The Year of Our Lord 1726

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Ordained Bishop	Alexandre de Alexandris, B. †	Titular Bishop of Nabala	Vicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viet Nam
		Born	Francisco da Assumpção e Brito, O.S.A. †	Villa Rica	Archbishop Emeritus of Goa, India
		Born	William Egan †		Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
	53.3	Died	Alberto Gualtieri, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Nicotera, Italy
		Born	Antonius Bernardus Gurtler †	Falkenau	Titular Bishop of Tium
		Born	Pierre-Joseph de Lastic-Lescure †	Saint-Flour	Bishop Emeritus of Rieux, France
		Born	Mattaeus Massarech †	Scopien	Archbishop of Skopje, Macedonia
		Died	Donough McCarthy †	Bishop of Cork, Ireland
	188.0	Canonized	St. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo †	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
		Born	Laurence Nihill, S.J. †		Bishop of Kilfenora, Ireland
		Born	Francisco de São Simão, O.F.M. †	Aguda, Portugal	Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
	76.0	Died	Michał Szembek †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków, Poland
	52.3	Resigned	Giovanni Crisostomo Verchio, O.S.B.I. †	Bishop of Montemarano, Italy
Jan	65.3	Resigned	Agostino Pipia, O.P. †	Bishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
Jan		Born	Kasper Józef Szajowski †	Polanecen	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
10 Jan		Born	Santiago Palmero Escada †	Villanueva del Campo	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
13 Jan	66.3	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Bataller, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Ugento, Italy
16 Jan	34.9	Appointed	Placido Pezzancheri, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Himeria	Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
		Born	José Sáenz Santamaría †	Muro de Cameros	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
	55.7	Died	José Taberner (Taverner) Dárdena †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain
19 Jan		Born	Ferdinand-Marie de Lobkowitz †	Vienna, Austria	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
19 Jan	72.1	Died	Giovanni Battista Tolomei, S.J. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio
26 Jan	64.0	Selected	Antonius Dominikus von Wolkenstein-Trostburg †	Bishop of Trento, Italy
27 Jan	34.8	Ordained Priest	Massenzio dei Conti Filo †	Priest	Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy
28 Jan	54.6	Resigned	Gioacchino Maria Oldo, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy	Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
3 Feb		Born	Gennaro Antonucci †	Napoli	Bishop of Molfetta, Italy
3 Feb	35.0	Ordained Bishop	Placido Pezzancheri, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Himeria	Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
4 Feb		Born	Mariano Zaralli, O.F.M. †	Norma, Italy	Vicar Apostolic of Shansi {Scian-Si} (Chan-Si), China
6 Feb		Born	Urbain-René de Hercé †	Mayenne	Bishop of Dol, France
9 Feb		Born	Jean-Auguste Frétat de Sarra †	Auvergne	Bishop of Nantes, France
18 Feb		Born	Francisco Cuadrillero Mota †	Palazuelo de Vedija	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
20 Feb	50.0	Appointed	Carlo Francesco Airoldi †	Titular Archbishop of Side
	63.2	Appointed	Luis Antonio Belluga y Moncada, C.O. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Cartagena (en España)
	33.7	Confirmed	François-Charles de Béringhen d’Armainvilliers †	Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
	59.2	Appointed	Alessandro Burgos, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Catania, Italy
	42.0	Appointed	Gregorio Galindo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza, Spain	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
	42.0	Appointed	Gregorio Galindo †	Titular Bishop of Aulon	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
	71.1	Appointed	Manuel Antonio Gómez de Silva †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia	Bishop of Popayán, Colombia
	57.3	Appointed	Nicolás Carlos Gómez de Cervantes y Velázquez de la Cadena †	Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
	37.7	Confirmed	Alexandre Milon †	Bishop of Valence, France
	64.4	Confirmed	Melchior de Polignac †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Auch, France
	54.7	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Salerni, S.J. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio
	71.8	Appointed	Pietro Zorzi †	Titular Bishop of Chalcis in Syria
22 Feb	23.1	Ordained Priest	Samuel Głowiński †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine
23 Feb		Born	Francesco Brunone Fazzi †	Calci	Bishop of San Miniato, Italy
23 Feb	76.1	Died	Henri-Augustin Le Pileur †	Bishop Emeritus of Saintes, France
24 Feb		Born	Giuseppe Maria Scarampi †	Cortemiglia	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
Mar	26.0	Ordained Priest	Ludwik Ignacy Riaucour †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
2 Mar	73.2	Died	Joseph-Ignace-Jean-Baptiste de Mesgrigny, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Grasse, France
3 Mar	24.1	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Carmine Pellerano, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Priest of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem	Bishop Emeritus of Malta
8 Mar		Born	Ferdinando de Vicariis, O.S.B. †	Salerno	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
9 Mar		Born	François Pottier, M.E.P. †	Saint-Hippolyte, France	Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan), China
10 Mar	59.3	Ordained Bishop	Alessandro Burgos, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Catania, Italy
10 Mar		Born	Giovanni Ignazio Gautier †	Montis Regalis	Bishop of Iglesias, Italy
13 Mar		Born	Bartolomeo Bacher †	Roma	Bishop of Ripatransone, Italy
16 Mar	22.9	Ordained Priest	Carlo Mineo †	Priest	Bishop of Patti, Italy
17 Mar	50.1	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Francesco Airoldi †	Titular Archbishop of Side
19 Mar	64.4	Ordained Bishop	Melchior de Polignac †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Auch, France
20 Mar	33.0	Appointed	Jean de Caulet †	Bishop of Grenoble, France
	67.8	Appointed	Giovanni Ghirardi †	Coadjutor Bishop of Montemarano, Italy	Bishop
	67.8	Appointed	Giovanni Ghirardi †	Titular Bishop of Corada	Bishop of Montemarano, Italy
	51.2	Ordained Bishop	Diego González Toro y Villalobos †	Bishop of Málaga, Spain	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
	51.6	Appointed	Christoph Ignaz von Gudenus †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
	51.6	Appointed	Christoph Ignaz von Gudenus †	Titular Bishop of Anemurium	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
	65.0	Appointed	Curzio Origo †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eustachio
	43.8	Appointed	Giuseppe Isidoro Persico †	Titular Bishop of Hirina	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
	42.2	Appointed	Giulio Sabbatini, Sch. P. †	Titular Bishop of Apollonia	Bishop of Modena, Italy
21 Mar	72.4	Died	Idelfonso Manara, B. †	Bishop of Bobbio, Italy
22 Mar	43.7	Resigned	Salvatore Miroballo †	Titular Archbishop of Nazareth	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Mar	33.8	Ordained Bishop	François-Charles de Béringhen d’Armainvilliers †	Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
24 Mar	67.8	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Ghirardi †	Titular Bishop of Corada	Bishop of Montemarano, Italy
29 Mar	39.2	Selected	Jean-François de Macheco de Prémeaux †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans, France
30 Mar		Born	Roque Martín Merino †	Fuentes de D. Bermudo	Bishop of Teruel, Spain
31 Mar	66.1	Ordained Bishop	Domingo Valentín Guerra Arteaga y Leiba †	Titular Archbishop of Amida	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
31 Mar	37.8	Ordained Bishop	Alexandre Milon †	Bishop of Valence, France
Apr	24.5	Ordained Priest	Francesco Felice Alberti d’Enno †	Priest of Trento, Italy	Bishop
6 Apr	23.0	Ordained Priest	Gianbattista Colombini, O.F.M. Conv. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
	23.1	Ordained Priest	Honuphrius del Tufo †	Priest	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
	25.7	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Maria Fogliani †	Priest	Bishop of Modena, Italy
8 Apr	46.3	Confirmed	Adamus Acsády †	Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary
	43.3	Confirmed	Jean-Mathias de Barthélemy de Gramont de Lanta †	Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
	50.5	Appointed	Giovanni Crisostomo Bianchi, O.S.A. †	Titular Archbishop of Nazareth
	51.9	Appointed	Francisco Mendigaño Armendáriz †	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	35.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Saporiti †	Titular Archbishop of Anazarbus	Archbishop of Genova, Italy
	64.2	Confirmed	Antonius Dominikus von Wolkenstein-Trostburg †	Bishop of Trento, Italy
12 Apr	22.6	Confirmed	Johann Theodor von Bayern †	Coadjutor Bishop of Freising, Germany	Cardinal, Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
14 Apr		Born	Giambattista Ettore Caracciolo, C.R. †	Napoli	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
14 Apr	33.0	Ordained Bishop	Jean de Caulet †	Bishop of Grenoble, France
15 Apr	50.5	Died	Giovanni Crisostomo Bianchi, O.S.A. †	Titular Archbishop of Nazareth
20 Apr	25.3	Ordained Priest	Stephanus di Leoni †	Priest	Bishop of Novigrad (Cittanova), Croatia
20 Apr	24.8	Ordained Priest	Dario de Longhis †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Syros (e Milos), Greece
22 Apr		Born	Bonifacio Da Ponte, O.S.B. †	Venezia	Bishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia
22 Apr	35.1	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Saporiti †	Titular Archbishop of Anazarbus	Archbishop of Genova, Italy
23 Apr	63.1	Died	Giulio Piazza †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop (Personal Title)
24 Apr		Born	Angelo Maria Zuccari †	Isola	Bishop of Capaccio, Italy
May	76.1	Died	Giovanni Gambi †	Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
May		Born	Antonius Urbański †	Sanok	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
1 May	83.9	Died	Lorenzo Maria Fieschi (de Flisco) †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
	42.2	Ordained Bishop	Gregorio Galindo †	Titular Bishop of Aulon	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
	23.9	Ordained Priest	Mihály Karl (Michele Carlo) von Althan †	Priest	Bishop of Vác, Hungary
15 May	63.7	Died	Antonio Baistrocchi, O. Carm. †	Vicar Apostolic of Great Mogul (Mughals), India
19 May	42.4	Ordained Bishop	Giulio Sabbatini, Sch. P. †	Titular Bishop of Apollonia	Bishop of Modena, Italy
24 May		Born	Giovanni Saverio Pirelli †	Napoli	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
26 May	43.4	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Mathias de Barthélemy de Gramont de Lanta †	Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
27 May	71.8	Appointed	Agostino Steffani †	Vicar Apostolic of Upper and Lower Saxony (Hanover), Germany
Jun	69.5	Died	Pietro Giovanni Battista Puccini †	Bishop of Cortona, Italy
Jun		Born	Venantius Felix Scotti †	Castel Nuovo	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
2 Jun	26.8	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Bragadino (Bragadin) †	Priest	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
	27.4	Ordained Priest	Vincenzo Maria Diedo †	Priest	Bishop of Torcello (Turris), Italy
		Born	Giovanni Battista Filippo Tenderini †	Termi	Bishop Emeritus of Anagni, Italy
	64.3	Ordained Bishop	Antonius Dominikus von Wolkenstein-Trostburg †	Bishop of Trento, Italy
3 Jun	52.0	Appointed	Pietro Carlo Benedetti †	Coadjutor Bishop of Spoleto, Italy	Bishop
	52.0	Appointed	Pietro Carlo Benedetti †	Titular Bishop of Tricomia	Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
	54.2	Appointed	Tommaso Cervioni, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy
	58.2	Appointed	Carlo Cornaccioli, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Bobbio, Italy
		Appointed	Nicolas Gervaise †	Titular Bishop of Horrea
	47.0	Appointed	Nicola Jorio (Iorio) †	Titular Archbishop of Nazareth
5 Jun		Born	Giovanni Lotrecchi †	Fanen	Bishop of Todi, Italy
8 Jun	104.4	Died	Juan Herrera †	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
10 Jun	61.4	Died	Juan de Las Peñas †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
11 Jun	58.3	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Cornaccioli, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Bobbio, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Nicolas Gervaise †	Titular Bishop of Horrea
	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Nicola Jorio (Iorio) †	Titular Archbishop of Nazareth
12 Jun	75.2	Died	Fabrizio Paolucci †	Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
14 Jun	50.6	Appointed	Nicolò Maria Lercari †	Secretary of the Secretariat of State	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus
15 Jun	25.8	Ordained Priest	Paulo Maria Mariotti †	Priest	Bishop of Sagone (Sagona), France
	25.4	Ordained Priest	Enrichetto Virginio (Raffale Francesco) Natta, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Antonio Francesco de Plato †	Priest	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy
19 Jun	51.9	Ordained Bishop	Christoph Ignaz von Gudenus †	Titular Bishop of Anemurium	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
22 Jun	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Carlo Benedetti †	Titular Bishop of Tricomia	Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
23 Jun	54.3	Ordained Bishop	Tommaso Cervioni, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy
25 Jun		Born	Alexander Maria Calefati †	Baren	Bishop of Oria, Italy
28 Jun		Born	James Robert Talbot †	Isleworth	Vicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain
30 Jun		Born	Juan Díaz de La Guerra †	Jerez de la Frontera	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
30 Jun	25.8	Ordained Priest	Wacław Hieronim Sierakowski †	Priest	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine