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The Year of Our Lord 1670

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July to December

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Jul58.5AppointedAntonio de Benavides y Bazán †Apostolic Internuncio to SpainPatriarch of West Indies, Spain
53.0ResignedFederico Borromeo (Jr.) †Apostolic Nuncio to SpainCardinal, Secretary of State
2 Jul75.5AppointedLorenzo Gavotti, C.R. †Titular Archbishop of RhodusBishop Emeritus of Ventimiglia, Italy
5 Jul60.5DiedAntonio Agustín Soria, O.S.H. †Bishop of Albarracin, Spain
6 Jul66.5Ordained BishopLorenzo Astiria, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Bishop of Malta
44.1Ordained BishopFrancesco Buonvisi †Titular Archbishop of ThessalonicaCardinal, Bishop of Lucca, Italy
60.5Ordained BishopGiuseppe Cigala (Cicala), C.R. †Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, ItalyArchbishop of Messina, Italy
34.0Ordained BishopFrancesco Nerli (Jr.) †Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in HaemimontoCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Assisi, Italy
BornAntonio Sellent †Auxiliary Bishop of Cagliari, Italy
8 JulBornPeter Cornelius Beyweg †Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
9 JulBornFilippo Carlo Spada †Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
10 Jul75.8DiedPlazidus Reimann, O.S.B. †Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland
11 Jul47.5Ordained DeaconKazimierz Jan Szczuka †Deacon of Przemyśl, PolandBishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
12 JulBornGiuseppe Firrao †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy
13 JulBornNicolò Drasich †Bishop of Ossero (Osor), Croatia
52.5Ordained BishopAlfonso de Salizanes y Medina, O.F.M. †Bishop of Oviedo, SpainBishop of Córdoba, Spain
47.5Ordained PriestKazimierz Jan Szczuka †Priest of Przemyśl, PolandBishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
14 JulDiedRaimondo Castelli †Bishop of Narni, Italy
15 Jul34.0AppointedFrancesco Nerli (Jr.) †Apostolic Nuncio to PolandCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Assisi, Italy
16 Jul44.1AppointedFrancesco Buonvisi †Apostolic Nuncio to GermanyCardinal, Bishop of Lucca, Italy
20 Jul35.5Ordained BishopFrancesco Antonio Curzio †Bishop of Bovino, Italy
35.5Ordained BishopTommaso d’Aquino, C.R. †Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
25 Jul55.4Ordained BishopJohann Franz von Preysing-Hohenaschau †Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
28 Jul48.5AppointedGiuseppe Armenj (Armenio) †Bishop of Teramo, Italy
50.6AppointedOdoardo Cibo (Cybo) †Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in IsauriaTitular Patriarch of Constantinople
30.1AppointedGuy de Sève de Rochechouart †Bishop of Arras, France
29 JulAppointedSimone Impellizzeri †Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
BornSantiago Pinaque, O. Carm. †Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
Aug54.2DiedBandino Accarigi †Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
36.5ResignedRodolpho Acquaviva †Apostolic Nuncio to SwitzerlandTitular Bishop of Laodicea in Phrygia
2 Aug66.5ResignedGiulio Gabrielli †Administrator of Rieti, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
3 Aug63.7Ordained BishopJodok Brendt Hopner †Titular Bishop of LampsacusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Passau, Germany
6 AugDiedFrancesco Densa †Bishop of San Severo, Italy
10 Aug48.6Ordained BishopGiuseppe Armenj (Armenio) †Bishop of Teramo, Italy
11 Aug50.6AppointedOdoardo Cibo (Cybo) †Apostolic Nuncio to SwitzerlandTitular Patriarch of Constantinople
12 Aug55.6AppointedFrancesco Ravizza †Apostolic Nuncio to PortugalApostolic Nuncio
15 Aug23.6Ordained PriestRaphael (Franz Otmar) Gottrau, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland
17 Aug59.9Ordained BishopCarlo Cerri †Cardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
Ordained BishopWenzel Wilhelm von Hofkirchen †Bishop of Seckau, Austria
20 Aug65.6AppointedNestor Rita †Titular Archbishop of Sebaste in Cilicia
24 AugBornBartolomé San Martín y Uribe †Bishop of Palencia, Spain
Sep50.3DiedSigismondo Isei †Bishop of Comacchio, Italy
1 Sep44.8AppointedOttavio Avio †Bishop of Narni, Italy
52.6AppointedBernardo Cristóbal de Quirós †Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), MéxicoBishop of Popayán, Colombia
54.6ConfirmedAlfonso Bravo de Laguna, O.F.M. †Bishop of Nicaragua
49.7AppointedLudovico Giustiniani, O.S.M. †Bishop of Assisi, Italy
76.6AppointedGabriel de Guilléstegui, O.F.M. †Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
42.9AppointedGaleazzo Marescotti †Apostolic Nuncio to SpainCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
AppointedGiuseppe Palermo †Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy
34.6AppointedNicolaus Plumbensis, O.F.M. †Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
40.6AppointedFilippo Soldani †Bishop of Fiesole, Italy
7 Sep49.7Ordained BishopLudovico Giustiniani, O.S.M. †Bishop of Assisi, Italy
40.6Ordained BishopFilippo Soldani †Bishop of Fiesole, Italy
8 Sep23.4Ordained PriestFrancesco della Marra †PriestBishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
BornFrancesco Antonio de Martini †Bishop of Ascoli Satriano (Puglia), Italy
10 SepBornRaffaele Cosimo de’ Girolami †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
11 SepBornTomás de Almeida †Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
12 Sep73.6DiedVictor Le Bouthilier †Archbishop of Tours, France
14 Sep39.7Ordained BishopPedro de Alagón y de Cardona †Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, ItalyBishop of Mallorca, Spain
15 SepBornPietro de Carolis †Titular Archbishop of Traianopolis in Rhodope
19 SepBornChristophe-Louis Turpin de Crissé de Sanzay †Bishop of Nantes, France
20 Sep23.5Ordained PriestDomenico Belisario de Bellis †PriestBishop of Molfetta, Italy
21 Sep42.9Ordained BishopJacques-Bénigne Bossuet †Bishop of Condom, FranceBishop of Meaux, France
25.6Ordained PriestNicolaus Gabrieli †PriestBishop Emeritus of Novigrad (Cittanova), Croatia
32.2Ordained PriestIppolito Vicentini †PriestBishop of Rieti, Italy
55.7Ordained BishopJean de Vintimille du Luc †Bishop of Digne, FranceBishop of Toulon, France
26 SepOrdained PriestYoussef Bin Barbour Assem’ani al Hasrouni †PriestBishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)
28 SepBornPetrus Bakich de Lach †Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
29 Sep24.6Ordained PriestOrazio Minimi †PriestBishop of Segni, Italy
Oct58.7ResignedAntonio de Benavides y Bazán †Apostolic Internuncio to SpainPatriarch of West Indies, Spain
37.7DiedNiccolò Petronio Caldana †Bishop of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia
DiedGiorgio Darmini †Bishop of Novigrad (Cittanova), Croatia
5 Oct30.7Ordained PriestJean-Baptiste-Michel Colbert de Saint-Pouange †PriestArchbishop of Toulouse, France
BornNicola Maria Tedeschi, O.S.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Lipari, Italy
6 Oct55.7AppointedFrancesco Arrigua, O.M. †Bishop of Nicotera, Italy
40.7ResignedFrancesco de’ Marini †Bishop of Molfetta, ItalyBishop Emeritus
36.7AppointedOrazio Fortunato †Bishop of San Severo, ItalyBishop of Nardò, Italy
43.1AppointedBartolomé García de Escañuela, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)Bishop of Durango, México
40.0AppointedPietro Isimbardi, O. Carm. †Bishop of Cremona, Italy
55.7AppointedWespazjan Lanckoroński †Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
35.5AppointedCarlo Loffredo, C.R. †Bishop of Molfetta, ItalyArchbishop of Capua, Italy
49.6AppointedAndrea Tamantini †Bishop of Cagli, Italy
8 OctBornLudovico Alvares de Figueiredo †Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
16 OctBornCinugo Settimio Cinughi †Bishop of Pienza, Italy
ResignedFrancesco Visconti †Bishop of Cremona, ItalyBishop Emeritus
19 Oct55.7Ordained BishopFrancesco Arrigua, O.M. †Bishop of Nicotera, Italy
44.9Ordained BishopOttavio Avio †Bishop of Narni, Italy
40.1Ordained BishopPietro Isimbardi, O. Carm. †Bishop of Cremona, Italy
35.5Ordained BishopCarlo Loffredo, C.R. †Bishop of Molfetta, ItalyArchbishop of Capua, Italy
32.7Ordained BishopLouis de La Vergne-Montenard de Tressan †Bishop of Vabres, FranceBishop of Le Mans, France
71.9DiedFrançois de Villemontée †Bishop of Saint-Malo, France
25 OctBornLadislav Szörényi †Bishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia
26 OctBornGiacomo Lanfredini †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
53.8DiedGerolamo Visconti †Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
28 Oct49.6Ordained BishopAndrea Tamantini †Bishop of Cagli, Italy
31 Oct49.8SelectedJean de Forcoal †Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France
44.8SelectedSébastien de Guémadeuc †Bishop of Saint-Malo, France
6 Nov76.8DiedFrancesco Nerli (Sr.) †Cardinal, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
7 Nov75.1DiedAnthyme Denis Cohon †Bishop of Nîmes, France
52.3DiedCharles-Joseph de Suarès †Bishop of Vaison, France
8 NovBornJosé Azevedo Leal, O.F.M. †Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
9 Nov33.8Ordained PriestNicolò d’Arcano †PriestBishop of Comacchio, Italy
12 NovDiedBonaventura Teoli, O.F.M. Conv. †Titular Archbishop of Myra
35.8SelectedKyprian Żochowski (Zhokhovskyj), O.S.B.M. †Coadjutor Bishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), UkraineArchbishop
16 NovBornGiovanni Battista Lomellini, O.P. †Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
17 Nov46.1ConfirmedAlphonse de Berghes †Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
52.8AppointedAntonio Bottis, C.R.S. †Bishop of Minori, Italy
40.8AppointedAntonio González de Acuña, O.P. †Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
47.8ConfirmedJán Gubasóczy (Gubašóci) †Bishop of Pécs, HungaryBishop of Nitra, Slovakia
32.0AppointedGiuseppe Labonia, O.A.D. †Bishop of Montemarano, Italy
AppointedÍñigo (Ignacio) Royo, O.S.B. †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Albarracin, SpainBishop of Barbastro, Spain
20 NovBornGabriel Germanos Farhat, O.L.M. †Bishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria
23 Nov52.8Ordained BishopAntonio Bottis, C.R.S. †Bishop of Minori, Italy
40.8Ordained BishopAntonio González de Acuña, O.P. †Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
32.0Ordained BishopGiuseppe Labonia, O.A.D. †Bishop of Montemarano, Italy
23.0Ordained DeaconFrancisco a São Agostinho, T.O.R. †Deacon of Third Order Regular of St. Francis of PenanceBishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
25 NovBornGeorgius Patachich de Zajezda †Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
29 NovBornAntonio Carrara †Bishop of Fondi (Fundi), Italy
30 Nov28.2Ordained PriestDomenico Maria della Ciaja, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Sovana (Soana), Italy
BornEdward Dicconson †Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain
18.2ProfessedPhilip Michael Ellis, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Segni, Italy
23.0Ordained PriestFrancisco a São Agostinho, T.O.R. †Priest of Third Order Regular of St. Francis of PenanceBishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
30.4Ordained BishopGuy de Sève de Rochechouart †Bishop of Arras, France
7 DecBornJosé Manuel de Sarricolea y Olea †Bishop of Cuzco, Peru
9 DecBornHenri-François-Xavier de Belzunce de Castelmoron †Bishop of Marseille, France
15 Dec29.3AppointedJohann Joseph von Breuner †Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), CzechiaArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
29.3AppointedJohann Joseph von Breuner †Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in ArmeniaArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
44.9AppointedLuís de Sousa †Bishop of Lamego, PortugalArchbishop of Braga, Portugal
50.5ConfirmedLancelot de Gottignies †Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands
40.9AppointedAntonio Manrique de Guzmán †Titular Archbishop of TyrusPatriarch of West Indies, Spain
53.2SelectedLothar Friedrich von Metternich-Burscheid †Coadjutor Archbishop of Mainz, GermanyArchbishop
70.8AppointedAntónio de Mendonça †Archbishop of Lisboa, Portugal
44.9AppointedManuel de Mollinedo Angulo †Bishop of Cuzco, Peru
89.0AppointedNicolau Monteiro, C.O. †Bishop of Porto, Portugal
AppointedManuel de Noronha †Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
43.9ConfirmedAndreas Daniel von Rauchnach †Bishop of Pedena, Austria
17 Dec75.2DiedLuigi Pappacoda †Bishop of Lecce, Italy
BornGiuseppe Maria Perrimezzi, O.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Oppido Mamertina, Italy
20 DecResignedMichele Angelo Vincentini †Bishop of Gerace, ItalyBishop Emeritus
21 Dec30.2Ordained PriestDomenico Sorrentino †PriestBishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy
BornVincent Zmajević †Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
22 Dec33.9AppointedNicolò d’Arcano †Bishop of Comacchio, Italy
46.9AppointedJacinto de Boada y Montenegro †Bishop of Valladolid, SpainBishop-Elect
53.5Elevated to CardinalFederico Borromeo (Jr.) †Cardinal, Secretary of State
45.6Elevated to CardinalGasparo Carpegna †Cardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
57.9ConfirmedGilbert de Choiseul du Plessis Praslin †Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
50.9AppointedPedro de Copons i de Teixidor †Bishop of Urgell, Spain
56.7AppointedCristovão da Silveira, O.S.A. †Archbishop of Goa, India
55.1AppointedVeríssimo de Lencastre †Archbishop of Braga, PortugalCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
40.9AppointedAntonio Manrique de Guzmán †Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
50.4Elevated to CardinalCamillo Massimi †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia
34.5AppointedFrancesco Nerli (Jr.) †Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Assisi, Italy
76.9RetiredAlfonso Pérez de Guzmán †Patriarch of West Indies, SpainPatriarch Emeritus
55.0AppointedPedro Roche Noguera, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
50.9AppointedManuel de Saldanha †Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
32.9AppointedStefano Sculco †Bishop of Gerace, ItalyBishop Emeritus
32.5AppointedIppolito Vicentini †Bishop of Rieti, Italy
23 Dec45.9AppointedAndreas Zmajević †Vicar Apostolic of Budua (Budva), MontenegroArchbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
26 Dec70.9DiedPedro-Fernando Manjarrés de Heredia †Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
28 Dec24.4Ordained PriestPetrus Draghi Bartoli †PriestTitular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}

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