The Year of Our Lord 1663

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Franz Engelbert Barbo von Waxenstein †		Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
	46.0	Incardinated	François de Batailler †	Priest	Titular Bishop of Bethleem
	17.0	Professed	Alvaro Benavente, O.E.S.A. †	Member of Order of Hermits of St. Augustine	Vicar Apostolic of Kiam-Si {Kiangsi}, China
	38.0	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel de Blauza †	Bishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
	56.0	Died	Giacomo Capay y Castagner †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
	64.0	Died	Tommaso Caracciolo, C.R. †	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
		Born	Francisco José Castillo Albaráñez †		Auxiliary Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
	23.7	Ordained Priest	Leandro Colloredo, C.O. †	Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
	50.0	Died	Giorgio Cornaro †	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
		Born	Muzio Gaeta (Sr.) †		Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
		Born	Jan Gomoliński †		Bishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), Ukraine
		Born	Lev (Luka) Kiszka (Kyška), O.S.B.M. †		Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
		Born	Francisco Laynez, S.J. †		Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, India
	13.3	Entered	José Monteiro, S.J. †	Member of Society of Jesus	Priest
		Born	Ennemond-Flodoard Moret de Bourchenu †		Bishop Emeritus of Vence, France
		Born	José Aparicio y Navarro †		Bishop of Astorga, Spain
		Died	Antonio Maria Pranzoni (Franzoni) †	Bishop of Minervino Murge, Italy
		Born	Joseph de Révol †		Bishop Emeritus of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
		Resigned	Francesco Tontori (Tontolo), C.R.S. †	Bishop of Ischia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Juan Bautista Verchi de Campania (Visco), O.F.M. †	Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
		Born	John Verdon †		Bishop of Ferns, Ireland
		Died	Giovanni Battista Volpi †	Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy
Jan	72.0	Died	Wolfgang Ralinger †	Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
2 Jan		Born	Bartolomeo Massei †		Cardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
10 Jan	81.2	Died	Domenico Campanella, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
12 Jan		Born	Emanuele Spinelli d’Acquaro, C.R. †		Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy
15 Jan	51.0	Appointed	Andrés Aznar y Naves, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Alghero, Italy	Bishop of Teruel, Spain
	47.7	Appointed	Antoine-Pierre de Grammont, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Besançon, France
	53.0	Confirmed	Braulio Sunyer †	Bishop of Vic, Spain	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
18 Jan	36.7	Selected	Franz Egon von Fürstenberg †	Bishop of Strasbourg, France
18 Jan	64.0	Died	Francisco Roger, O.P. †	Bishop of Solsona, Spain
23 Jan	51.4	Died	Giancarlo de’ Medici †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro
26 Jan	43.0	Selected	Carlo de Angelis †	Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy	Bishop of Acerra, Italy
30 Jan	57.0	Selected	Dionisio Pérez Escobosa †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
1 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Alexandre de Campo †	Titular Bishop	Auxiliary Bishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India
6 Feb	77.4	Died	Pedro Urbina Montoya, O.F.M. Obs. †	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
7 Feb	23.4	Ordained Priest	Sperello Sperelli †	Priest	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Terni, Italy
8 Feb		Born	Marino Carmignano †		Bishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy
		Died	Marcello Cervini †	Bishop of Montepulciano, Italy
	48.1	Died	Giovanni Battista Paggi, B. †	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
		Born	Filippo Valignani, O.P. †		Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
10 Feb	49.8	Ordained Priest	Juan López, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
11 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Karkour †	Bishop of Alep (Armenian), Syria
11 Feb		Died	Ramón Sentmenat y Lanuza †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
12 Feb		Confirmed	Antonio Carafa, C.R. †	Bishop of Ugento, Italy
		Appointed	Giovanni Antonio de’ Vecchi †	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
	41.1	Appointed	Giambattista Eustachio †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
	79.1	Appointed	Alfonso Pérez de Humanares, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
	51.1	Appointed	Andreas Ridolfi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Constantinople
	51.1	Appointed	Andreas Ridolfi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Calama	Auxiliary Bishop of Constantinople
	65.3	Appointed	Sebastiano Sorrentino †	Bishop of Troia, Italy
18 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Antonio Carafa, C.R. †	Bishop of Ugento, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Antonio de’ Vecchi †	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
	41.1	Ordained Bishop	Giambattista Eustachio †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
	65.3	Ordained Bishop	Sebastiano Sorrentino †	Bishop of Troia, Italy
19 Feb	53.1	Died	Adam Adami, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
19 Feb	76.2	Died	Johann Fiernhammer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
26 Feb	55.1	Appointed	Giovanni Stefano Donghi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
		Appointed	Biagio Mazzella, O.P. †	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
	40.8	Resigned	Carlo Pio di Savoia †	Bishop of Ferrara, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	45.1	Appointed	Franz Weinhart †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
	45.1	Appointed	Franz Weinhart †	Titular Bishop of Lydda	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
28 Feb		Selected	Benito de Rivas, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
3 Mar		Born	Matteo Roberti †		Titular Bishop of Callinicum
4 Mar	58.1	Died	Barthélemi d’Elbène †	Bishop of Agen, France
5 Mar		Born	José Barnuevo, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Osma, Spain
11 Mar		Born	Pietro Giacomo Pichi †		Bishop of Città Ducale, Italy
12 Mar	44.1	Appointed	Pier Antonio Capobianco †	Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	61.1	Appointed	Paolo Diano-Parisi †	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy
		Born	Jean François Fouquet, S.J. †		Titular Bishop of Eleutheropolis in Macedonia
	65.2	Appointed	Ambrosio Fracassini, O.P. †	Bishop of Pula (Pola), Croatia
	53.3	Confirmed	Franz Maximilian Vaccano †	Bishop of Trieste, Italy
13 Mar	72.1	Died	Hugo Eberhard von Cratz von Schraffenstein †	Bishop of Worms, Germany
		Born	Tommaso Falcoia, C.P.O. †		Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
		Born	Giulio Piazza †		Cardinal, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Faenza, Italy
14 Mar	81.9	Died	Anton Crosini von Bonporto †	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
22 Mar		Born	Luigi Antonio Appiani, C.M. †		Priest of Congregation of the Mission
24 Mar		Born	Giorgio Cattaneo †		Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
25 Mar	52.2	Died	Gennaro De Andrea †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
27 Mar	61.2	Ordained Bishop	Paolo Diano-Parisi †	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy
	65.3	Ordained Bishop	Ambrosio Fracassini, O.P. †	Bishop of Pula (Pola), Croatia
	24.2	Ordained Priest	John Baptist Sleyne †	Priest of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
Apr	36.6	Ordained Bishop	Karl Franz Neander von Petersheide †	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Armenia	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
1 Apr		Born	Marco Gradenigo †		Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
4 Apr		Born	José Fernández del Toro †		Bishop Emeritus of Oviedo, Spain
8 Apr		Born	José García Fernández, O.F.M. †		Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
8 Apr	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Franz Weinhart †	Titular Bishop of Lydda	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
9 Apr	48.2	Confirmed	Placido Carafa, C.R. †	Bishop of Acerra, Italy
	71.6	Confirmed	Johann Georg von Herberstein †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany	Bishop-Elect
	57.2	Appointed	Rodrigo de Mandia y Parga †	Bishop of Almería, Spain	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
	41.2	Appointed	Scipione de Martinis †	Bishop of Trebinje e Mrkan, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bishop of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy
	58.2	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Penna, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy
15 Apr	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Placido Carafa, C.R. †	Bishop of Acerra, Italy
15 Apr	58.2	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Penna, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy
16 Apr		Born	Alexander Sigmund von Pfalz-Neuburg †		Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
18 Apr	73.2	Died	Szymon Jackiewicz-Stawrowski, O.S.B.M. †	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
19 Apr	55.9	Died	Luis Crespi y Borja, C.O. †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
21 Apr		Died	Annibale Bentivoglio †	Titular Archbishop of Thebae
23 Apr	41.3	Confirmed	Ignace André Akhidjan †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
	41.3	Confirmed	Ignace André Akhidjan †	Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Syrian), Lebanon	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
	63.3	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Barsotti †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
	63.3	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Barsotti †	Titular Bishop of Constantia in Arabia	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
	51.3	Appointed	Giovanni Paolo Garzoni †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
	50.0	Appointed	Juan López, O.P. †	Bishop of Cebu, Philippines	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
	13.7	Appointed	Karl Joseph von Österreich †	Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland	Bishop-Elect of Passau, Germany
	13.7	Appointed	Karl Joseph von Österreich †	Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia	Bishop-Elect of Passau, Germany
	57.3	Confirmed	Dionisio Pérez Escobosa †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
	59.3	Appointed	Francisco de Rojas-Borja y Artés †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Ávila, Spain	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
	59.3	Appointed	Giacinto Solaro di Moretta †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
27 Apr		Born	Gioacchino Francesco Caprini (Carpi) †		Bishop of Bitetto, Italy
29 Apr	28.3	Ordained Priest	Kyprian Żochowski (Zhokhovskyj), O.S.B.M. †	Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
30 Apr		Born	Carlos Borja Centellas y Ponce de León †		Cardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
3 May	63.6	Selected	Antonio Paiño Sevilla †	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
14 May		Born	Barnaba Giovanni Battista Fedele, O.P. †		Bishop of Ispahan, Iran
	51.3	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Paolo Garzoni †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
	48.2	Selected	Francisco Rodríguez Castañón †	Bishop of Orense, Spain	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
17 May	57.7	Selected	Johann Philipp von Schönborn †	Bishop of Worms, Germany	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
18 May	62.3	Died	Boudewijn Cats (Catzius) †	Vicar Apostolic of Batavia (Holland Mission), Netherlands
	79.7	Died	Arthus de Lionne †	Bishop of Gap, France
	38.3	Succeeded	Johannes Baptista van Neercassel †	Vicar Apostolic of Batavia (Holland Mission), Netherlands
21 May	41.5	Selected	Sigmund Alphons von Thun †	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
24 May	58.3	Died	Juan Francisco Pacheco †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
Jun	57.4	Ordained Bishop	Dionisio Pérez Escobosa †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
Jun	53.4	Ordained Bishop	Braulio Sunyer †	Bishop of Vic, Spain	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
3 Jun		Born	Giuseppe Falconio †		Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli, Italy
4 Jun		Confirmed	Benito de Rivas, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
	63.7	Confirmed	Antonio Paiño Sevilla †	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
		Born	François Louis Sanguessa, O.F.M. Rec. †		Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands
	57.4	Appointed	Lorenzo de Sotomayor, O.S. †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
8 Jun		Died	Stefan Kazimierz Charbicki †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine
12 Jun	71.8	Died	Johann Georg von Herberstein †	Bishop-Elect of Regensburg, Germany
17 Jun		Born	Antonio Giustiniani †		Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
23 Jun	79.4	Died	Alfonso Pérez de Humanares, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
24 Jun		Born	Jean-Baptiste Massillon, C.O.I. †		Bishop of Clermont, France
27 Jun	63.4	Died	Richard de Sade †	Bishop of Cavaillon, France
28 Jun	75.5	Died	Giulio Cesare Sacchetti †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
30 Jun		Born	Juan Camargo Angulo †		Bishop Emeritus of Pamplona, Spain

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