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The Year of Our Lord 1652

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown27.9Ordained PriestJuan Aparicio Navarro †PriestBishop of León, Spain
BornAntonio Babbi †Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), Albania
BornGilles-Jean-François de Beauvau du Rivau †Bishop of Nantes, France
21.0EnteredÁgoston Benkovich, O.S.P.P.E. †Member of Order of Saint Paul the First HermitBishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
BornDavid-Nicolas Bertier †Bishop of Blois, France
BornIsidoro Bertrán García †Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
BornPaolo Andrea Borelli, B. †Bishop of Noli, Italy
50.1ResignedGaston Henri de Bourbon †Bishop-Elect of Metz, FranceFormer Bishop-Elect
BornFrançois de Caillebot de La Salle †Bishop Emeritus of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
DiedGiovanni Battista Capacci †Bishop of Trivento, Italy
DiedVicente Agustín Clavería †Bishop of Alghero, Italy
46.0DiedFrancesco Clerico, C.R. †Bishop of Belcastro, Italy
65.0DiedMarco Antonio Coccini †Bishop of Imola, Italy
DiedGiovanni Carlo Coppola †Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
BornGabriel de Cosnac †Bishop Emeritus of Die, France
44.6Ordained BishopLuis Crespi y Borja, C.O. †Bishop of Orihuela, SpainBishop of Plasencia, Spain
BornBernard d’Abbadie d’Arbocave †Bishop of Acqs (Dax), France
82.0DiedThomas Dease †Bishop of Meath, Ireland
BornManuel Plácido de Quirós de Porras, O.S.B. †Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
BornPedro Díaz de Cienfuegos †Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
DiedFrancesco de’ Notari, O.M. †Bishop of Lavello, Italy
62.0DiedJean-Jacques de Fleyres †Bishop of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières, France
48.0AppointedNicolas French †Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, SpainBishop of Ferns, Ireland
31.0Ordained PriestGiacomo Ferdinando de Gorizzutti †Priest of Wien, AustriaBishop of Trieste, Italy
DiedPaolo de Gratiis †Bishop of Stagno (Ston), Croatia
38.0Ordained PriestJohannes Holler †Priest of Trier, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
22.2Ordained PriestPhilip Thomas Howard of Norfolk, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva
AppointedJean †Bishop of Seert (Chaldean), Turkey
Ordained BishopJean †Bishop of Seert (Chaldean), Turkey
BornPeter Karagić, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Skopje, North Macedonia
26.0Ordained PriestJohann Kaspar Kühner †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
46.0AppointedGabriel (Havrylo) Kolenda, O.S.B.M. †Coadjutor Bishop of Polotsk (Połock)-Vitebsk (Ukrainian), BelarusArchbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
46.0Ordained BishopGabriel (Havrylo) Kolenda, O.S.B.M. †Coadjutor Bishop of Polotsk (Połock)-Vitebsk (Ukrainian), BelarusArchbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
DiedMikołaj Krasicki †Auxiliary Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
67.0DiedFabio Lagonissa †Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
BornKazimierz Łubieński †Bishop of Kraków, Poland
BornCharles Maigrot, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Fukien (Kuiceu), China
DiedAndrea Manca †Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
58.0DiedGavino Manca Figo †Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy
BornHugh MacDermot †Bishop of Achonry, Ireland
BornBaltasar de Mendoza y Sandoval †Bishop of Segovia, Spain
DiedPiotr Mieszkowski †Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
70.0DiedPietro Morari †Bishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia
BornDenis Moriarty †Bishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
BornJuan Morillo Velarde †Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
AppointedFrancisco Naranjo, O.P. †Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
BornHenri de Nesmond †Archbishop of Toulouse, France
BornPedro Nogales Dávila †Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
BornWilliam O’Daly †Bishop of Kilfenora, Ireland
BornAeneas O’Leyne †Vicar Apostolic of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
Ordained BishopPartenij Petro Petrovyc Rotosynskyj, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
47.0DiedLeonardus Severoli †Bishop of San Severo, Italy
62.0DiedPiotr Jan Sokołowski †Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
44.0AppointedAlfonso de Sotomayor, O. de M. †Master General of Order of Our Lady of MercyBishop of Barcelona, Spain
63.0ResignedJohann Sternenberg (de Dusseldorf) †Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
DiedPomponio Vetuli †Bishop of Città Ducale, Italy
BornJean Vidovich †Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
65.0DiedFrancisco Villagutiérrez Chumacero, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
BornGedeon Woyna-Orański, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Chełm and Bełz (Ukrainian), Poland
BornDionizy Żabokrzycki †Bishop of Lutsk and Ostroh (Ukrainian), Ukraine
5 Jan53.0DiedGirolamo Verospi †Cardinal, Bishop of Osimo, Italy
8 JanAppointedSallustio Cherubini †Bishop of Città Ducale, Italy
AppointedRodrigo Cruzado Caballero †Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
AppointedRodrigo Cruzado Caballero †Titular Bishop of UsulaAuxiliary Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
36.0AppointedThomas Tomassoni, O.P. †Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
51.2AppointedPetronio Veroni, O.S.A. †Bishop of Boiano, Italy
14 Jan31.0Ordained BishopDenis Sanguin de Livry †Bishop of Senlis, France
21 JanOrdained BishopSallustio Cherubini †Bishop of Città Ducale, Italy
Ordained BishopRodrigo Cruzado Caballero †Titular Bishop of UsulaAuxiliary Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
Ordained BishopFrancisco de Godoy †Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), PeruBishop of Trujillo, Peru
36.0Ordained BishopThomas Tomassoni, O.P. †Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
51.3Ordained BishopPetronio Veroni, O.S.A. †Bishop of Boiano, Italy
28 JanBornJohann Christoph Haus †Auxiliary Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
Feb52.9ResignedFabio Chigi †Bishop of Nardò, ItalyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
2 Feb53.0DiedGuglielmo Gaddi †Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy
4 Feb29.8Ordained BishopGirolamo Boncompagni †Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
6 FebBornFrancesco Pignatelli (Sr.), C.R. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
7 Feb33.1SucceededKarl Kaspar von Leyen-Hohengeroldseck †Archbishop of Trier, Germany
84.1DiedPhilipp Christoph von Sötern †Bishop of Speyer, Germany
10 FebBornAntonio Paternò †Archbishop of Lanciano, Italy
13 FebBornJohann Philipp von Greifenclau zu Vollraths †Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
19 Feb38.4Elevated to CardinalBaccio Aldobrandini †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo
36.3Elevated to CardinalGiberto Borromeo †In PectoreCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
53.0Elevated to CardinalFabio Chigi †Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
50.1Elevated to CardinalGiacomo Corradi †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Jesi, Italy
AppointedLeonard Dati †Bishop of Montepulciano, Italy
AppointedTeodoro Fantoni, C.R.L. †Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
38.4Elevated to CardinalJean-François-Paul de Gondi de Retz †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
35.9Elevated to CardinalFriedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Cardinal, Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
39.9Elevated to CardinalLorenzo Imperiali †In PectoreCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono
45.1Elevated to CardinalGiovanni Girolamo Lomellini †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Onofrio
43.1Elevated to CardinalLuigi Omodei (Sr.) †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina
41.8Elevated to CardinalPietro Vito Ottoboni †Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
66.3Elevated to CardinalDomingo Pimentel Zúñiga, O.P. †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
ConfirmedLorenzo Reynoso †Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
32.6Elevated to CardinalMarcello Santacroce †Cardinal, Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
AppointedAscanio Ugolini †Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
20 FebBornAndrés Orueta Barasorda †Bishop of Valladolid, Spain
22 Feb42.1AppointedJakiv Suša, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Chełm and Bełz (Ukrainian), Poland
24 Feb24.5Ordained PriestBartolomé García de Escañuela, O.F.M. Obs. †Priest of Order of Observant Friars MinorBishop of Durango, México
25 FebOrdained BishopLeonard Dati †Bishop of Montepulciano, Italy
Ordained BishopLorenzo Reynoso †Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
Mar45.1DiedCarlo Diotallevi †Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
3 MarOrdained BishopTeodoro Fantoni, C.R.L. †Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
Ordained BishopAscanio Ugolini †Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
4 Mar49.1AppointedJuan Bravo Lasprilla †Bishop of Lugo, SpainBishop of Cartagena (en España)
10 Mar66.1DiedPatrick Comerford, O.S.A. †Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
11 Mar41.8InstalledPietro Vito Ottoboni †Cardinal-Priest of San Salvatore in LauroPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
12 Mar38.5InstalledBaccio Aldobrandini †Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agnese in AgoneCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo
53.0InstalledFabio Chigi †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del PopoloPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
50.1InstalledGiacomo Corradi †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in TraspontinaCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Jesi, Italy
45.1InstalledGiovanni Girolamo Lomellini †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Onofrio
43.2AppointedLuigi Omodei (Sr.) †Cardinal-Priest of Sant’AlessioCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina
32.7InstalledMarcello Santacroce †Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte CelioCardinal, Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
14 Mar56.8ConfirmedGyörgy Szelepcsényi †Bishop of Nitra, SlovakiaArchbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
15 Mar62.6SelectedFrancisco Gabaldá Guasch, O.S.H. †Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
BornGiorgio Teodori †Bishop of Sapë, Albania
BornAleksander Benedykt Wyhowski †Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
16 Mar24.4Ordained PriestJacques-Bénigne Bossuet †PriestBishop of Meaux, France
23.5Ordained DeaconPaulinus Mayr †Deacon of Brixen {Bressanone}, ItalyBishop
53.2SelectedPachomiusz Woyna-Orański, O.S.B.M. †Coadjutor Bishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), UkraineBishop of Pińsk-Turaŭ (Ukrainian), Belarus
17 Mar21.2Ordained DeaconLouis Aube de Roquemartine †DeaconBishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France
28 MarBornGiovanni Lorenzo Tilli †Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
30 Mar23.5Ordained PriestPaulinus Mayr †Priest of Brixen {Bressanone}, ItalyBishop
1 AprSelectedJean de Miossens de Sansons †Bishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
3 Apr66.9ResignedDiego Arce Reinoso †Bishop of Plasencia, SpainBishop Emeritus
6 Apr41.2DiedÉdouard Molé †Bishop of Bayeux, France
7 AprBornLorenzo Corsini †Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
8 Apr56.2AppointedBenedek Kisdy †Bishop of Eger, Hungary
11 Apr34.5SelectedLothar Friedrich von Metternich-Burscheid †Bishop of Speyer, GermanyArchbishop of Mainz, Germany
72.2DiedHernando de Ramírez y Sánchez, O.SS.T. †Bishop of Panamá
13 Apr37.2AppointedGiuseppe (Francisco Maria) Sanfelice †Apostolic Nuncio to GermanyArchbishop of Cosenza, Italy
16 Apr67.2DiedAugustinus Basrci (Bagesius), O.P. †Archbishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
19 Apr91.2DiedMarcello Lante della Rovere †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
21 AprBornGennaro Crespino †Bishop of Squillace, Italy
61.3DiedClaude de la Magdelaine †Bishop of Autun, France
24 Apr36.0DiedPierre de Gassion †Bishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
26 Apr67.4DiedJean-Pierre Camus †Bishop Emeritus of Belley, France
29 Apr72.4AppointedFederico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
57.1AppointedCarlo de’ Medici †Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa RufinaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
52.3AppointedGaspare Litago †Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, ItalyArchbishop of Sassari, Italy
ConfirmedMarcelo Lopez de Azcona †Archbishop of México, Federal District
67.6AppointedGiulio Roma †Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)Cardinal, Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
64.3AppointedGiulio Cesare Sacchetti †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in TrastevereCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
70.3AppointedDiego Serrano Sotomayor, O. de M. †Bishop of Guadix, Spain
58.0AppointedBernardino Spada †Cardinal-Bishop of FrascatiCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
6 May52.3SucceededProkip Chmielowski (Chmeljovskyj) †Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland
82.3DiedAtanasij Aleksander Krupeckyj †Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland
53.3ConfirmedPachomiusz Woyna-Orański, O.S.B.M. †Coadjutor Bishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), UkraineBishop of Pińsk-Turaŭ (Ukrainian), Belarus
8 MaySelectedGiovanni Camponeschi, O.F.M. †Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
10 MaySelectedNicolas de Valavoir (Vallavoire) †Bishop of Riez, France
12 May44.3Ordained BishopGiovanni Stefano Donghi †Bishop of Ajaccio, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
13 MayAppointedGiuseppe Boncore †Bishop of Lavello, Italy
AppointedGiovanni Alfonso Puccinelli, C.R.L. †Archbishop of Manfredonia, Italy
AppointedValerius Wilezogerzosi †Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
AppointedValerius Wilezogerzosi †Titular Bishop of MargaritaAuxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
15 MayBornGiacomo Boncompagni †Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
DiedFrancesco Durazzi †Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
19 May43.3AppointedEnrico Borghi, O.S.M. †Prior General of Order of Friar Servants of MaryBishop of Alife, Italy
21 MayOrdained BishopGiuseppe Boncore †Bishop of Lavello, Italy
Ordained BishopGiovanni Alfonso Puccinelli, C.R.L. †Archbishop of Manfredonia, Italy
47.7Ordained BishopFrançois de Rouxel de Médavy †Bishop of Sées {Séez}, FranceArchbishop of Rouen, France
25 MayBornFranz Theodor von Guttenberg †Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
BornJohann Philipp von Lamberg †Cardinal, Bishop of Passau, Germany
27 May58.3SelectedPierre de Marca †Archbishop of Toulouse, FranceArchbishop of Paris, France
30 May41.5AppointedPietro Vidoni (Sr.) †Apostolic Nuncio to PolandCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lodi, Italy
Jun38.1ResignedAntonio Bichi †Apostolic Internuncio to BelgiumCardinal, Bishop of Osimo, Italy
17 Jun43.7AppointedAlfonso Michele Litta †Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
22 JunBornGiovanbattista Carafa †Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
24 Jun43.7Ordained BishopAlfonso Michele Litta †Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
26 JunBornWilhelm Franz Johann Bertrand von Nesselrode †Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
BornPier Paolo Mastrilli †Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
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