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The Year of Our Lord 1756

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown59.3Ordained BishopJacinto Aguado y Chacón †Bishop of Arequipa, PeruBishop of Osma, Spain
AppointedPierre-Joseph Artaud †Bishop of Cavaillon, France
63.7Ordained BishopJosé Francisco Biguezal †Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
24.1Ordained PriestStefano Borgia †PriestCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
17.5ProfessedTheodor Freiherr von Brabeck, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictBishop-Elect of Corvey, Germany
48.0Ordained BishopJean-Louis du Buisson de Beauteville †Bishop of Alès (Alais), France
23.5Ordained PriestRoberto Costaguti †PriestBishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
34.0AppointedClaude-François-Ignace Franchet de Ran †Auxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France
27.0Ordained PriestJean-François de La Marche †PriestBishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France
40.7Ordained BishopJosé Francis Laso de Castilla †Bishop of Málaga, Spain
BornRanald MacDonald †EdinburghVicar Apostolic of Western District, Scotland, Great Britain
AppointedCarlo Mineo †Bishop of Patti, Italy
23.2Ordained PriestPedro Nolasco Mora Mora, O. de M. †Priest of Order of Our Lady of MercyBishop of Solsona, Spain
BornNicolas-Alexis Ondenard †Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
49.0Ordained BishopManuel Antonio Palmero Rallo †Bishop of Gerona, Spain
40.1Ordained BishopKajetan Ignacy Sołtyk †Titular Bishop of EmmaüsBishop of Kraków, Poland
BornAlessandro Tomasini †Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
1 Jan45.0DiedLouis-Marie Deveaux, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viêt Nam
4 Jan52.3Ordained BishopNicolás Gil Martínez y Malo †Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
6 Jan48.3Ordained BishopPascual López Estaún †Bishop of Jaca, SpainBishop of Huesca, Spain
12 Jan53.3AppointedMartín Barcia Carrascal †Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
85.8AppointedRaniero d'Elci †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri)
81.3AppointedGiovanni Antonio Guadagni, O.C.D. †Cardinal, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy
76.2AppointedGiacomo Oddi †Cardinal-Priest of S. AnastasiaCardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
66.4AppointedCarlo Maria Sacripante †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
18 Jan66.5SucceededJohann Friedrich Karl Reichgraf von Ostein †Bishop of Worms, GermanyArchbishop of Mainz, Germany
54.8Ordained BishopFrancisco Javier Pérez Baroja y Muro †Bishop of Teruel, Spain
73.6DiedFranz Georg Reichsfgraf von Schönborn †Archbishop of Trier, Germany
54.7SucceededJohann Philipp Reichsgraf von Waldendorff †Archbishop of Trier, Germany
19 JanBornFrancesco Scipio Dondi Orologio †PadovaBishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
20 Jan47.3ResignedLeopold Ernst von Firmian †Coadjutor Bishop of Trento, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Passau, Germany
25 Jan66.4Ordained BishopCarlo Maria Sacripante †Bishop of FrascatiCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop
1 Feb26.7Ordained PriestIgnaz Franz Stanislaus Reichsgraf von Spaur †Priest of Salzburg, AustriaBishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
3 Feb67.5DiedLorenzo Taranco Mujaurrieta †Bishop of Gerona, Spain
6 FebBornFrancesco Antonio Mondelli †RomeBishop of Città di Castello, Italy
11 FebBornPhilippe-François Sausin †OrangeBishop of Blois, France
16 Feb36.0AppointedVitaliano Borromeo †Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Thebae
49.1AppointedProspero Colonna di Sciarra †Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria ad MartyresCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata de’ Goti
22 Feb66.1DiedMario Bolognetti †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria ad Martyres
36.0Ordained BishopVitaliano Borromeo †Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Thebae
23 FebBornLorenzo Litta †MilanCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
6 Mar54.4AppointedFrancesco Felice Alberti d’Enno †Coadjutor Bishop of Trento, ItalyBishop
8 MarBornJean-Eléonor Montanier de Belmont †SeysselBishop of Saint-Flour, France
11 MarBornGiuseppe Spina †SarzanaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova, Italy
16 Mar62.7DiedJuan Antonio Pérez Arellano †Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
23 Mar51.2AppointedManuel Antonio de la Torre †Bishop of ParaguayBishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
29 Mar50.1SucceededJohn Joseph Hornyold †Vicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain
78.2DiedJohn Talbot Stonor †Vicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain
1 Apr64.3DiedGregorio de Molleda y Clerque †Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
3 Apr24.1Ordained PriestWenzel Kobaltz †Priest of Meissen (Meißen) {Lusazia o Lausitz; Sassonia}, GermanyPrefect
5 Apr53.3Elevated to CardinalPaul d’Albert de Luynes †Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens, France
57.4Elevated to CardinalAlberico Archinto †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso
54.1AppointedLuigi Mattei †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara Coeli
59.3Elevated to CardinalÉtienne-René Potier de Gesvres †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Beauvais, France
71.4Elevated to CardinalGiovanni Battista Rotario da Pralormo †Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
32.9AppointedFrancisco de Saldanha da Gama †Cardinal-DeaconCardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa, Portugal
32.9Elevated to CardinalFrancisco de Saldanha da Gama †Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa, Portugal
65.6Elevated to CardinalNicolas-Charles de Saulx-Tavannes †Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
43.1Elevated to CardinalFrancisco de Solís Folch de Cardona †Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
51.7Elevated to CardinalJohann Joseph von Trautson zu Falkenstein (Trauston) †Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
7 Apr43.1AppointedJosé Patricio de la Cuesta Velarde †Bishop of Ceuta, SpainBishop of Sigüenza, Spain
9 AprBornJean-André Doussain, M.E.P. †Doué-la-Fontaine, FranceCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viêt Nam
10 AprBornJean-Louis Florens, M.E.P. †Lagnes, FranceCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen, China
17 Apr23.1Ordained PriestEmilio Gentile †PriestBishop of Alife, Italy
19 Apr40.4SucceededKajetan Ignacy Sołtyk †Bishop of Foreign DioceseBishop of Kraków, Poland
20 AprBornJuan José Díaz de Espada y Fernánez de Landa †Arroyabe, SpainBishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
25 Apr54.6DiedEnrique Enríquez †Cardinal, Official of the Secretariat of State
28 Apr70.5DiedJohann Ferdinand Joseph Freiherr von Boedigkeim †Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
4 MayBornLouis-Jules-François-Joseph d'Andigné de Mayneuf †Le Lion-d'AngersBishop of Nantes, France
11 MayBornJean-Pierre de Gallien de Chabons †GrenobleBishop Emeritus of Amiens, France
12 May90.2DiedJohann Franz Riccius †Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
14 May75.4DiedLouis-Jacques-François de Vocance †Bishop of Senez, France
23 May34.4Ordained BishopClaude-François-Ignace Franchet de Ran †Titular Bishop of the unknown of Titular SeeAuxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France
39.8AppointedEmmanuel Ernst Reichsgraf von Waldstein †Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech RepublicBishop of Litomĕrice, Czech Republic
39.8AppointedEmmanuel Ernst Reichsgraf von Waldstein †Titular Bishop of AmyclaeBishop of Litomĕrice, Czech Republic
24 May57.5InstalledAlberico Archinto †Cardinal-Priest of S. Matteo in MerulanaCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso
64.1AppointedJosé Francisco Biguezal †Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
45.4AppointedGiuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo, Theat. †Bishop of Calvi, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
42.1AppointedDiego Antonio Díez Madroñero †Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
51.4ConfirmedManuel Antonio de la Torre †Bishop of ParaguayBishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
66.8AppointedPedro Gómez de la Torre †Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
55.4AppointedPedro Martínez de Oneca †Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
68.3AppointedLuca Melchiore Tempi †Cardinal-Priest of S. SusannaCardinal, Titular Archbishop of Nicomedia
27 May45.4Ordained BishopGiuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo, Theat. †Bishop of Calvi, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
30 MayDiedStephen MacEgan, O.P. †Bishop of Meath, Ireland
3 Jun53.1DiedJosé de Bragança †Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
6 Jun54.4DiedMihály Karl (Michele Carlo) von Althan †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Vác, Hungary
7 JunBornBernhard Boll, O. Cist. †StuttgartArchbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
15 Jun34.4AppointedCharles Walmesley, O.S.B. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great BritainVicar Apostolic
34.4AppointedCharles Walmesley, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of RamataVicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain
21 JunDiedJosé Antonio Flores de Rivera †Bishop of León en Nicaragua
28 Jun38.6DiedFrançois-Armand-Auguste de Rohan-Soubise-Ventadour †Cardinal, Bishop of Strasbourg, France
29 JunBornJoseph Chrysostomus Pauer †WienBishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria
6 JulBornFrançois Antoine Marie Constantin de Méan et de Beaurieux †SaiveArchbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
16 Jul54.8AppointedFrancesco Felice Alberti d’Enno †Titular Bishop of MiletopolisBishop of Trento, Italy
54.8ConfirmedFrancesco Felice Alberti d’Enno †Coadjutor Bishop of Trento, ItalyBishop
19 Jul39.2AppointedGiuseppe Maria Carafa †Bishop of Mileto, Italy
42.8AppointedVicente da Gamal Leao †Coadjutor Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, BrazilCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus
42.8AppointedVicente da Gamal Leao †Titular Bishop of EtaloniaCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
52.4AppointedAntônio de São José Moura Marinho, O.S.A. †Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, BrazilArchbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
49.6AppointedManuel Antonio Palmero Rallo †Bishop of Gerona, Spain
22 Jul50.4Elevated to CardinalFranz Konrad Kasimir Ignaz von Rodt †Cardinal, Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
25 Jul79.5DiedMario Millini (Mellini) †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello
4 AugAppointedJames O'Fallon †Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
6 AugBornAntoine-Xavier Maynaud de Pancemont †DigoinBishop of Vannes, France
7 AugAppointedAugustine Cheevers, O.S.A. †Bishop of Meath, Ireland
8 Aug15.7ProfessedAndrzej Antoni Ignacy Gawronski †Member of Society of JesusBishop of Kraków, Poland
BornLorenz Barlomiej Ignacy Antoni Raczynski, O. Cist. †CzeradzenAuxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
11 AugAppointedAnthony Blake †Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), IrelandArchbishop of Armagh, Ireland
15 AugBornAgnello Giuseppe d'Auria †NapoliBishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
21 AugBornJohann Friedrich Graf von Waldenstein-Wartenberg †WienBishop of Seckau, Austria
24 AugBornPietro Paolo Mazzichi †AssisiBishop of Montalto, Italy
28 Aug41.9AppointedChristoph Bartholomäus Anton Migazzi Von Waal Und Sonnenthurn †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Vác, HungaryCardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
66.5DiedSilvio Valenti Gonzaga †Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
5 SepBornGiovanni Bonyonski †Kiss-JeszeniezAuxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
10 SepBornJosé Maria de Melo †LumiarBishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
52.2DiedIgnazio Rovèro †Bishop of Novara, Italy
11 SepBornEtienne-Hubert de Cambacérès †MontpellierCardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
62.6AppointedGiuseppe Spinelli †Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the FaithCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia
12 SepBornFrançois-François Besson †SeysselBishop of Metz, France
43.5Ordained BishopJosé Patricio de la Cuesta Velarde †Bishop of Ceuta, SpainBishop of Sigüenza, Spain
BornManuel Ros Medrano †OrenseBishop of Tortosa, Spain
20 Sep57.9AppointedAlberico Archinto †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso
48.4AppointedGirolamo Colonna di Sciarra †Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e DamianoCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata de’ Goti
75.5AppointedJoaquín Fernández de Portocarrero Mendoza †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
41.9ConfirmedChristoph Bartholomäus Anton Migazzi Von Waal Und Sonnenthurn †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Vác, HungaryCardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
63.8AppointedCamillo Paolucci †Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in TrastevereCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
59.0AppointedFranz Ignaz Albert Reichsfreiherr von Werdenstein †Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
59.0AppointedFranz Ignaz Albert Reichsfreiherr von Werdenstein †Titular Bishop of TaenarumAuxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
21 Sep52.6Ordained BishopAntônio de São José Moura Marinho, O.S.A. †Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, BrazilArchbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
23 Sep82.5DiedJoseph de Guyon de Crochans †Archbishop of Avignon, France
59.5AppointedLouis-César-Constantin de Rohan-Guémené-Montbazon †Cardinal, Bishop of Strasbourg, France
30 SepBornJerónimo Castellón Salas †PonzanoBishop of Tarazona, Spain
2 Oct73.7DiedSebastián José Victoria Emparán y Loyola, O.S.H. †Bishop of Urgell, Spain
3 Oct42.4Ordained BishopDiego Antonio Díez Madroñero †Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
4 OctBornJuan Francisco Castañiza Larrea y Gonzalez de Agüero †MexicoBishop of Durango, Durango, México
5 OctBornPatrício da Silva, O.S.A. †PinheirosCardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa, Portugal
10 OctBornSimon Melchior de Petris †AnsbergVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Seckau, Austria
20 Oct61.8DiedJoão da Cruz Salgado de Castilho, O.C.D. †Bishop of Miranda, Portugal
24 Oct23.0Ordained PriestGiuseppe Maria Beneventi, O.F.M. Conv. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
43.1Ordained BishopVicente da Gamal Leao †Titular Bishop of EtaloniaCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
30 OctBornGiovanni Nepomuceno Ferdiani †CagliariBishop of Iglesias, Italy
31 OctBornPaolo Garzilli †SolofraBishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
1 NovBornDomenico Orlando, O.F.M. Conv. †PrizziBishop of Catania, Italy
14 Nov55.1Ordained BishopFrancesco Felice Alberti d’Enno †Titular Bishop of MiletopolisBishop of Trento, Italy
19 Nov77.9DiedMartín de Elizacoechea †Bishop of Michoacán, Michoacán, México
21 Nov59.1Ordained BishopFranz Ignaz Albert Reichsfreiherr von Werdenstein †Titular Bishop of TaenarumAuxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
25 NovBornJean-Baptiste-François-Nicolas Millaux †ChâteaubourgBishop of Nevers, France
28 NovBornVitale Loschi †Salso MaggioreBishop of Parma, Italy
Dec62.1AppointedFrançois-Marie de Mansi †Archbishop of Avignon, France
70.8DiedFranz Bernardin Verbeck, O.F.M. Conv. †Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
4 Dec71.8DiedAmand Buseck, O.S.B. †Bishop of Fulda, Germany
5 DecBornMathias Le Groing de La Romagère †Saint-SauvierBishop of Saint-Brieuc, France
8 DecBornMax Franz (Maximilian Franciscus) von Habsburg-Lothringen (Österreich) †WienArchbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
11 Dec72.8DiedGregorio Galindo †Bishop of Lérida, Spain
16 DecBornTommaso Arezzo †OrbetelloCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
61.5AppointedGiovanni Giacomo Millo †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
21 Dec34.9Ordained BishopCharles Walmesley, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of RamataVicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain
23 DecBornBartolomeo Pacca †BeneventoCardinal, Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other
27 DecBornArnaud-Ferdinand de La Porte †VersaillesBishop of Carcassonne, France
29 DecResignedInnocenzo Sanseverino †Bishop of Alife, ItalyBishop Emeritus

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