The Year of Our Lord 1639

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	24.0	Ordained Priest	Francisco Aguado †	Priest	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
	52.0	Died	Cipriano Arcón (Azcon) †	Bishop of Alghero, Italy
		Died	Pompeo Balbani †	Bishop of Castro [del Lazio], Italy
	18.2	Professed	Jean Antoine Blavier, O.F.M. Conv. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Liège, Belgium
	74.7	Died	Domingo Cano de Haro, O.P. †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
		Born	Simplicio Caravita, O.S.B. †		Archbishop of Amalfi, Italy
		Born	Leonardo Cassiani †		Bishop of Teramo, Italy
		Born	Marco Antonio Contestabile †		Bishop of Bova, Italy
	56.0	Died	Marco Antonio Cornaro †	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
		Born	Mario Emmanuelle Durazzo †		Bishop of Accia and Mariana, France
		Appointed	Pedro Homem Albernaz †	Prelate of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
		Died	Lev Revuckyj Krevza †	Bishop of Smoleńsk (Ukrainian), Russian Federation
	66.0	Died	Stanisław Łoza †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
	60.0	Died	Ivan Tomko Mrnavić (Marnavich) †	Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
		Died	Vincenzo Meligne †	Bishop of Ostuni, Italy
		Born	José Mora †		Auxiliary Bishop of Tarragona, Spain
	35.0	Died	Silvestro Morosini †	Bishop of Treviso, Italy
		Born	Francesco Niccolini †		Apostolic Nuncio to France
	74.0	Died	Giovanni Maria Olmo †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
		Born	Jan Kazimierz Opaliński, O. Cist. †		Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
	64.6	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Pamphilj †	Prefect of the Congregation of the Council	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	50.0	Died	Philippe Paternay, O.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France
	33.0	Ordained Priest	Sebastiano Pisani †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Verona, Italy
		Died	Maximilianus Raguzzi †	Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy
		Born	Felice Rospigliosi †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti
	39.0	Ordained Priest	Martin Saudrius von Sternfeld †	Priest of Lausitz (Lusatia), Germany	Prefect Emeritus
		Born	John Baptist Sleyne †		Bishop Emeritus of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland
	41.0	Resigned	Antonio Santacroce †	Archbishop of Urbino, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
		Died	Vincenzo Giovanni Spínola, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
		Resigned	Charles Talon †	Bishop-Elect of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France	Former Bishop-Elect
		Born	Jan Stanisław Zbąski †		Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
Jan	72.0	Resigned	Ottaviano Garzadori †	Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia	Archbishop Emeritus
1 Jan		Born	Martín de Ascargorta †		Archbishop of Granada, Spain
10 Jan	48.0	Confirmed	Charles-François Abra de Raconis †	Bishop of Lavaur, France
	55.0	Appointed	Juan Queipo de Llano Flores †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
	45.4	Confirmed	Dominique Séguier †	Bishop of Meaux, France	Bishop Emeritus
18 Jan	69.0	Selected	Alfonso de Requeséns Fenollet, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Vic, Spain	Bishop of Barbastro, Spain
23 Jan	64.0	Ordained Bishop	Gonzalo Sánchez de Somoza Quiroga †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
27 Jan	42.0	Appointed	Kasper Działyński †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
27 Jan	68.0	Died	Fabrizio Verospi †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
28 Jan		Born	Ferdinand Schröffel von Schröffenheim †		Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
30 Jan	24.4	Ordained Priest	Adam Lorenz von Törring-Stein †	Priest of Salzburg, Austria	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
Feb		Died	Germanicus Mantica †	Bishop of Adria, Italy
2 Feb	31.0	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Maria Macchiavelli †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
7 Feb		Appointed	Dinis de Melo e Castro †	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
	56.6	Appointed	Antonio Ricciulli †	Bishop of Caserta, Italy	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
	63.3	Appointed	Diego Rueda Rico †	Bishop of Tuy, Spain
8 Feb	52.5	Died	Johann Anton Tritt von Wilderen †	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
9 Feb		Appointed	Girolamo Figini-Oddi †	Bishop of Teramo, Italy
10 Feb		Born	Philips-Erard van der Noot †		Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
12 Feb		Born	Giuseppe Crispini †		Bishop of Amelia, Italy
16 Feb		Born	Giovanni Giacomo Cavallerini †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola
20 Feb		Died	Matthias Geissler †	Bishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria
24 Feb	24.1	Ordained Priest	Mátyás Tarnóczy †	Priest of Esztergom, Hungary	Bishop of Vác, Hungary
24 Feb	79.1	Died	Jacques van den Borgh †	Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands
27 Feb	54.1	Died	François de Loménie, O.P. †	Bishop of Marseille, France
28 Feb	43.1	Appointed	Giorgio (Gregorio) Bolognetti †	Bishop of Rieti, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	51.1	Appointed	Patrizio Donati †	Bishop of Minori, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	27.5	Appointed	François Foucquet †	Bishop of Bayonne, France	Archbishop of Narbonne, France
	61.1	Resigned	Giovanni Francesco Guidi di Bagno †	Bishop of Rieti, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
	32.1	Confirmed	Emmeric-Marc de La Ferté †	Bishop of Le Mans, France
	47.1	Appointed	Antonio Nusco (Nuseo) †	Bishop of Alghero, Italy
	41.1	Appointed	Marcjan (Marcin) Florian Tryzno †	Coadjutor Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania	Coadjutor Bishop-Elect
	41.1	Appointed	Marcjan (Marcin) Florian Tryzno †	Titular Bishop of Mallus	Coadjutor Bishop-Elect of Vilnius, Lithuania
3 Mar		Born	Bonaventura Martinelli †		Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
4 Mar		Born	Henri de Barillon †		Bishop of Luçon, France
6 Mar		Died	Scipione Spina †	Bishop of Lecce, Italy
9 Mar		Born	Domenico Gallesi †		Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy
12 Mar	87.7	Died	Domenico Ginnasi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
13 Mar	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Patrizio Donati †	Bishop of Minori, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Ordained Bishop	Girolamo Figini-Oddi †	Bishop of Teramo, Italy
	69.9	Died	Servaas de Quinckere †	Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
26 Mar	62.2	Appointed	Lorenzo Tramalli †	Apostolic Nuncio to Naples, Italy	Bishop of Gerace, Italy
28 Mar	59.4	Appointed	Guido Bentivoglio d’Aragona †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	35.2	Appointed	Bartolomeo Cresconi †	Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy	Bishop of Caserta, Italy
	61.2	Appointed	Giusto (Juste) Guérin, B. †	Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
	78.2	Appointed	Marcello Lante della Rovere †	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	54.2	Appointed	Carlo Emmanuele Pio di Savoia †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	54.5	Appointed	Giulio Roma †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede	Cardinal, Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
	65.2	Appointed	Giulio Savelli †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
31 Mar		Died	Fernando Núñez Sagredo, O.SS.T. †	Bishop of Nicaragua
1 Apr	57.7	Died	Anton Wolfradt †	Bishop of Wien, Austria
6 Apr	75.4	Died	Berlinghiero Gessi †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Rimini, Italy
8 Apr	69.2	Died	Alfonso de Requeséns Fenollet, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Barbastro, Spain
9 Apr	26.8	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Battista Falvo †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Marsico Nuovo, Italy
10 Apr	35.2	Ordained Bishop	Bartolomeo Cresconi †	Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy	Bishop of Caserta, Italy
10 Apr	55.2	Ordained Bishop	Juan Queipo de Llano Flores †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
11 Apr	48.4	Appointed	Martino Alfieri †	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
	58.2	Appointed	Ippolito Andreassi, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
	31.3	Appointed	Juan Coello Ribera y Sandoval †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
	46.2	Appointed	Jacques Desclaux †	Bishop of Acqs (Dax), France
	50.0	Appointed	Francisco Diego Alarcón y Covarrubias †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
		Appointed	Esteban de Esmir †	Coadjutor Bishop of Huesca, Spain	Bishop
		Appointed	Esteban de Esmir †	Titular Bishop of Castoria	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
	39.5	Appointed	Girolamo Farnese †	Titular Archbishop of Patrae (Veters)	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agnese fuori le mura
	55.6	Appointed	Arthus de Lionne †	Bishop of Gap, France
		Appointed	Pietro Paolo Medici †	Bishop of Alife, Italy
		Appointed	Wacław Paprocki †	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
		Appointed	Wacław Paprocki †	Titular Bishop of Margarita	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
	38.2	Appointed	Giovanni Tommaso Perrone †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy
	63.8	Confirmed	Diego Salcedo Benacos †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
15 Apr		Born	Leandro Colloredo, C.O. †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
16 Apr	41.2	Selected	Michael Chumer (Chumberg), O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
25 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Pietro Paolo Medici †	Bishop of Alife, Italy
25 Apr	38.3	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Tommaso Perrone †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy
26 Apr	39.5	Ordained Bishop	Girolamo Farnese †	Titular Archbishop of Patrae (Veters)	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agnese fuori le mura
27 Apr	58.3	Ordained Bishop	Ippolito Andreassi, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
27 Apr	69.3	Died	Francisco de Zamudio y Avendaño, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Nueva Caceres, Philippines
1 May	32.3	Ordained Bishop	Emmeric-Marc de La Ferté †	Bishop of Le Mans, France
2 May	61.3	Appointed	Francesco d’Elia e Rossi †	Bishop of Siracusa, Italy
	32.3	Appointed	Carlo Diotallevi †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
		Appointed	Bartolomeo Gizio (Gessi, Giglio) †	Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy
	41.3	Appointed	Orazio Monaldi †	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy	Bishop of Perugia, Italy
	69.3	Confirmed	Alfonso de Requeséns Fenollet, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Vic, Spain	Bishop of Barbastro, Spain
	58.3	Appointed	Giuliano Viviani †	Bishop of Isola, Italy
4 May	39.5	Appointed	Girolamo Farnese †	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agnese fuori le mura
	43.3	Selected	Nicolaas de Haudion †	Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
	41.7	Resigned	Ranuccio (Ranuzio) Scotti Douglas †	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, Italy
6 May		Born	Maurizio Bertone, C.R.S. †		Bishop of Fossano, Italy
8 May	61.3	Ordained Bishop	Francesco d’Elia e Rossi †	Bishop of Siracusa, Italy
15 May	27.8	Ordained Bishop	François Foucquet †	Bishop of Bayonne, France	Archbishop of Narbonne, France
15 May	41.3	Ordained Bishop	Orazio Monaldi †	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy	Bishop of Perugia, Italy
16 May		Appointed	Camillus Adriani †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
		Appointed	Camillus Adriani †	Titular Bishop of Halmiros	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
	42.1	Installed	Juan Alonso y Ocón †	Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
	41.4	Confirmed	Nicolas Pavillon †	Bishop of Alet, France
20 May		Born	Francesco Girgenti, C.O. †		Bishop of Patti, Italy
22 May	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Charles-François Abra de Raconis †	Bishop of Lavaur, France
		Ordained Bishop	Camillus Adriani †	Titular Bishop of Halmiros	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
	32.3	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Diotallevi †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
	62.3	Died	Louis de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon †	Bishop of Sarlat, France
28 May		Born	Alessandro Ciceri (Cicero), S.J. †		Bishop of Nanking [Nanjing], China
28 May	16.2	Professed	Salvatore Scaglione, O. Carm. †	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
30 May	67.4	Appointed	Alfonso de Franco y Luna †	Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
	43.6	Appointed	Luigi Pappacoda †	Bishop of Lecce, Italy
	47.0	Appointed	Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Michoacán, México	Archbishop of México, Federal District
	57.4	Appointed	Diego Serrano Sotomayor, O. de M. †	Bishop of Segorbe, Spain	Bishop of Guadix, Spain
2 Jun	46.4	Ordained Bishop	Jacques Desclaux †	Bishop of Acqs (Dax), France
3 Jun	41.7	Selected	Philipp Friedrich von Breuner †	Bishop of Wien, Austria
5 Jun	61.4	Ordained Bishop	Giusto (Juste) Guérin, B. †	Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
13 Jun	48.5	Resigned	Martino Alfieri †	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
13 Jun	40.3	Appointed	Fabio Chigi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
19 Jun	42.4	Ordained Bishop	Kasper Działyński †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
19 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Esteban de Esmir †	Titular Bishop of Castoria	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
20 Jun		Born	Giuseppe Antonio Bertodano †		Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
26 Jun	44.4	Selected	Jean de Lingendes †	Bishop of Sarlat, France	Bishop of Mâcon, France
27 Jun	44.8	Appointed	Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides †	Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
		Appointed	Vicente Agustín Clavería †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy	Bishop of Alghero, Italy
	35.2	Appointed	Girolamo Colonna †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy

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