The Year of Our Lord 1739

Bishop Events

January to June

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Appointed	Ludovico Ancaiani †	Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
	35.7	Appointed	Martin du Bellay †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Pietro Carlo Benedetti †	Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
	58.7	Ordained Bishop	José Bolaños Calzado, O.F.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Nisibis
		Appointed	Claude de Chabannes (Cabannes) †	Bishop of Gap, France
		Born	José Calvo, O.P. †	Valencia, Spain	Vicar Apostolic of Fo-Kien, China
		Died	Gianmaria Capecelatro †	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
	38.3	Appointed	Jean-Gilles du Coêtlosquet †	Bishop of Limoges, France	Bishop Emeritus
	35.0	Appointed	Teodor Kazimierz Czartoryski †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
		Born	Annibale Di Leo †	San Vito dei Normanni	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
		Appointed	Benedetto De Luca †	Bishop of Treviso, Italy
	32.6	Appointed	Augustin-François-Annibal de Farcy de Cuillé †	Bishop of Quimper, France
	24.9	Ordained Priest	Vigilius Augustin Maria Graf von Firmian †	Priest of Salzburg, Austria	Bishop Emeritus of Lavant, Slovenia
		Appointed	Antonio Guglielmi †	Archbishop of Urbino, Italy
	60.0	Appointed	Franciszek Antoni Kobielski †	Bishop of Luceoria o Łuck, Ukraine
		Died	Gian Saverio Lioni †	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
		Died	Olivier-Gabriel de Lubières (Nubières) du Bouchet †	Bishop of (Saint-Bernard de) Comminges, France
		Resigned	Tommaso Maria Marelli †	Archbishop of Urbino, Italy	Bishop of Imola, Italy
		Appointed	Diogo Marques Morato †	Bishop of Miranda, Portugal
		Born	Hugh O'Reilly †	Killinkere Cavan	Bishop of Clogher, Ireland
		Died	Alberico Simonetta †	Bishop of Como, Italy
		Appointed	Bernardino Vari †	Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy
	17.0	Professed	Charles Walmesley, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Vicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain
		Died	Augusto Zacco †	Bishop of Treviso, Italy
17 Jan		Born	Francisco Gomes de Avelar †		Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
17 Jan	71.6	Died	Giorgio Spínola †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
18 Jan	77.8	Died	François-Hyacinthe de Ploeuc de Timeur †	Bishop of Quimper, France
18 Jan	31.4	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Maria Priuli †	Bishop of Vicenza, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
25 Jan	44.6	Ordained Bishop	Antônio de Nossa Senhora do Desterro Malheiro, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Angola e Congo, Angola	Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
26 Jan	65.5	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Altieri (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	55.2	Appointed	Pedro González García †	Bishop of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México	Bishop of Avila, Spain
	49.0	Confirmed	Jakob Ernst Graf von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn †	Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
27 Jan		Born	Jean-Chrysostome de Villaret †	Rodez, France	Bishop Emeritus of Casale Monferrato, Italy
29 Jan	55.4	Died	Johann Franz Anton Reichsfreiherr von Sirgenstein †	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
Feb	74.5	Died	Fabio Mancinforte †	Bishop Emeritus of Gubbio, Italy
2 Feb	65.1	Installed	José de Fialho, O. Cist. †	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
2 Feb		Born	Gavino Murro †	Sassari	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
13 Feb		Born	Charles Erskine of Kellie †	Rome	Cardinal, Deacon of Roma {Rome}, Italy
13 Feb	30.4	Appointed	Leopold Ernst von Firmian †	Bishop of Seckau, Austria	Cardinal, Bishop of Passau, Germany
16 Feb	79.1	Died	Jean Vivant †	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
17 Feb	30.4	Ordained Bishop	Leopold Ernst von Firmian †	Bishop of Seckau, Austria	Cardinal, Bishop of Passau, Germany
23 Feb	75.6	Died	Jacinto Arana Cuesta †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
	29.7	Confirmed	François de Fitz-James †	Bishop of Soissons, France
	58.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Pierre-Guérin de Tencin †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France
		Born	Jean-François Hubert †	Québec	Bishop Emeritus of Québec, Québec, Canada
	47.0	Confirmed	Louis-Bernard de La Taste, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Bethléem, France
	39.0	Appointed	Francisco Juan Leiza (de Leyva) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México
	39.0	Appointed	Francisco Juan Leiza (de Leyva) †	Titular Bishop of Geras	Auxiliary Bishop of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México
	43.2	Appointed	Andrés Núñez Monteagudo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
	43.2	Appointed	Andrés Núñez Monteagudo †	Titular Bishop of Adramyttium	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
	45.7	Appointed	Juan Antonio Pérez Arellano †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
	45.7	Appointed	Juan Antonio Pérez Arellano †	Titular Bishop of Casius	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
	71.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Gaetano Stampa †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
24 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Michael O'Reilly †	Bishop of Derry, Ireland	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
2 Mar		Born	Domenico Spinucci †	Fermo	Cardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
2 Mar		Born	Philipp Franz Wilderich Nepomuk Graf von Walderdorf †	Mainz	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
5 Mar	76.4	Died	Giovanni Todone †	Bishop of Asti, Italy
8 Mar	43.3	Appointed	Andrzej Stanisław Załuski †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
16 Mar	24.1	Ordained Priest	Jean-Olivier Briand †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Québec, Québec, Canada
16 Mar		Born	Gregorio José de Omaña y Sotomayor †	Santiago Tianguistengo	Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
17 Mar		Born	Franc Jožef Mikolič (Mikolitsch) †	Ljubljana	Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
21 Mar	76.2	Died	Joseph de Révol †	Bishop Emeritus of Oloron, France
22 Mar	27.8	Appointed	François-Louis Pourroy de L'Auberivière †	Bishop of Québec, Québec, Canada
22 Mar	44.8	Appointed	Umberto Luigi Radicati †	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
28 Mar		Born	Francisco Casto Royo †	El Redal, Spain	Titular Archbishop of Amida
30 Mar	42.7	Ordained Priest	Ferdinando Maria de Rossi †	Priest	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
31 Mar		Born	Felipe Antonio Fernández Vallejo †	Ocaña	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
31 Mar		Born	Wojciech Gorski †	Maków	Bishop of Kielce, Poland
1 Apr	62.4	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Barni †	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
5 Apr	37.3	Ordained Bishop	Daniel-Bertrand de Langle †	Bishop of Saint-Papoul, France
5 Apr	47.1	Ordained Bishop	Louis-Bernard de La Taste, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Bethléem, France
9 Apr		Born	Bernardino Marini, C.R.L. †	Luogo di Clissa	Bishop of Treviso, Italy
16 Apr		Born	Ferenc Miklósy †	Csakvar	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
19 Apr		Born	Pierre de Séguiran †	Aix-en-Provence	Bishop of Nevers, France
24 Apr	82.2	Resigned	Juan Álvaro Cienfuegos Villazón, S.J. †	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
28 Apr		Died	Juan Francisco Antonio de Escandón, C.R. †	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
May		Died	John O'Hart †	Bishop of Achonry, Ireland
1 May		Born	Filippo Campanelli †	Mantelica	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio
3 May	71.4	Died	Luis Salcedo Azcona †	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
4 May	43.3	Appointed	Troiano Acquaviva d’Aragona †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
	63.3	Appointed	Juan Domingo Manzano Carvajal †	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
	44.0	Appointed	Juan Manuel Rodríguez Castañón †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza, Spain	Bishop of Tui, Spain
	44.0	Appointed	Juan Manuel Rodríguez Castañón †	Titular Bishop of Utica	Bishop of Tui, Spain
		Appointed	Niccolò Schiaffinati, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
7 May		Born	Salvatore Maria Lombardi †	Magdalena	Bishop of Andria, Italy
8 May		Born	Miguel da Madre de Deus da Cruz, O.F.M. †	Villa da Torre de Moncorvo, Portugal	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
10 May	73.2	Died	Carlos Alamán Ferrer †	Bishop of Barbastro, Spain
	55.0	Died	José Esteban Noriega, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Solsona, Spain
	43.4	Ordained Bishop	Andrés Núñez Monteagudo †	Titular Bishop of Adramyttium	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Hernando Eusebio Oscot y Colombres, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Evaria	Auxiliary Bishop of Fo-Kien, China
	45.9	Ordained Bishop	Juan Antonio Pérez Arellano †	Titular Bishop of Casius	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
	26.4	Ordained Priest	Fernando de Sousa e Silva †	Priest	Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa, Portugal
		Born	John Thomas Troy, O.P. †	Porterstown	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
11 May	85.4	Died	Benito Madueño y Ramos †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
12 May		Born	Edmund Maria Josef Graf Artz von und zu Vasegg †	Einsberg	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
15 May	75.5	Died	Lorenzo Armengual del Pino de la Mota †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
17 May	55.5	Ordained Bishop	Pedro González García †	Bishop of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México	Bishop of Avila, Spain
29 May		Appointed	Sylvester Lloyd, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
31 May	30.0	Ordained Bishop	François de Fitz-James †	Bishop of Soissons, France
16 Jun		Born	Jean-Denis de Vienne †	Saint-Germain-en-Laye	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
21 Jun	79.3	Died	Antoine de Charpin de Genetines †	Bishop Emeritus of Limoges, France
	63.5	Ordained Bishop	Juan Domingo Manzano Carvajal †	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Juan Manuel Rodríguez Castañón †	Titular Bishop of Utica	Bishop of Tui, Spain
22 Jun		Appointed	Cayetano Benítez de Lugo, O.P. †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
		Appointed	Paolo Cernuschi †	Bishop of Como, Italy
	46.4	Appointed	Carlo Francesco Durini †	Titular Archbishop of Rhodus	Cardinal, Bishop of Pavia, Italy
	69.5	Appointed	Karol Antoni Szembek †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
25 Jun	48.3	Resigned	Pierre-Herman Dosquet, P.S.S. †	Bishop of Québec, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
28 Jun	61.1	Ordained Bishop	Juan García Abadiano †	Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

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