The Year of Our Lord 1651

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	61.0	Died	Jan Baikowski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
		Born	Édouard Bargedé †		Bishop of Nevers, France
		Died	Dominique Blanditi †	Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
	66.1	Selected	Jean-Pierre Camus †	Bishop of Arras, France	Bishop Emeritus of Belley, France
		Died	Lodovico (Francesco) Centofiorini †	Bishop of Nicotera, Italy
	49.0	Died	Giacinto Cevoli, O.P. †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
	51.0	Appointed	Prokip Chmielowski (Chmeljovskyj), O.S.B.M. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland	Bishop
	51.0	Appointed	Prokip Chmielowski (Chmeljovskyj), O.S.B.M. †	Administrator of Lutsk and Ostroh (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland
	67.0	Died	Tommaso d’Aquino, C.R. †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
		Born	Jean d’Estrées †		Bishop of Laon, France
		Born	Francisco Antonio de la Portilla, O.F.M. †		Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
		Born	Manoel da Silva Frances †		Auxiliary Bishop of Western Lisboa, Portugal
		Born	François Hébert †		Bishop of Agen, France
	61.0	Resigned	Szymon Jackiewicz-Stawrowski, O.S.B.M. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Ladislas Jonnart †	Bishop of Arras, France	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
		Born	Martin de La Cassagne †		Bishop of Lescar, France
	48.0	Died	Nykyfor Losovskyj †	Administrator of Lutsk and Ostroh (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Coadjutor Bishop of Polotsk (Połock)-Vitebsk (Ukrainian), Belarus
		Appointed	Pedro Manero, O.F.M. Obs. †	Minister General of Order of Observant Friars Minor	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
	56.0	Died	Cherubino Manzoni, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Termoli, Italy
		Born	Antonio Felice Marsili †		Bishop of Perugia, Italy
		Born	Ambrose MacDermott, O.P. †		Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
		Born	Juan Antonio Muñoz Salcedo, O.S.H. †		Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
		Born	Dominic Edward Murphy †		Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
	59.0	Appointed	Giovanni Pusky †	Administrator of Győr (Raab), Hungary	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
		Died	Gonzalo de Rueda †	Bishop of Gallipoli, Italy
	71.0	Resigned	Nicolas Sanguin †	Bishop of Senlis, France	Bishop Emeritus
	25.1	Appointed	Henri de Savoie-Nemours †	Archbishop of Reims, France	Former Archbishop-Elect
	70.0	Resigned	Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega †	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	21.0	Ordained Priest	Johannes Schmitzberger, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien, Austria
		Born	Blas Serrate †		Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
	83.0	Resigned	Philipp Christoph von Sötern †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
		Born	Andrés Soto de la Fuente †		Bishop of Osma, Spain
		Born	Stanisław Szembek †		Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
	56.1	Died	Talento de’ Talenti †	Bishop of Montepulciano, Italy
		Born	Meletio Tipaldi †		Archbishop of Philadelphia, Turkey
		Born	Felipe Ignacio Trujillo y Guerrero †		Bishop of Michoacán, México
	56.0	Died	Ambrosio Viola, O.P. †	Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy
5 Jan	55.8	Selected	Gabriel de Boislève †	Bishop of Avranches, France
		Resigned	Roger d’Aumont †	Bishop of Avranches, France	Bishop Emeritus
	71.0	Died	Alphonse d’Elbène †	Bishop Emeritus of Albi, France
7 Jan	51.0	Died	Sallustio Pecólo (Pecoli) †	Bishop Emeritus of Venosa, Italy
8 Jan	39.4	Ordained Bishop	Nicolaus Choart de Buzenval †	Bishop of Beauvais, France
	41.0	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Maria Falcucci †	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
	61.0	Ordained Bishop	Benedetto Geraci †	Bishop of Lipari, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Carlo Impellizzeri †	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Andrea Lanfranchi, C.R. †	Bishop of Ugento, Italy
19 Jan		Born	Johannes Wolfgang von Bodman †		Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
29 Jan	34.0	Ordained Bishop	Kazimierz Florian Czartoryski †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
29 Jan	39.6	Ordained Bishop	Bl. Benedetto Odescalchi †	Bishop of Novara, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
5 Feb	25.1	Ordained Priest	Joannes Gregorius Ardizzoni, C.R. †	Priest of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Bishop of Ajaccio, France
5 Feb		Born	Franz Ferdinand von Kuenburg †		Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
9 Feb	61.1	Died	René Leclerc, O.M. †	Bishop of Glandèves, France
11 Feb		Born	Giorgio Barni †		Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
12 Feb		Born	Antonio Botado de Foios Pereira, O.S.A. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
12 Feb		Died	Pablo Durán †	Bishop of Urgell, Spain
13 Feb	45.1	Appointed	Anne de Lévis-Ventadour †	Archbishop of Bourges, France
13 Feb	56.1	Appointed	Jean de Lingendes †	Bishop of Mâcon, France
15 Feb		Born	Emanuele Cicatelli †		Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
15 Feb		Born	Francesco Antonio Giattini †		Bishop Emeritus of Jesi, Italy
17 Feb		Born	Andrea Ariano †		Bishop of Andria, Italy
19 Feb	62.1	Ordained Bishop	Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz †	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
27 Feb	41.8	Appointed	Christophoro d’Authier de Sisgau, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Bethleem
	41.1	Appointed	Matteo Benlich, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Beograd {Belgrade}, Serbia
	46.1	Appointed	Andrija Bogdani †	Archbishop of Achrida (Ochrida), Bulgaria	Archbishop Emeritus of Skopje, North Macedonia
	52.1	Appointed	Filippo Casoni †	Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, Italy
	56.1	Appointed	Luc Cochiglia †	Bishop of Patti, Italy
	36.8	Appointed	Franjo Soimirovic (Svimirovich), O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Prizren, Serbia	Archbishop of Achrida (Ochrida), Bulgaria
		Appointed	François de Visdelou †	Coadjutor Bishop of Quimper, France	Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France
		Appointed	François de Visdelou †	Titular Bishop of Madaurus	Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France
28 Feb	46.5	Selected	François de Rouxel de Médavy †	Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France	Archbishop of Rouen, France
Mar	63.1	Died	Fabrizio Carafa †	Bishop of Bitonto, Italy
5 Mar		Selected	Juan Bautista Verchi de Campania (Visco), O.F.M. †	Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
6 Mar	38.3	Selected	François Faure †	Bishop of Glandèves, France	Bishop of Amiens, France
7 Mar	36.1	Professed	Gregory (Grégoire) Luo Wenzao (Lou, López), O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Nanking [Nanjing], China
8 Mar		Died	René de Rieux de Sourdéac †	Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France
12 Mar	52.1	Ordained Bishop	Filippo Casoni †	Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, Italy
12 Mar	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Prokip Chmielowski (Chmeljovskyj), O.S.B.M. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland	Bishop
17 Mar	65.2	Died	Giovanni Battista Vercellino †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy
20 Mar	40.3	Appointed	Ludwik Stempkowski †	Coadjutor Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine	Bishop
	40.3	Appointed	Ludwik Stempkowski †	Titular Bishop of Heliopolis in Augustamnica	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
	36.2	Appointed	Stanisław Jacek Święcicki, C.R.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania	Bishop of Chełm, Poland
	36.2	Appointed	Stanisław Jacek Święcicki, C.R.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Spiga(z) (or Pegae)	Bishop of Chełm, Poland
26 Mar	41.9	Ordained Bishop	Christophoro d’Authier de Sisgau, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Bethleem
26 Mar	54.6	Ordained Bishop	Sebastian Denich †	Titular Bishop of Halmiros	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Regensburg, Germany
30 Mar		Born	Aleksander Mikołaj Horain †		Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
30 Mar	31.0	Selected	Henri-Marie de Laval de Bois-Dauphin †	Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France	Bishop of La Rochelle, France
Apr	46.2	Ordained Bishop	Andrija Bogdani †	Archbishop of Achrida (Ochrida), Bulgaria	Archbishop Emeritus of Skopje, North Macedonia
Apr	36.2	Ordained Bishop	Stanisław Jacek Święcicki, C.R.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Spiga(z) (or Pegae)	Bishop of Chełm, Poland
1 Apr		Born	Sebastiano Pompilio Bonaventura †		Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
2 Apr	54.0	Selected	Juan Alonso y Ocón †	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
2 Apr		Born	Fabrizio Paolucci †		Cardinal, Secretary of State
5 Apr	56.2	Died	Timoteo Pérez Vargas, O.C.D. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ispahan, Iran
8 Apr	62.1	Died	Léonor d’Estampes de Valançay, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Reims, France
	22.9	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Battista Desio †	Priest	Bishop of Venosa, Italy
	25.2	Ordained Priest	Antonio Molinari †	Priest	Bishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
15 Apr		Born	Maximilian Heinrich von Weichs zu Rösberg †		Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
18 Apr	52.2	Installed	Filippo Casoni †	Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, Italy
29 Apr		Born	Giuseppe Renato Imperiali †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina
30 Apr	45.3	Ordained Bishop	Anne de Lévis-Ventadour †	Archbishop of Bourges, France
May	65.3	Resigned	François de Harlay de Champvallon †	Archbishop of Rouen, France	Archbishop Emeritus
1 May	56.7	Ordained Bishop	Beat Albrecht von Ramstein †	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
7 May		Born	Giuseppe Archinto †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
	39.3	Appointed	Maciej Marian Kurski, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Bacău, Romania	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
	49.8	Confirmed	Dietrich Adolf von der Reck †	Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
		Ordained Bishop	François de Visdelou †	Titular Bishop of Madaurus	Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France
8 May	44.0	Selected	Luis Crespi y Borja, C.O. †	Bishop of Orihuela, Spain	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
10 May		Born	Edme Bélot, M.E.P. †		Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam
21 May	37.0	Ordained Bishop	Franjo Soimirovic (Svimirovich), O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Prizren, Serbia	Archbishop of Achrida (Ochrida), Bulgaria
22 May	48.3	Appointed	Fabrizio Campana, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Conza, Italy
	48.2	Appointed	Ercole Coppola †	Bishop of Nicotera, Italy
	60.3	Appointed	André Creusen †	Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands	Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
	44.6	Confirmed	Christoph Bernhard von Galen †	Bishop of Münster, Germany
23 May	25.7	Selected	François de Harlay de Champvallon †	Archbishop of Rouen, France	Archbishop of Paris, France
27 May		Born	Louis-Antoine de Noailles †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
28 May	48.4	Ordained Bishop	Fabrizio Campana, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Conza, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Rodrigo de Cárdenas, O.P. †	Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
	75.4	Died	Jean de Plantavit de la Pause †	Bishop Emeritus of Lodève, France
29 May	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Ercole Coppola †	Bishop of Nicotera, Italy
30 May	65.4	Died	Luis Venegas Figueroa †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
9 Jun	50.4	Appointed	Louis d’Estaing †	Bishop of Clermont, France
9 Jun	38.5	Confirmed	François Faure †	Bishop of Glandèves, France	Bishop of Amiens, France
16 Jun		Born	André-Daniel de Beaupoil de Saint-Aulaire †		Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
18 Jun	61.0	Died	Francisco Rodríguez de Valcárcel †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
19 Jun	31.2	Confirmed	Henri-Marie de Laval de Bois-Dauphin †	Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France	Bishop of La Rochelle, France
21 Jun		Born	Michele Petirro †		Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
23 Jun	30.4	Selected	Denis Sanguin de Livry †	Bishop of Senlis, France
25 Jun	41.4	Ordained Bishop	Matteo Benlich, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Beograd {Belgrade}, Serbia
25 Jun		Born	Ortensio Visconti †		Bishop of Lodi, Italy
28 Jun		Born	Giambattista Isnardi de Castello †		Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
30 Jun	53.4	Died	Michael Chumer (Chumberg), O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia

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