The Year of Our Lord 1748

Bishop Events

May to August

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 May	35.0	Ordained Bishop	Edmond Bennetat, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Eucarpia	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam
24.8	Ordained Priest	Tomaz da Encarnação da Costa e Lima, C.R.S.A. †	Priest of Confederation of Canons Regular of St. Augustine	Bishop of Olinda, Brazil
31.9	Ordained Bishop	Philipp Gotthard von Schaffgotsch †	Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
3 May	79.0	Resigned	Teodoro Pongelli (Pungelli) †	Bishop of Terni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
4 May		Born	Gennaro Maria Guevara Suardo, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Aversa, Italy
5 May		Born	[Jean Antoine Maudru] †		Bishop Emeritus of [Vosges (Constitutional), France]
6 May	69.6	Died	Nicola Michele Abati (Abbate) †	Bishop of Squillace, Italy
58.0	Appointed	Francisco Julián Antolino †	Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)	Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
48.6	Appointed	Michele Maria Capece Galeota, C.R. †	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy
31.7	Appointed	Giuseppe Du Mesnil †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy
29.6	Appointed	Daniel Johann Anton von Gebsattel †	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
29.6	Appointed	Daniel Johann Anton von Gebsattel †	Titular Bishop of Sigus	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
45.4	Appointed	Cosimo Pierbenedetto Maculani, C.O. †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
43.9	Appointed	Franz Xaver Anton Marxer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
43.9	Appointed	Franz Xaver Anton Marxer †	Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
43.8	Appointed	Francesco Saverio Maria Queralt y Aragona †	Bishop of Squillace, Italy
47.7	Appointed	Diego Rojas y Contreras †	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
42.4	Confirmed	Isidoro Sánchez de Luna, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Ariano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Salerno, Italy
72.4	Appointed	Raniero Felice Simonetti †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop
43.9	Confirmed	Francesco Maria Testa †	Bishop of Siracusa, Italy	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
7 May	52.4	Resigned	Ildefonso del Tufo, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Gerace, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
11 May	56.9	Died	Lothar Friedrich von Nalbach †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
12 May	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Michele Maria Capece Galeota, C.R. †	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy
45.5	Ordained Bishop	Cosimo Pierbenedetto Maculani, C.O. †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
43.8	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Saverio Maria Queralt y Aragona †	Bishop of Squillace, Italy
42.4	Ordained Bishop	Isidoro Sánchez de Luna, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Ariano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Salerno, Italy
44.0	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Maria Testa †	Bishop of Siracusa, Italy	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
13 May	40.4	Selected	Franjo Klobusiczky †	Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
59.3	Died	Simoni Zezaj (Negri) †	Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
15 May	72.3	Died	Manuel Lopes Simões †	Bishop of Portalegre, Portugal
16 May		Born	Antonius van Alphen †		Vicar Apostolic of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
78.3	Died	Honoré-François Grimaldi de Monaco †	Archbishop Emeritus of Besançon, France
18 May	61.3	Resigned	Guilherme de São José Antonio de Aranha †	Bishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
42.0	Succeeded	Miguel de Bulhões e Souza, O.P. †	Bishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil	Bishop of Leiria, Portugal
19 May	47.4	Ordained Bishop	André-Jean-Baptiste-Dominique de Castellane †	Bishop of Glandèves, France
31.7	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Du Mesnil †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy
57.9	Ordained Bishop	Matías Escalzo Acedo †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
22 May		Born	Johann Prokop von Schaffgotsch †		Bishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia
26 May	44.0	Ordained Bishop	Franz Xaver Anton Marxer †	Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
28 May		Born	Lorenzo Girolamo Mattei †		Cardinal, Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
29 May	39.6	Selected	Leopold Ernst von Firmian †	Coadjutor Bishop of Trento, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Passau, Germany
30 May	50.3	Selected	João de Azevedo †	Bishop of Portalegre, Portugal
2 Jun	29.6	Ordained Bishop	Daniel Johann Anton von Gebsattel †	Titular Bishop of Sigus	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
8 Jun	23.3	Ordained Priest	Francesco Brancia †	Priest	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
24.5	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Benedetto Maria Ciuran (Civran) †	Priest	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
	Born	Antonio Dugnani †		Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
9 Jun		Born	Manuel Joaquín González de Acuña y Saenz †		Bishop of Panamá
16 Jun	22.4	Ordained Priest	Antonius von Herberstein, C.R. †	Priest of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Bishop of Trieste, Italy
	Born	Paolo Maggiolo †		Bishop of Albenga, Italy
23 Jun	79.4	Died	Jean-Louis du Bouchet de Sourches †	Bishop of Dol, France
25 Jun		Born	Francesco Saverino Buonomo †		Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
27 Jun		Born	László Köszeghy von Romete †		Bishop of Csanád, Hungary
30 Jun	60.5	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Díaz Santos y Bullón †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
23.4	Ordained Priest	Stefano (Ildefonso) Ortiz Cortes, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
4 Jul	48.9	Died	Franz Joseph Anton von Hahn †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
6 Jul	81.2	Died	Krzysztof Antoni Szembek †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
10 Jul	49.1	Selected	Adam Ignacy Komorowski †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
75.5	Died	Gaspard de La Valette de Thomas †	Bishop Emeritus of Autun, France
12 Jul	65.2	Resigned	Louis-François-Renaud de Villeneuve †	Bishop of Viviers (Aps), France	Bishop of Montpellier, France
15 Jul	50.5	Confirmed	João de Azevedo †	Bishop of Portalegre, Portugal
56.3	Appointed	Giustino Girolamo Bagnesi, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy	Bishop of Chiusi e Pienza, Italy
47.6	Appointed	Antonio Correale †	Bishop of Sora, Italy
	Born	Joseph Jakob von Heckenstaller †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Freising, Germany
34.9	Confirmed	Antoine de Malvin de Montazet †	Bishop of Autun, France	Archbishop of Lyon, France
49.9	Appointed	Józef Pawłowski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
49.9	Appointed	Józef Pawłowski †	Titular Bishop of Niochensis	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
44.0	Appointed	Ignazio Rovèro †	Bishop of Novara, Italy
19 Jul	45.1	Died	Isidoro Marín Bullón y Figueroa †	Bishop of Nicaragua
20 Jul		Born	Giulio Gabrielli †		Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Council
21 Jul	56.3	Ordained Bishop	Giustino Girolamo Bagnesi, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy	Bishop of Chiusi e Pienza, Italy
23.0	Ordained Priest	Giannagostino Gradenigo, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Ceneda, Italy
25 Jul	47.6	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Correale †	Bishop of Sora, Italy
27 Jul	47.0	Resigned	Dario de Longhis †	Bishop of Syros (e Milos), Greece	Bishop Emeritus
28 Jul	22.9	Ordained Priest	Antonio Maria Colonna, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Arabia
44.0	Ordained Bishop	Ignazio Rovèro †	Bishop of Novara, Italy
31 Jul		Born	Sebastiano Alcaini, C.R.S. †		Bishop of Belluno, Italy
1 Aug	55.1	Died	Antonio Amat †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
7 Aug		Born	Ján Révay †		Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia
8 Aug	46.7	Selected	Pedro Antonio de Barroeta Angel †	Archbishop of Lima, Peru	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
	Born	Luiz de Brito Homem †		Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
	Born	Antonio Codronchi †		Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
10 Aug		Born	Michal Roman Sierakowski †		Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
11 Aug	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Diego Rojas y Contreras †	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
13 Aug	63.6	Died	Jérôme-Louis de Foudras de Courcenay †	Bishop of Poitiers, France
18 Aug	35.0	Ordained Bishop	Antoine de Malvin de Montazet †	Bishop of Autun, France	Archbishop of Lyon, France
33.0	Selected	Kajetan Ignacy Sołtyk †	Coadjutor Bishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), Ukraine	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
21 Aug		Born	Aurelio Roverella †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
25 Aug	54.6	Selected	Jean-François Dondel †	Bishop of Dol, France
23.4	Ordained Deacon	Henry Benedict Mary Clement Stuart of York †	Deacon	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	Born	Giuseppe Bartolomeo Xerri †		Titular Archbishop-Elect of Tyana
27 Aug		Died	Patrick French, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
28 Aug	50.6	Appointed	John Brett, O.P. †	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
29 Aug	55.8	Resigned	Pietro Bonaventura Savini †	Bishop of Montalto (delle Marche), Italy	Bishop Emeritus

About Catholic-Hierarchy

Terminology/Site Help

✠