The Year of Our Lord 1729

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	41.1	Ordained Bishop	Baltasar Bastero Lladó †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	17.4	Professed	Heinrich Bibra, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Fulda, Germany
		Ordained Priest	György Gábor Blazsovszky, O.S.B.M. †	Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Vicar Apostolic of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
	15.5	Professed	Cesare Antonio Caracciolo, C.R. †	Member of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Archbishop of Conza, Italy
		Born	Louis-Emmanuel de Cugnac †	Cahors	Bishop of Lectoure, France
		Born	Joseph VI Estephan †	Ghosta, Lebanon	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
	74.0	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Antonio Gómez de Silva †	Bishop of Popayán, Colombia
		Died	Juan Francisco Gómez Calleja †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
		Born	Josephus Green de Saint-Marsault †	Lemovicen	Titular Bishop of Pergamum
		Born	Jean-François de La Marche †	Kerlors	Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France
		Born	Francesco Agostino de La Roque, B. †	Lascuren	Titular Bishop of Eumenia
		Born	Louis-Marie de Nicolay †	Montpellier	Bishop of Cahors, France
	60.8	Appointed	Giuseppe Maria Positano, O.P. †	Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
		Born	Gabriel-Louis de Rougé †		Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
	16.0	Professed	Ignazio Andrea Sambiase, C.R. †	Member of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Archbishop of Conza, Italy
	22.8	Ordained Priest	Tommaso Struzzieri, C.P. †	Priest	Bishop of Todi, Italy
	55.8	Died	Franciscus Josephus Vernich †	Bishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia
	71.0	Died	Baltazar Wilksycki †	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
1 Jan		Born	Pellegrino Consalvi †	Macerata	Bishop of Fano, Italy
7 Jan		Born	Franz Melchior Joseph Zen-Ruffinen †	Leuk	Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
9 Jan		Born	Francesco Saverio Cristiani, O.S.A. †	Montegranaro	Titular Bishop of Porphyreon
9 Jan		Born	Gian Antioco Serra Urru (Sisra) †	Genoni	Bishop of Galtelli-Nuoro (Galtelly Nori), Italy
13 Jan	65.1	Died	Bernardino Guinigi †	Archbishop of Lucca, Italy
13 Jan	78.0	Died	Martin de La Cassaigne †	Bishop of Lescar, France
14 Jan		Born	Feliks Paweł Turski †	Czarnocen	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
19 Jan	74.8	Died	Lorenzo Cozza, O.F.M. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli
19 Jan	17.5	Professed	João de São José de Queiroz da Silveira, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Brazil
20 Jan		Born	Giovanni de Gregorio †	Messina, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio
20 Jan	63.3	Died	Raimundo Rubí, O. Cart. †	Bishop of Catania, Italy
21 Jan		Born	Guillaume-Louis du Tillet †	Montramé	Bishop of Orange, France
22 Jan	27.5	Selected	Frédéric-Jérôme de La Rochefoucauld †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bourges, France
23 Jan	38.0	Ordained Bishop	Jacques-Charles-Alexandre Lallemant †	Bishop of Sées, France
25 Jan		Born	Sebastiano de Rosa †	Arzano	Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
30 Jan	23.0	Ordained Priest	Giorgio Maria Lascaris, C.R. †	Priest of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
	64.5	Succeeded	Franz Ludwig am Rhein zu Neuburg †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany	Archbishop-Elect
	57.6	Died	Giovanni Battista Salerni, S.J. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio
	54.9	Succeeded	Friedrich Karl von Schönborn †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
	73.3	Died	Lothar Franz von Schönborn †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
2 Feb	67.0	Died	Pedro Francisco Levanto Vivaldo †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
3 Feb	54.8	Ordained Bishop	Nicola Negrone †	Titular Archbishop of Sebastea
6 Feb	55.4	Ordained Bishop	José Francisco Bermúdez Mandía †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
7 Feb	46.5	Appointed	Nicolas François Bonhomme †	Titular Bishop of Carpasia
	56.9	Appointed	Tommaso Cervioni, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of Lucca, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	64.0	Appointed	Bartolomeo Fargna †	Titular Bishop of Emmaüs
	68.0	Appointed	Josephus de Fusco †	Titular Bishop of Bethsaida
	39.2	Appointed	Niccolò Maria Lomellini, C.R.S. †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy
	47.5	Appointed	Bl. Antonio Lucci, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Bovino, Italy
	52.2	Appointed	Francesco Maria Miceli †	Bishop of Amathus in Palaestina	Bishop of Lipari, Italy
	61.2	Appointed	Matthew Ripa †	Titular Bishop of Hebron
	49.9	Appointed	Maciej Aleksander Sołtyk †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
	49.9	Appointed	Maciej Aleksander Sołtyk †	Titular Bishop of Mactaris	Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
	32.9	Appointed	Johann Rudolf von Sporck †	Titular Bishop of Adraa	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
12 Feb		Born	Baldassarre Vulcano, O.S.B. †	Sorrento	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
13 Feb	47.5	Ordained Bishop	Bl. Antonio Lucci, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Bovino, Italy
17 Feb	26.1	Selected	Paul d’Albert de Luynes †	Bishop of Bayeux, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens, France
18 Feb		Born	Joseph-Vincent de Beni †	Gubbio	Bishop Emeritus of Carpentras, France
19 Feb		Died	Karol Piotr Pancerzyński †	Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
20 Feb		Born	Gregorio Alessandri †	Monte Fiesole	Bishop of Cortona, Italy
20 Feb	64.1	Ordained Bishop	Bartolomeo Fargna †	Titular Bishop of Emmaüs
24 Feb	32.9	Ordained Bishop	Johann Rudolf von Sporck †	Titular Bishop of Adraa	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
25 Feb	42.1	Selected	Gregorius Sorger †	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
27 Feb	46.6	Ordained Bishop	Nicolas François Bonhomme †	Titular Bishop of Carpasia
Mar		Born	Josephus Korytkowski †	Swierczycen	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
3 Mar	32.2	Confirmed	François de Lastic de Saint-Jal †	Bishop of Uzés, France	Bishop of Castres, France
	36.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Antonio Łodziński, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Gerasa
	77.8	Appointed	Louis-Antoine de Noailles †	Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
	68.4	Appointed	Agostino Pipia, O.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
	64.6	Resigned	Franz Ludwig am Rhein zu Neuburg †	Archbishop-Elect of Trier, Germany	Archbishop-Elect of Mainz, Germany
5 Mar	72.6	Resigned	Léon Potier de Gesvres †	Archbishop of Bourges, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
12 Mar	23.0	Ordained Priest	Pio Manzador, B. †	Priest of Clerics Regular of St. Paul	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
13 Mar	30.1	Ordained Priest	Joseph Ignaz Philipp von Hessen-Darmstadt †	Priest of Augsburg, Germany	Bishop
	39.5	Ordained Bishop	Enrique Lasso de la Vega †	Titular Bishop of Thaumacus
	39.3	Ordained Bishop	Niccolò Maria Lomellini, C.R.S. †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy
14 Mar	84.1	Died	Carlo Giuseppe Morozzo, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
20 Mar		Born	Juan Antonio Gallego y Orbigo, O.F.M. †	Orbigo, Spain	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
23 Mar	60.5	Appointed	Pompeio Aldrovandi †	Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine	Cardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
	41.7	Appointed	Josephus de Capua †	Titular Bishop of Carrhae
	47.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Camillo Cibo (Cybo) †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli
	38.7	Appointed	Mondilio Orsini, C.O. †	Titular Patriarch of Constantinople	Archbishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy
	48.1	Appointed	Casimiro Rossi Reyna, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Capsus
	33.1	Confirmed	Joseph Benedikt von Rost †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
	65.7	Appointed	Bartolomeo Visinio Rubini, O.F.M. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Anagni, Italy
	65.7	Appointed	Bartolomeo Visinio Rubini, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Pompeiopolis in Cilicia	Coadjutor Bishop of Anagni, Italy
	41.5	Appointed	Luigi Antonio Valdina Cremona †	Titular Bishop of Hermopolis Maior
24 Mar		Appointed	Nicola de Simoni †	Titular Bishop of Marciana
25 Mar	55.8	Died	Christoph Franz von Hutten †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
	24.7	Ordained Priest	Josephus Łaszcz †	Priest	Coadjutor Bishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), Ukraine
	71.0	Died	Giuseppe Migliaccio †	Archbishop of Messina, Italy
	65.7	Ordained Bishop	Bartolomeo Visinio Rubini, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Pompeiopolis in Cilicia	Coadjutor Bishop of Anagni, Italy
28 Mar	47.9	Installed	Camillo Cibo (Cybo) †	Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli
	49.1	Appointed	Melchor Angel Gutiérrez Vallejo †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
	49.9	Appointed	Winimar Knippschild, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
	49.9	Appointed	Winimar Knippschild, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Myndus	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
	46.4	Appointed	Andrzej Pruski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
	46.4	Appointed	Andrzej Pruski †	Titular Bishop of Tanis	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
29 Mar	64.3	Ordained Bishop	Andrés Cid de San Pedro Fernández, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Orense, Spain
29 Mar	80.2	Died	Jerónimo Nosti de Valdés, O.S.Bas. †	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
30 Mar	78.8	Died	Giuseppe Guerra †	Bishop Emeritus of Alatri, Italy
3 Apr	32.3	Ordained Bishop	François de Lastic de Saint-Jal †	Bishop of Uzés, France	Bishop of Castres, France
4 Apr	63.3	Died	Francesco Maria Pitoni †	Titular Bishop of Himeria
5 Apr		Born	Jean-Charles-Vincent-Gaspar-Constantin-Antoine Giovio †	Pérouse	Archbishop of Avignon, France
6 Apr	16.0	Professed	Serafino Filangeri, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
16 Apr	23.5	Ordained Priest	Johann Wenzel Xaver Frey von Freyenfels †	Priest of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czech Republic	Auxiliary Bishop
	26.1	Ordained Priest	Dionigi Latomo †	Priest	Bishop of Alessano, Italy
	24.1	Ordained Priest	Domenico Giovanni Prosperi †	Priest	Bishop of San Severino (Marche), Italy
	23.5	Ordained Priest	Joannes Wenceslaus von Freyenfels †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
17 Apr	33.2	Ordained Priest	Troiano Acquaviva d’Aragona †	Priest	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
18 Apr	33.2	Appointed	Troiano Acquaviva d’Aragona †	Titular Bishop of Philippopolis in Arabia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
20 Apr	66.1	Died	Gioacchino Francesco Caprini (Carpi) †	Bishop of Bitetto, France
20 Apr	82.3	Died	Silvestre García Escalona †	Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
25 Apr		Appointed	Gregorius Unchinich, O.S.B.M. †	Titular Bishop of Plataea
1 May	44.3	Ordained Bishop	José Francisco Magdaleno †	Titular Bishop of Teos	Bishop of Coria, Spain
2 May	46.9	Selected	Franz Georg von Schönborn †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
3 May	33.3	Ordained Bishop	Troiano Acquaviva d’Aragona †	Titular Bishop of Philippopolis in Arabia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
4 May	77.9	Died	Louis-Antoine de Noailles †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
6 May	60.3	Died	Pablo Vilana Perlas †	Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
8 May	23.4	Ordained Priest	Hyacinthus Maria Barberio, O.F.M. Conv. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop of Bitetto, France
8 May		Born	Ignaz Franz Stanislaus von Spaur †	Innsbruck	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
10 May	73.5	Selected	Charles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille du Luc †	Archbishop of Paris, France
14 May		Born	Fabijan Blasković †	Solta	Bishop of Makarska, Croatia
18 May	55.2	Selected	Friedrich Karl von Schönborn †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
19 May	34.4	Selected	Hardouin de Chaslon de Maisonnoble †	Bishop of Lescar, France
24 May	52.4	Selected	Jan Feliks Szaniawski †	Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania	Bishop of Chełm, Poland
28 May	46.0	Appointed	Juan de Galabis, O. Praem. †	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
29 May	49.2	Ordained Bishop	Melchor Angel Gutiérrez Vallejo †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
30 May		Born	Antonius Joannes Josephus Lucovich †	Perzagno	Bishop of Novigrad (Cittanova), Croatia
31 May	74.9	Died	Gregorio Selleri, O.P. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agostino
6 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Nicola de Simoni †	Titular Bishop of Marciana
11 Jun	24.4	Ordained Priest	Charles-Prudent de Becdelièvre †	Priest	Bishop of Nîmes, France
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Carlo Camuzi †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia
	76.3	Died	José Gasch (Casch), O.M. †	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
	22.8	Ordained Priest	Ferdinand Michael Cyriakus von Hallweil †	Priest of Wien, Austria	Bishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria
	40.8	Ordained Priest	Bernardo António de Melo Osório †	Priest	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
	25.3	Ordained Priest	Filippo Mornati †	Priest	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
	22.8	Ordained Priest	Johann Baptist von Thurn und Taxis †	Priest of Salzburg, Austria	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
	24.4	Ordained Priest	Johann Kaspar von Wolkenstein-Rodeneck †	Priest of Trento, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop
12 Jun		Born	José López Gil, O. Carm. †	Tembleque	Bishop of Jaca, Spain
13 Jun		Born	Antoni Onufry Okecki †	Kobylin	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
20 Jun		Born	Domenico Spoto †	Sant’Angelo Muxaro	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
21 Jun	36.2	Selected	Jean-Baptiste-Antoine de Brancas †	Archbishop of Aix, France
22 Jun	26.3	Ordained Priest	Miguel da Anunciação (da Cunha), O.S.A. †	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
26 Jun	63.5	Died	Louis Philippe d’Auneau de Visé †	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
29 Jun		Born	Antonín Theodor Colloredo von Wallsee und Mels †	Vienna, Austria	Cardinal, Archbishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
30 Jun	59.2	Died	Gaetano Maria Bargagli, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
30 Jun	40.5	Selected	Michel de Verthamon de Chavagnac †	Bishop of Montauban, France