The Year of Our Lord 1640

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Andrés de Angulo †		Bishop of Segovia, Spain
		Born	Luc d’Acquin †		Bishop Emeritus of Fréjus, France
	45.3	Ordained Bishop	Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides †	Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
		Born	Giovanni Borgoforte †		Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia
		Born	Paolo Caravita, O.S.B. †		Archbishop of Conza, Italy
		Born	Pedro Cárdenas y Arbieto †		Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
		Born	Giuseppe Cei, C.O. †		Bishop of Cortona, Italy
	59.7	Died	Johann Paul (Giovanni Paolo) Ciurletti †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria
		Born	Jean-Baptiste-Michel Colbert de Saint-Pouange †		Archbishop of Toulouse, France
	70.0	Resigned	Antonio Corderiña Vega, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia	Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru
	49.0	Resigned	Alexandre della Stufa (Lotteringhi) †	Bishop of Montepulciano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Domenico Folgori †		Titular Archbishop of Nazareth
	93.0	Died	Marco Giustiniani, O.P. †	Bishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
		Born	Carlo Antonio Gozzano †		Bishop of Acqui, Italy
	38.0	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Haug †	Priest of Strasbourg, France	Auxiliary Bishop
	41.0	Appointed	Andrzej Kwaśniński-Złoty, O.S.B.M. †	Archbishop of Smoleńsk (Ukrainian), Russian Federation
		Born	Diego Ladrón de Guevara †		Bishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
		Born	Armand-Anne-Tristan de La Baume de Suze †		Archbishop of Auch, France
	54.0	Died	Alvise Lippomano †	Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia
	25.7	Resigned	Henri de Lorraine-Guise †	Archbishop-Elect of Reims, France	Former Archbishop-Elect
		Born	Bartolomé de Ocampo y Mata †		Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
	55.0	Died	Ottavio Orsini †	Bishop of Segni, Italy
	65.0	Died	Francesco Antonio Porpora †	Bishop of Montemarano, Italy
		Born	Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán †		Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
		Born	Luis Pueyo Abadía, O. Carm. †		Bishop of Albarracin, Spain
		Died	Maurizio Ragano †	Bishop of Fondi (Fundi), Italy
		Born	Urbano Sacchetti †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
		Born	Tommaso Antonio Scotti †		Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Francisco de Seijas Losada †	Priest	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
	61.0	Died	Onufrius Sersagli †	Bishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy
		Born	Gregorio Solórzano Castillo †		Bishop of Ávila, Spain
		Died	Barthélemy Supersaxo †	Priest
		Born	Mikołaj Stanisław Święcicki †		Bishop of Poznań, Poland
		Born	Ildefonso de Talavera, O.S.Io.Hieros. †		Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
		Born	Giovanni Vespoli-Casanatte, C.R. †		Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli, Italy
2 Jan	41.0	Ordained Bishop	Cristóbal Pérez Lazarraga y Maneli Viana, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
5 Jan		Born	Daniel-Louis de Baradat †		Bishop of Vabres, France
5 Jan	81.0	Died	François de Donadieu †	Bishop Emeritus of Auxerre, France
8 Jan		Born	Joaquín Canaves, O.S.Io.Hieros. †		Bishop of Malta
	42.0	Ordained Bishop	Michael Chumer (Chumberg), O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Christopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
	52.2	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Durango, México	Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
9 Jan	40.0	Confirmed	Jacques Danès de Marly †	Bishop of Toulon, France	Bishop Emeritus
	69.0	Appointed	Zerbino Lugo †	Bishop of Feltre, Italy
		Appointed	Fabio Magnesi †	Bishop of Ostuni, Italy
	39.0	Appointed	Raffaele Pizzorno, O.M. †	Bishop of Sagone (Sagona), France
		Appointed	Francesco Surgenti (Sorgente), C.R. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Monopoli, Italy	Bishop
15 Jan	39.0	Ordained Bishop	Raffaele Pizzorno, O.M. †	Bishop of Sagone (Sagona), France
16 Jan	33.0	Appointed	Robert Cupif †	Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France	Bishop of Dol, France
	35.0	Appointed	Silvestro D’Afflitto, C.R. †	Bishop of Trevico, Italy	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
		Appointed	Francesco Durazzi †	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
		Appointed	Francesco Grassi †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
		Appointed	Bernadino Larizza †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
	40.0	Appointed	Giovanni Lucas Moncalvi †	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
20 Jan		Confirmed	Ramón Sentmenat y Lanuza †	Bishop of Vic, Spain	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
22 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Francesco Durazzi †	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Francesco Grassi †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Bernadino Larizza †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
29 Jan	40.0	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Lucas Moncalvi †	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
30 Jan	49.9	Appointed	Pedro (de Santiago) Anglada Sánchez, O.A.R. †	Bishop of Solsona, Spain	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
	53.1	Appointed	Johann Fiernhammer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
	53.1	Appointed	Johann Fiernhammer †	Titular Bishop of Dariensis	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
	49.0	Appointed	Eustache Gault, C.O. †	Bishop of Marseille, France
2 Feb	35.0	Ordained Bishop	Silvestro D’Afflitto, C.R. †	Bishop of Trevico, Italy	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
3 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Fernando Montero Espinosa †	Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
8 Feb		Born	Filippo Massarenghi, C.O. †		Bishop of Bitonto, Italy
11 Feb		Died	Domenico Giordani, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
26 Feb		Died	Georges Quartéry, C.R.A. †	Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
27 Feb		Selected	Pierre Maurice Odet, C.R.A. †	Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
Mar		Ordained Bishop	Thomas Marnavich, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
4 Mar	38.0	Ordained Bishop	Pierre de Broc †	Bishop of Auxerre, France
5 Mar		Appointed	Jacques Boncarpi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Himeria
	38.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Ciantes, O.P. †	Bishop of Marsico Nuovo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Dionysius Odriscol, O.F.M. Obs. †	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
6 Mar		Born	Marcantonio Barbarigo †		Cardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
13 Mar	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Pedro (de Santiago) Anglada Sánchez, O.A.R. †	Bishop of Solsona, Spain	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
13 Mar	49.1	Died	Eustache Gault, C.O. †	Bishop of Marseille, France
17 Mar	47.8	Installed	Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Michoacán, México	Archbishop of México, Federal District
19 Mar	38.2	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Ciantes, O.P. †	Bishop of Marsico Nuovo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
24 Mar	54.9	Selected	Diego Arce Reinoso †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
25 Mar	33.2	Ordained Bishop	Robert Cupif †	Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France	Bishop of Dol, France
26 Mar		Appointed	Gabriel ab Annuntiatione, C.R.S.J.E. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Évora, Portugal
		Appointed	Gabriel ab Annuntiatione, C.R.S.J.E. †	Titular Bishop of Fesseë	Auxiliary Bishop of Évora, Portugal
	32.2	Appointed	Francesco Maria Macchiavelli †	Titular Patriarch of Constantinople	Cardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
	47.2	Appointed	Georgius Pauli-Stravius †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	47.2	Appointed	Georgius Pauli-Stravius †	Titular Bishop of Ioppe	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
		Appointed	Marcello Stella †	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
Apr		Died	Gaspare Conturla †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy
Apr	60.2	Died	Alessandro Rangoni †	Bishop of Modena, Italy
7 Apr		Born	Jerzy Albrecht Denhoff †		Bishop of Kraków, Poland
9 Apr		Born	Maioranus Figlioli †		Bishop of Caiazzo, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Dionysius Odriscol, O.F.M. Obs. †	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Marcello Stella †	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
12 Apr		Born	Francisco de Cosío y Otero †		Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
12 Apr	65.2	Died	Paolo Orsini, O.P. †	Bishop of Montalto (delle Marche), Italy
14 Apr		Selected	Luis Córdoba Ronquillo, O.SS.T. †	Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
14 Apr	46.7	Died	Diego Montoya Mendoza †	Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
16 Apr	66.2	Died	Stanisław Łubieński †	Bishop of Płock, Poland
	51.2	Appointed	Jan Madaliński, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
	51.2	Appointed	Jan Madaliński, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Teodosia	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
	48.2	Appointed	Giovanni Pusky †	Bishop of Csanád, Hungary	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
	43.3	Appointed	Joseph Saulnier, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France
	43.3	Appointed	Joseph Saulnier, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Andravida	Auxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France
17 Apr	16.6	Selected	Albrecht Sigmund von Bayern †	Coadjutor Bishop of Freising, Germany	Bishop-Elect
17 Apr		Died	Gabriel Ortiz Sotomayor †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
24 Apr	45.3	Died	Bonaventure Magennis, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
30 Apr		Appointed	István Bosnyák †	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
6 May	40.3	Ordained Bishop	Jacques Danès de Marly †	Bishop of Toulon, France	Bishop Emeritus
10 May	45.3	Selected	Jean-Baptiste Gault, C.O. †	Bishop of Marseille, France
18 May	48.3	Selected	Charles Vialart de Saint-Paul, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Avranches, France
21 May	9.4	Selected	Sigmund Franz von Österreich †	Coadjutor Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
21 May		Appointed	Urbano Zambotti †	Bishop of Montemarano, Italy
26 May		Ordained Bishop	Jacques Boncarpi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Himeria
28 May		Ordained Bishop	Urbano Zambotti †	Bishop of Montemarano, Italy
Jun		Ordained Bishop	Ramón Sentmenat y Lanuza †	Bishop of Vic, Spain	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
3 Jun		Born	Marcus Antonius Rossi †		Bishop-Elect of Termoli, Italy
12 Jun		Born	Otto Wilhelm von Bronckhorst zu Gronsfeld, S.J. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
16 Jun		Born	Guy de Sève de Rochechouart †		Bishop of Arras, France
17 Jun	43.5	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Saulnier, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Andravida	Auxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France
22 Jun	52.5	Appointed	Giulio Cesare Sacchetti †	Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
28 Jun	40.0	Installed	Bl. Juan de Palafox y Mendoza †	Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México	Bishop of Osma, Spain
30 Jun		Born	Tommaso Caracciolo, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Gerace, Italy

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