The Year of Our Lord 1623

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January to June

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	73.9	Resigned	Ottavio Accoramboni †	Archbishop of Urbino, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
		Died	Martius Andreucci †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
	71.0	Died	Francisco de Arriba †	Bishop-Elect of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
	25.2	Appointed	Francesco Barberini (Sr.) †	Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	54.7	Resigned	Maffeo (Virginio Romolo) Barberini †	Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	35.9	Resigned	Octave de Bellegarde †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans), France	Archbishop of Sens, France
	22.7	Ordained Priest	Francesco Boccapaduli †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy
	30.9	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Boncompagni †	Bishop of Fano, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
	61.0	Died	Michele Bonzi, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ravello e Scala, Italy
		Died	Achille Caracciolo †	Bishop of Potenza, Italy
		Born	Diego de Castrillo †		Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
	48.0	Died	Carlo Catalani †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
	16.6	Professed	Jean Caramuel y Lobkowitz, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Cistercians	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
	75.0	Died	Juan Cuenca †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
	35.4	Ordained Priest	Apollinaris de Almeida, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Coadjutor Patriarch of Ethiopia
		Died	Gregorio Del Bufalo †	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
		Born	Andrés de La Moneda Cañas y Silva, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Almería, Spain
		Ordained Priest	György Drašković †	Priest	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
		Born	Alexander da Silva †		Bishop of Elvas, Portugal
		Born	Giambattista Febei †		Bishop of Acquapendente, Italy
		Died	Simon Feuerstein †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
	33.0	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Jacques de Fleyres †	Titular Bishop of Troas	Bishop of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières, France
		Born	Mark Forstall (Forestal), O.S.A. †		Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
	68.9	Resigned	Francesco Giustiniani †	Bishop of Treviso, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	64.0	Ordained Bishop	Francisco González de Salcedo Castro †	Bishop of Santiago de Chile
		Died	Honorius Griffagni, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy
		Born	Gaspar Gasparini, O.F.M. Conv. †		Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey
		Born	Ján Gubasóczy (Gubašóci) †		Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
		Died	Bálint Lépes †	Bishop-Elect of Győr (Raab), Hungary
	23.9	Appointed	François de Lorraine-Chaligny †	Bishop of Verdun, France	Former Bishop-Elect
		Born	Gabriel de La Roque-Prielé †		Bishop of Bayonne, France
		Born	Bonawentura Dobrogost Madaliński †		Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
		Born	Jan Małachowski †		Bishop of Kraków, Poland
	37.0	Ordained Priest	Alessandro Masi †	Priest	Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
		Born	Jean de Meaupéou †		Bishop of Chalons-sur-Saône, France
	54.0	Died	Lucio de Morra †	Archbishop of Otranto, Italy
	59.0	Died	Francesco Mottini †	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
		Born	Mikołaj Stefan Pac †		Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
		Born	Giuseppe Petagna †		Bishop of Caiazzo, Italy
	38.0	Ordained Priest	Christophorus Johannes Reinheld von Reichenau †	Priest of Lausitz (Lusatia), Germany	Prefect
		Born	Raffaele Riario Di Saono, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy
		Born	Francesco Sampero †		Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy
		Died	Octavius Saraceni †	Bishop of Sovana (Soana), Italy
	28.6	Ordained Priest	Bernardino Spada †	Priest	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
		Born	Kazimierz Jan Szczuka †		Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
	48.0	Appointed	János Telegdy †	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Johannes Thuanus †	Priest of Wien, Austria	Bishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria
		Died	Jerónimo Tiedra Méndez, O.P. †	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
Jan	74.0	Died	Giovanni (Giulio) della Torre †	Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia
2 Jan		Born	Fernand Palma d’Artois, O.C.D. †		Titular Archbishop of Ancyra
9 Jan	49.0	Appointed	Bernardino Buratti †	Archbishop of Manfredonia, Italy
		Appointed	Clemente Confetti (Confetto) †	Coadjutor Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy	Bishop of Acerno, Italy
		Appointed	Clemente Confetti (Confetto) †	Titular Bishop of Tiberias	Bishop of Acerno, Italy
	39.0	Confirmed	Girolamo Costanzo †	Bishop of Trivento, Italy	Archbishop of Capua, Italy
	24.2	Confirmed	Ernst Adalbert von Harrach zu Rohrau †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
	46.0	Appointed	Ovidio Lupari †	Bishop of Teano, Italy
	41.0	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Roviglioni †	Bishop of Troia, Italy
	57.0	Appointed	François de Rye †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Besançon, France	Archbishop
	57.0	Appointed	François de Rye †	Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia	Archbishop of Besançon, France
15 Jan	39.0	Ordained Bishop	Girolamo Costanzo †	Bishop of Trivento, Italy	Archbishop of Capua, Italy
15 Jan	41.0	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Roviglioni †	Bishop of Troia, Italy
22 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Clemente Confetti (Confetto) †	Titular Bishop of Tiberias	Bishop of Acerno, Italy
	56.0	Ordained Bishop	Ottaviano Garzadori †	Bishop of Boiano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
	24.2	Ordained Bishop	Ernst Adalbert von Harrach zu Rohrau †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
	46.0	Ordained Bishop	Ovidio Lupari †	Bishop of Teano, Italy
6 Feb	39.3	Selected	Philipp Adolf von Ehrenberg †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany	Bishop-Elect
7 Feb		Born	Agnelo Alfieri, O.F.M. †		Bishop of Giovinazzo, Italy
12 Feb	43.1	Ordained Bishop	Nicolas Sanguin †	Bishop of Senlis, France	Bishop Emeritus
13 Feb	36.8	Selected	Johann Georg Fuchs von Dornheim †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany	Bishop-Elect
	48.5	Appointed	Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
	37.1	Confirmed	Giovanni Battista Vercellino †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy
18 Feb		Born	Nicola Lepori, O.P. †		Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
19 Feb	39.1	Ordained Bishop	Jean-François de Gondi †	Archbishop of Paris, France
21 Feb	33.6	Succeeded	Louis du Chaine †	Bishop of Senez, France
	92.1	Died	Vespasien Gribaldi †	Archbishop Emeritus of Vienne, France
	80.1	Died	Jacques Martin, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Senez, France
23 Feb	43.2	Appointed	Federico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro †	Bishop of Bergamo, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
24 Feb		Born	Salvatore Scaglione, O. Carm. †		Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
27 Feb	51.1	Died	Charles de Haqueville †	Bishop of Soissons, France
1 Mar	78.1	Died	Francisco López de Mendoza †	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
5 Mar	25.5	Appointed	Agustín Spínola Basadone †	Bishop of Tortosa, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
6 Mar	36.1	Appointed	João da Rocha, S.J. †	Coadjutor Patriarch of Ethiopia
	36.1	Appointed	João da Rocha, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia	Coadjutor Patriarch of Ethiopia
		Appointed	Cristóbal de Lobera y Torres †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
		Appointed	Vincenzo Giovanni Spínola, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
12 Mar	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso Mendes, S.J. †	Patriarch of Ethiopia
	48.1	Ordained Bishop	Diego Secco, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Nicaea	Coadjutor Patriarch of Ethiopia
	50.1	Ordained Deacon	Vincenzo Zucconi †	Deacon	Titular Bishop of Rosanensis
15 Mar	70.2	Appointed	William Bishop †	Vicar Apostolic of England (and Wales), Great Britain
15 Mar	70.2	Appointed	William Bishop †	Titular Bishop of Chalcedon	Vicar Apostolic of England (and Wales), Great Britain
17 Mar		Born	Karl von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn †		Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
19 Mar	54.7	Died	Philipp Sigismund von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †	Bishop-Elect of Osnabrück, Germany
	30.0	Ordained Bishop	Henri d’Escoubleau de Sourdis †	Bishop of Maillezais, France	Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
	50.2	Ordained Priest	Vincenzo Zucconi †	Priest	Titular Bishop of Rosanensis
20 Mar	40.2	Appointed	Giovanni Francesco Gandolfo †	Bishop of Ventimiglia, Italy	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
	37.2	Appointed	Pace (Pax) Giordano (Jordanus) †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
	54.2	Appointed	Alsono Martín de Zuñiga (Manso) †	Bishop of Osma, Spain
	61.2	Appointed	Juan Molina Alvarez †	Bishop of León, Spain
	61.2	Appointed	Plácido Pacheco de Haro, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
	40.9	Appointed	Ottavio Ridolfi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
	39.2	Installed	Cosimo de Torres †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
		Appointed	Antonio Viedma Chaves, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain	Bishop of Almería, Spain
		Appointed	Antonio Viedma Chaves, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Petra in Palaestina	Bishop of Almería, Spain
25 Mar	40.2	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Francesco Gandolfo †	Bishop of Ventimiglia, Italy	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
25 Mar	37.2	Ordained Bishop	Pace (Pax) Giordano (Jordanus) †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
26 Mar	44.2	Ordained Bishop	Matteo Granito †	Bishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy	Archbishop of Amalfi, Italy
1 Apr	25.8	Ordained Priest	Karel van den Bosch †	Priest	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
2 Apr	41.2	Ordained Bishop	William Therry †	Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland
2 Apr		Born	Giovanni de Torrecilla y Cárdenas †		Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
4 Apr		Died	Petrus Salinates, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Sardica (Sredek, Sofia), Bulgaria
9 Apr	43.3	Ordained Bishop	Federico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro †	Bishop of Bergamo, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
11 Apr		Born	Decio Azzolini (Jr.) †		Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
15 Apr	32.4	Ordained Priest	Martino Alfieri †	Priest	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
16 Apr	52.2	Ordained Bishop	Simon Mascarenhas, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Angola e Congo
19 Apr	40.5	Selected	Eitel Friedrich von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen †	Cardinal, Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
21 Apr	49.3	Died	Nicolas Coëffeteau, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Metz, France
27 Apr	47.1	Died	Éric de Lorraine, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Verdun, France
29 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Antonio Viedma Chaves, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Petra in Palaestina	Bishop of Almería, Spain
30 Apr		Born	St. François-Xavier de Laval de Montmorency †		Bishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
30 Apr	25.6	Ordained Bishop	Agustín Spínola Basadone †	Bishop of Tortosa, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
May	26.3	Ordained Priest	Dionisio de Cimbrón, O. Cist. †	Priest of Order of Cistercians	Bishop of Concepción, Chile
5 May	33.3	Selected	István Sennyey †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
6 May		Died	Valentin Lépes †	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
10 May	68.4	Appointed	Agustín Antolínez, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
		Appointed	Julius Benigni †	Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica	Secretary of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
	55.3	Appointed	Nicolas Bourgoing †	Bishop of Coutances, France
	41.3	Appointed	Franciscus Buratti, O.P. †	Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy
	38.3	Appointed	Cristoforo Caetani †	Coadjutor Bishop of Foligno, Italy	Bishop
	38.3	Appointed	Cristoforo Caetani †	Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Phrygia	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
	37.3	Appointed	Alvise Lippomano †	Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia
	43.3	Appointed	Ubertinus Papafava †	Bishop of Adria, Italy
14 May		Ordained Bishop	Philibert du Sault †	Titular Bishop of Auzia	Bishop of Acqs (Dax), France
	37.3	Ordained Bishop	Alvise Lippomano †	Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia
	37.3	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Vercellino †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy
16 May	77.3	Died	António (de Santa Maria) Lencastre, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Leiria, Portugal
20 May	70.3	Died	Leonardo Mocenigo †	Bishop of Ceneda, Italy
21 May		Ordained Bishop	Julius Benigni †	Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica	Secretary of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
	41.3	Ordained Bishop	Franciscus Buratti, O.P. †	Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy
	38.3	Ordained Bishop	Cristoforo Caetani †	Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Phrygia	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
22 May	46.3	Appointed	Giorgio Bianchi †	Bishop of Sapë, Albania
	31.3	Appointed	Charles-Jacques de Gelas de Léberon †	Bishop of Valence and Die, France
	50.3	Appointed	Ambrosius Seibaeus (Seybeus) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
	50.3	Appointed	Ambrosius Seibaeus (Seybeus) †	Titular Bishop of Missene (Mysia)	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
		Appointed	Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
	39.3	Appointed	Cosimo de Torres †	Prefect of the Congregation of the Council	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
	42.3	Resigned	Roberto Ubaldini †	Prefect of the Congregation of the Council	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Montepulciano, Italy
23 May		Born	Castracane De’ Castracani †		Bishop of Cagli, Italy
	53.3	Appointed	Fulgenzio Gallucci, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Thagaste	Bishop of Boiano, Italy
	49.3	Appointed	Marco Antonio Gozzadini †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agata de’ Goti	Cardinal, Bishop of Faenza, Italy
		Died	Giulio Monterenzi †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy
25 May	53.3	Died	Jean-Jacques du Sault †	Bishop of Acqs (Dax), France
		Succeeded	Philibert du Sault †	Bishop of Acqs (Dax), France
	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Denis Stoffels (Christophori) †	Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
27 May	61.4	Died	Paolo Filomarino, C.R. †	Bishop of Caiazzo, Italy
31 May	43.4	Selected	Aimeric de Bragelone †	Bishop of Luçon, France	Bishop Emeritus
2 Jun	52.4	Died	Alessandro Damasceni Peretti †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
4 Jun	70.4	Ordained Bishop	William Bishop †	Titular Bishop of Chalcedon	Vicar Apostolic of England (and Wales), Great Britain
5 Jun	53.4	Ordained Bishop	Fulgenzio Gallucci, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Thagaste	Bishop of Boiano, Italy
7 Jun	27.4	Appointed	Ippolito Aldobrandini (Jr.) †	Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio
	43.3	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Deti †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	49.4	Appointed	Marco Antonio Gozzadini †	Cardinal, Bishop of Faenza, Italy
	27.6	Appointed	Ludovico Ludovisi †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
	27.6	Resigned	Ludovico Ludovisi †	Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
		Appointed	Bruno Ruade †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans), France	Bishop Emeritus
8 Jun		Born	Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna, Italy
10 Jun	35.0	Ordained Deacon	François Villain de Gand †	Deacon	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
18 Jun	61.4	Ordained Bishop	Juan Molina Alvarez †	Bishop of León, Spain
24 Jun	43.3	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Deti †	Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

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