Miniato, Italy
34.2Ordained BishopAlexandre de Jouanne de SaumeryBishop of Rieux, France
43.6Ordained BishopGiovanni Andrea TriaBishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Larino, Italy
20 Mar50.4AppointedDomenico Maria Cedronio, O.P. †Bishop of Bitonto, Italy
55.2ConfirmedAntoine FagonBishop of Vannes, France
48.0ConfirmedFrançois-César Le Blanc, C.R.S.A. †Bishop of Avranches, France
53.9AppointedJaime de Mimbela, O.P. †Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
59.2ConfirmedManuel a Santa Catharina, O. Carm. †Bishop of Angola e Congo
AppointedJosé del Yermo SantibáñezBishop of Ávila, SpainArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
24 Mar24.3Ordained PriestMichael MarculliPriestBishop of Lucera, Italy
25 MarBornTommaso VespoliAuxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
26 Mar79.0DiedJosé Guerrero de Torres, O.E.S.A. †Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
27 MarOrdained BishopTerence O’DonnellyBishop of Derry, Ireland
30 Mar24.0Ordained PriestGiovanni Filippo CautiPriestTitular Bishop of Erythrae
24.0Ordained PriestGiacomo GuacciPriestBishop of Belcastro, Italy
81.3DiedGiuseppe Labonia, O.A.D. †Bishop of Montemarano, Italy
31 Mar27.4Ordained PriestFrancis PetrePriest of London District, England, Great BritainVicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain
Apr63.9DiedBisanzio FiliBishop of Ostuni, Italy
3 AprBornKarl Friedrich von ZehmenAuxiliary Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
7 Apr50.4Ordained BishopDomenico Maria Cedronio, O.P. †Bishop of Bitonto, Italy
83.2DiedCharles-François de Loménie de BrienneBishop of Coutances, France
13 Apr62.2DiedJan DłużewskiAuxiliary Bishop of Chełm, Poland
14 Apr25.4Ordained PriestSanto d’InzilloPriestTitular Bishop of Mylasa
15 Apr52.0InstalledCornelio BentivoglioCardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei CroatiCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia
AppointedJuan Cavero de ToledoBishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaBishop of Arequipa, Peru
42.2AppointedMarco Antonio De MarcoBishop of Vieste, ItalyArchbishop of Manfredonia, Italy
52.4AppointedDomenico Filomarini, C.R. †Bishop of Trevico, Italy
AppointedJuan Francisco Gómez CallejaBishop of Cartagena, Colombia
AppointedMiguel Herrero EsguevaBishop of Osma, SpainArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
54.4AppointedGiovanni Battista Laghi, C.R.S. †Archbishop of Split (Spalato), Croatia
48.2AppointedGarcía Pardiñas Villar de Francos, O. de M. †Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
17 AprBornGiovanni Battista de PergenBishop of Mantova, Italy
20 AprBornAntonio MartiniArchbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
BornGyörgy RichvaldszkyAuxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
50.3DiedMartín de Sarricolea y OleaPriest of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
21 AprBornWojciech Józef GadomskiAuxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland
23 Apr47.3SucceededGiuseppe Antonio von Delmestri von SchönbergBishop of Trieste, Italy
81.7DiedGiovanni Francesco MillerBishop of Trieste, Italy
56.3DiedFrancisco Valero y LosaArchbishop of Toledo, Spain
28 Apr42.2Ordained BishopMarco Antonio De MarcoBishop of Vieste, ItalyArchbishop of Manfredonia, Italy
52.5Ordained BishopDomenico Filomarini, C.R. †Bishop of Trevico, Italy
54.5Ordained BishopGiovanni Battista Laghi, C.R.S. †Archbishop of Split (Spalato), Croatia
30 Apr66.0AppointedJohn WallaceCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Scotland, Great BritainCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Lowland District, Scotland, Great Britain
66.0AppointedJohn WallaceTitular Bishop of CyrrhusCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Lowland District, Scotland, Great Britain
1 MayOrdained BishopFrancis Burke, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Kilmacduagh, Ireland
48.1Ordained BishopFrançois-César Le Blanc, C.R.S.A. †Bishop of Avranches, France
57.1Ordained PriestMatteo RobertiPriestTitular Bishop of Callinicum
5 May22.9Ordained PriestGiuseppe Filippo FelissanoPriestBishop of Asti, Italy
23.0Ordained PriestJózef Eustachy SzembekPriestBishop of Płock, Poland
6 May63.6AppointedGuillaume DuboisCardinal, Archbishop of Cambrai, France
ConfirmedRené Mornay de MontchevreuilArchbishop of Besançon, France
51.1AppointedPietro PriuliCardinal-Deacon of San MarcoCardinal, Bishop of Bergamo, Italy
46.6AppointedGiovanni Crisostomo Verchio, O.S.B.I. †Bishop of Montemarano, Italy
54.6AppointedFrançois-Elie de Voyer de Paulmy d’ArgensonArchbishop of Bordeaux, France
58.0AppointedDoymus ZeniBishop of Arbe (Rab), Croatia
9 May34.1Ordained DeaconDominikus Anton von ThunDeacon of Trento, ItalyBishop
12 MayOrdained BishopBartolomé Camacho MadueñoBishop of Tortosa, Spain
34.1Ordained PriestDominikus Anton von ThunPriest of Trento, ItalyBishop
46.6Ordained BishopGiovanni Crisostomo Verchio, O.S.B.I. †Bishop of Montemarano, Italy
13 May44.3SelectedAntonio Pimentel, S.J. †Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India
18 MayBornMartino BianchiArchbishop of Lucca, Italy
48.2AppointedSostegno Maria Cavalli, O.S.M. †Prior General of Order of Friar Servants of MaryBishop of Gubbio, Italy
21 May58.1Ordained BishopDoymus ZeniBishop of Arbe (Rab), Croatia
25 May25.0Ordained PriestBiagio ChiarelliPriestBishop of Ravello e Scala, Italy
23.9Ordained PriestPál Štefan ForgáchPriestBishop of Vác, Hungary
22.9Ordained PriestUmberto Luigi Radicati de CocconatoPriestBishop of Pesaro, Italy
26 May54.3Ordained BishopManuel José de Santa María y SalazarBishop of Lugo, Spain
27 MayAppointedTomás Broto y PérezBishop of Solsona, Spain
54.4ConfirmedLouis-François-Gabriel de Hénin-LiétardArchbishop of Embrun, France
43.2AppointedGiambattista LabanchiBishop of Oria, Italy
51.4AppointedFrancisco Sánchez MárquezTitular Bishop of Amyclae
AppointedMartín Zalayeta LizarzaBishop of León, Spain
28 MayBornJosé Gregorio Alonso de OrtigosaBishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
2 Jun40.4Ordained PriestGiuseppe Barlotta y FerroPriestTitular Bishop of Thelepte
Ordained BishopMiguel Herrero EsguevaBishop of Osma, SpainArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
3 Jun56.2ResignedBernardo Maria Conti, O.S.B. †Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
4 Jun61.5DiedClaude de la Roche-AymonBishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
5 JunBornDomenico Maria Clavarini, O.P. †Bishop of Ventimiglia, Italy
31.4Ordained PriestHagop Petros II HovsepianPriest of Alep (Armenian), SyriaPatriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
9 Jun63.7Ordained BishopGuillaume DuboisCardinal, Archbishop of Cambrai, France
48.4Ordained BishopGarcía Pardiñas Villar de Francos, O. de M. †Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
11 JunBornPhilipp Wirich Lorenz von Daun zu Sassenheim und CallenbornAuxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
15 JunAppointedPietro Giovanni Battista Mauri, O.F.M. Ref. †Titular Archbishop of Cartagine
16 JunBornAgustín de Alvarado y CastilloBishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
Ordained BishopJosé del Yermo SantibáñezBishop of Ávila, SpainArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
18 Jun71.7DiedManuel Senjust y de PagésBishop of Vic, Spain
19 Jun78.4DiedCésar de SabranBishop of Glandèves, France
24 Jun25.1Ordained DeaconKrzysztof Michal DobińskiDeaconAuxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
14.6ProfessedIsidoro Sánchez de Luna, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictArchbishop Emeritus of Salerno, Italy
25 Jun24.3Ordained PriestJoseph Benedikt von RostPriest of Chur, SwitzerlandBishop
26 Jun70.4DiedHumbert AncelinBishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
30 Jun60.4Ordained BishopAngel Benito, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of TitopolisAuxiliary Bishop of Burgos, Spain
BornGiovanni CornaroCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Cesareo in Palatio
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