The Year of Our Lord 1786

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Choukri Aroutin †	Bishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria
	23.1	Ordained Priest	Etienne-Alexandre-Jean-Baptiste-Marie Bernier †	Priest	Bishop of Orléans, France
		Born	James Browne †		Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland
	22.7	Ordained Priest	Jean-Baptiste-Marie Caffarelli †	Priest	Bishop of Saint-Brieuc, France
	20.2	Professed	Bartolomeo Alberto (Mauro) Cappellari, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	28.8	Incardinated	Godfried Joseph Crüts van Creits †	Priest of Sankt Pölten, Austria	Bishop
	78.9	Died	Pietro Silvio di Gennaro †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy
	46.0	Ordained Bishop	Boetius Egan †	Bishop of Achonry, Ireland	Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland
		Appointed	Yuhanna El-Helou (Dolce) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon	Patriarch
		Appointed	Yuhanna El-Helou (Dolce) †	Titular Bishop of Akka	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
		Died	Michel El-Khazen †	Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Palaestina
	76.0	Appointed	Michael Fadel †	Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
		Born	Joseph Ferrabian (Farraïan), I.C.P.B. †		Archbishop of Mardin (Armenian), Turkey
	23.5	Ordained Priest	Esprit-Marie-Joseph Floren, M.E.P. †	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic of Siam, Thailand
	46.0	Succeeded	Philippe Gemayel †	Bishop of Cyprus (Maronite)
		Born	Etienne Holassian †		Bishop of Adana (Armenian), Turkey
	24.6	Ordained Priest	Jean Jacoupy †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Agen, France
	53.2	Died	Franciszek Alojzy Junosza Gzowski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
		Died	Jean-Simon Kemo †	Archbishop of Seert (Chaldean), Turkey
		Born	Patrick Kennedy †		Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland
		Born	Félix Calixto Miranda y Suárez de Figueroa †		Bishop of Cuenca, Ecuador
	49.9	Resigned	Baptiste-François-Xavier Paradis, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon	Prefect Emeritus
	76.8	Resigned	Charles-François de Pélissier de Saint-Ferréol †	Bishop of Vaison, France	Bishop Emeritus
	23.6	Ordained Priest	William Poynter †	Priest of London District, England, Great Britain	Vicar Apostolic
		Died	Louis François Radel †	Prefect of French Guiana-Cayenne, Antilles
	23.3	Ordained Priest	Simón Antonio de Rentería y Reyes †	Priest	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
	24.4	Ordained Priest	Julián Sanz Palanco †	Priest	Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
		Ordained Bishop	Pierre Schauriz †	Bishop	Archbishop of Seert (Chaldean), Turkey
		Born	Josif Sokolski †		Archbishop of Bulgarian United Church (Constantinople) (Bulgarian)
	25.7	Appointed	Youssef Tian (Tyen) †	Bishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria	Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
	27.4	Ordained Priest	Pedro Valero †	Priest	Bishop of Gerona, Spain
1 Jan	68.7	Died	Giuseppe Maria Pilo, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy
12 Jan		Born	Benedetto Terenzio †		Bishop of Trivento, Italy
13 Jan		Born	George Hilary Brown †		Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
15 Jan	40.0	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel Cortois de Pressigny †	Bishop of Saint-Malo, France	Archbishop of Besançon, France
15 Jan	54.7	Ordained Bishop	Domenico de Iorio (Jorio) †	Titular Bishop of Samaria
16 Jan	34.8	Resigned	Józef Leon Łopaciński †	Auxiliary Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
19 Jan		Born	Salvatore Fertitta †		Bishop of Cava e Sarno, Italy
21 Jan		Born	Luigi Gagliardi †		Bishop Emeritus of Ischia, Italy
22 Jan	70.6	Died	Antoni Wacław Betański †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
22 Jan	60.5	Ordained Bishop	Crescenzio Maria Grippi †	Titular Bishop of Amorium
29 Jan	54.8	Died	Manuel de Vasconcellos Pereira †	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal
31 Jan	46.0	Appointed	Antonio Felice Zondadari †	Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium	Cardinal, Archbishop of Siena, Italy
2 Feb	85.1	Died	Ubaldo Baldassini, B. †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy
2 Feb		Born	Ignaz Bernhard Mauermann †		Vicar Apostolic of Saxonia (Saxony), Germany
3 Feb	64.0	Died	Josip Galjuf (Gallyuff) †	Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
4 Feb	81.0	Died	Lazzaro Vladagni †	Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
5 Feb	56.6	Ordained Bishop	José López Gil, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Jaca, Spain
8 Feb		Born	Angelo Antonio Scotti †		Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica
8 Feb	57.0	Died	Giovanni Antioco Serra Urru (Sisra) †	Bishop of Galtelli-Nuoro (Galtelly Nori), Italy
10 Feb		Born	Vito Angelo Salvemini †		Archbishop of Manfredonia (e Vieste), Italy
13 Feb	40.1	Installed	Gabriel Cortois de Pressigny †	Bishop of Saint-Malo, France	Archbishop of Besançon, France
19 Feb	41.5	Ordained Bishop	Angelin (Joseph Jakob) Geiselmayer, O.C.D. †	Titular Bishop of Anthedon	Vicar Apostolic of Great Mogul (Mughals), India
19 Feb	29.6	Ordained Bishop	François Antoine Marie Constantin de Méan et de Beaurieux †	Titular Bishop of Hippos	Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
21 Feb		Born	Gaspare Petocchi (Pettochi) †		Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
21 Feb		Born	Mathias Pollitzer †		Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
22 Feb	60.8	Selected	Florian Amand Janowski, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
24 Feb	60.6	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Antonio Cossu, O.S.M. †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
25 Feb	25.1	Ordained Priest	Jean-Jacques Guérard, M.E.P. †	Priest of Rouen, France	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam
26 Feb	64.9	Ordained Bishop	Angel Molinos, O.P. †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Iwo Onufry Rogowski †	Titular Bishop of Camachus	Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
	56.0	Ordained Bishop	Benito (Francesco Xavier Michael) de Uría y Valdés, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
7 Mar	48.8	Selected	Franz Egon von Fürstenberg †	Coadjutor Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany	Bishop
8 Mar	54.5	Died	Antonio Paramo Somoza †	Bishop-Elect of Lugo, Spain
10 Mar	41.1	Appointed	Arnaud-Antoine Garnault, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Siam, Thailand
10 Mar	41.1	Appointed	Arnaud-Antoine Garnault, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Metellopolis	Vicar Apostolic of Siam, Thailand
11 Mar	24.3	Ordained Priest	Pasquale Mazzei †	Priest	Bishop of San Marco e Bisignano, Italy
11 Mar	23.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph-Octave Plessis †	Priest of Québec, Canada	Archbishop of Québec, Canada
12 Mar	57.7	Ordained Bishop	Juan García Ruiz, O.A.D. †	Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
14 Mar		Born	Domenico-Maria-Giuseppe Lo Jacono, C.R. †		Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
15 Mar	75.2	Died	Alexandre Lascaris de Vintimille †	Bishop of Toulon, France
18 Mar	77.4	Died	Fabio Maria Palumbo, C.R. †	Bishop of Conversano, Italy
19 Mar	52.5	Ordained Bishop	Bartolomé Antonio Fernández Sobrado, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain
24 Mar	82.3	Died	Giovanni Battista Jacobini †	Bishop of Veroli, Italy
25 Mar		Born	José María Arriaga †		Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru
25 Mar		Born	William Hogarth †		Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
29 Mar	52.1	Died	Andrea Benedetto Ganassoni, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Feltre, Italy
31 Mar	77.4	Resigned	Franciszek Podkański, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
1 Apr	22.5	Ordained Priest	Andreas Stanislaus von Hattynski (Hatten) †	Priest of Warmia (Ermland), Poland	Bishop
	23.1	Ordained Priest	José de Jesus Maria Pinto, C.R.S.A. †	Priest of Confederation of Canons Regular of St. Augustine	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal
	24.7	Ordained Priest	Jacques de la Brue de Saint-Bauzile †	Priest	Titular Bishop of Tempe
	22.1	Ordained Deacon	Desiderio Mennone, C.SS.R. †	Deacon of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy
2 Apr	39.8	Selected	Elléon de Castellane-Mazangues †	Bishop of Toulon, France
2 Apr	61.2	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Santacolomba †	Titular Bishop of Anemurium	Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
3 Apr	48.1	Appointed	Tiburzio Cortese †	Bishop of Modena, Italy
	60.4	Installed	Giuseppe Garampi †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo	Cardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
	60.9	Confirmed	Florian Amand Janowski, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
	66.0	Appointed	Jean Jacques (Johann Jakob) Lantz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
	66.0	Appointed	Jean Jacques (Johann Jakob) Lantz †	Titular Bishop of Dora	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
	42.1	Appointed	Alessandro Mattei †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	50.9	Appointed	Józef Olechowski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków, Poland
	50.9	Appointed	Józef Olechowski †	Titular Bishop of Verinopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków, Poland
	37.3	Appointed	Giovanni Pietro Martino Pellegrini †	Auxiliary Bishop of Udine, Italy
	37.3	Appointed	Giovanni Pietro Martino Pellegrini †	Titular Bishop of Palaeopolis in Asia	Auxiliary Bishop of Udine, Italy
	40.4	Appointed	Pietro Antonio Zorzi, C.R.S. †	Bishop of Ceneda, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Udine, Italy
5 Apr	48.9	Installed	Juan Félix de Villegas †	Bishop of Nicaragua	Archbishop of Guatemala
6 Apr		Born	Franciszek de Paula Pišték (Pisztek) †		Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
6 Apr		Born	Jean-François-Marcellin Turinaz †		Bishop Emeritus of Tarentaise, France
7 Apr	69.5	Died	Benedetto Pucilli †	Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
9 Apr	51.6	Installed	Charles Alexandre d’Arberg et de Valengin †	Bishop of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
9 Apr	67.1	Died	Ferdinand Christoph von Waldburg-Zeil †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
11 Apr	73.3	Died	Fernando de Sousa e Silva †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
12 Apr	68.3	Resigned	Francesco Antonio Marcucci †	Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Bishop of Montalto (delle Marche), Italy
15 Apr	24.0	Ordained Priest	Giacomo Coccia †	Priest	Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
	26.2	Ordained Priest	Louis-Charles-François de La Tour-Landorte †	Priest	Bishop of Pamiers, France
	29.6	Ordained Deacon	Lorenz Barlomiej Ignacy Antoni Raczyński, O. Cist. †	Deacon of Order of Cistercians	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
17 Apr	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Tiburzio Cortese †	Bishop of Modena, Italy
	29.3	Ordained Bishop	Bartolomeo Pacca †	Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for Universal Inquisition
	40.4	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Antonio Zorzi, C.R.S. †	Bishop of Ceneda, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Udine, Italy
18 Apr	40.8	Selected	Antoni de Gołaszewski †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
26 Apr	29.3	Appointed	Bartolomeo Pacca †	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for Universal Inquisition
29 Apr	64.2	Confirmed	Alexander Franz Joseph Engel von und zu Wagrain †	Bishop of Leoben, Austria
30 Apr	64.2	Ordained Bishop	Alexander Franz Joseph Engel von und zu Wagrain †	Bishop of Leoben, Austria
12 May	38.3	Selected	Charles Berington †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain	Vicar Apostolic
14 May	66.2	Ordained Bishop	Jean Jacques (Johann Jakob) Lantz †	Titular Bishop of Dora	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
14 May	37.5	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Pietro Martino Pellegrini †	Titular Bishop of Palaeopolis in Asia	Auxiliary Bishop of Udine, Italy
20 May	77.9	Died	Giuseppe Tomaso de Rossi †	Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
25 May		Born	Cornelius Ludovicus van Wijkerslooth van Schalkwijk (Wykerslooth) †		Titular Bishop of Curium
29 May	75.4	Resigned	Giacinto Giustiniani, O.P. †	Bishop of Syros (e Milos), Greece	Bishop Emeritus
2 Jun	38.4	Appointed	Charles Berington †	Titular Bishop of Hierocaesarea	Vicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain
2 Jun	38.4	Confirmed	Charles Berington †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain	Vicar Apostolic
5 Jun		Born	Felice Regano (Regnano) †		Bishop of Catania, Italy
5 Jun	25.3	Ordained Deacon	Gioacchino Tosi †	Deacon	Bishop Emeritus of Anagni, Italy
7 Jun	38.3	Selected	João António Binet Pincio †	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
11 Jun		Born	František Vilém Tippmann †		Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
11 Jun	25.4	Ordained Priest	Gioacchino Tosi †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Anagni, Italy
12 Jun	49.0	Selected	Franz Egon von Fürstenberg †	Coadjutor Bishop of Paderborn, Germany	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
15 Jun	63.0	Appointed	Franz de Paula Xaver Ludwig Jakob von Breuner †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
19 Jun	49.8	Resigned	Carlo Bellisomi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany	Cardinal, Bishop of Cesena, Italy
20 Jun	58.8	Died	John Butler, S.J. †	Former Bishop-Elect of Limerick, Ireland
24 Jun	43.7	Ordained Deacon	José Joaquim da Cunha Azevedo Coutinho †	Deacon	Bishop Emeritus of Elvas, Portugal
24 Jun	29.8	Ordained Priest	Lorenz Barlomiej Ignacy Antoni Raczyński, O. Cist. †	Priest of Order of Cistercians	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
25 Jun		Born	Peter Augustine Baines, O.S.B. †		Vicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain
	43.7	Ordained Priest	José Joaquim da Cunha Azevedo Coutinho †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Elvas, Portugal
		Born	Giovanni Battista Naselli, C.O. †		Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
30 Jun	42.4	Appointed	Thomas Costello †	Coadjutor Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland	Bishop
	42.4	Appointed	Thomas Costello †	Titular Bishop of Aenus	Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland
	78.3	Died	Giovanni Girolamo Gradenigo, C.R. †	Archbishop of Udine, Italy

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