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The Year of Our Lord 1756

Bishop Events

January to June

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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
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
DiedIgnazio Stelluti †Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino, Italy
BornAlessandro Tommasini †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 FebAppointedDomenico Gaetano Novellucci †Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
26.7Ordained 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
AppointedCarlo Mineo †Bishop of Patti, Italy
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
MarDiedMarcello Filomarini †Bishop of Mileto, Italy
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 Maria Spina †SarzanaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova, Italy
13 Mar23.0Ordained PriestFabrizio Cimino, C.Ss.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop of Oria, 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
35.4AppointedPietro Domenico Scoppa †Bishop of Gerace, Italy
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
76.8DiedDomingo (Damiano) Polou †Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
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
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