The Year of Our Lord 1671

Bishop Events

September to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Sep 53.5 Died Giovanni Carlo Baldovinetti, O.P. † Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy

72.6 Died Giuseppe Caro † Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy

61.9 Ordained Bishop Francisco de Loyola y Vergara, O.E.S.A. † Bishop of Concepción, Chile

1 Sep Born Marco Antonio Ansidei † Cardinal, Bishop of Perugia, Italy

3 Sep 55.5 Selected Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt, O.S.Io.Hieros. † Cardinal, Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland

6 Sep 46.6 Ordained Bishop John Brenan † Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland Archbishop of Cashel, Ireland

45.6 Ordained Bishop Tommaso de Franchi † Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy

7 Sep 53.6 Died Vitaliano Visconti † Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy

12 Sep Born Giberto Bartolomeo Borromeo † Cardinal, Bishop of Novara, Italy

14 Sep 75.7 Died Ascanio Piccolomini d’Aragona † Archbishop Emeritus of Siena, Italy

18 Sep 24.6 Ordained Deacon Francisco de São Jerõnimo de Andrade, C.R.S.J.E. † Deacon of Canons Regular of Saint John the Evangelist Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

19 Sep 24.6 Ordained Priest Francisco de São Jerõnimo de Andrade, C.R.S.J.E. † Priest of Canons Regular of Saint John the Evangelist Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

20 Sep 47.7 Ordained Bishop João de Melo † Bishop of Elvas, Portugal Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal

21 Sep 72.7 Died Juan Aguirre y Gorozpe † Bishop of Durango, México

55.7 Ordained Bishop Alfonso Bravo de Laguna, O.F.M. † Bishop of Nicaragua

Born Marco Antonio Raimundi † Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, Italy

26 Sep 38.7 Died Jean de Montigny † Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France

27 Sep 41.7 Ordained Bishop Richard Russell † Bishop of Portalegre, Portugal Bishop of Viseu, Portugal

28 Sep 40.4 Confirmed Pierre de Bonzi † Archbishop of Toulouse, France Cardinal, Archbishop of Narbonne, France

67.7 Appointed Gonzalo Bravo de Grajera † Bishop of Coria, Spain

57.7 Appointed Bernardo Luis Cotoner † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mallorca, Spain Bishop

35.7 Confirmed Charles-Antoine de la Garde de Chambonas † Bishop of Lodève, France Bishop of Viviers (Aps), France

53.7 Appointed Giovanni Battista Rabbia, C.R. † Bishop of Lodi, Italy

44.7 Appointed Louis-Marie-Armand de Simiane de Gordes † Bishop of Langres, France

Oct 60.7 Ordained Bishop Pedro Sanches Farinha † Bishop of Angola e Congo

1 Oct 80.7 Died Agazio di Somma † Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy

4 Oct Born Francisco Gutiérrez Galeano, O. de M. † Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru

53.7 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Battista Rabbia, C.R. † Bishop of Lodi, Italy

5 Oct Born Alfonso Miraconda, O.S.B. † Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy

7 Oct 67.7 Died Martin Prats † Bishop of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium

8 Oct Died Riginaldo Lucarini, O.P. † Bishop of Città della Pieve, Italy

10 Oct Ordained Bishop Patrick Duffy, O.F.M. Ref. † Bishop of Clogher, Ireland

15 Oct Died Tommaso Salviati † Bishop of Arezzo, Italy

17 Oct 32.6 Selected Henri de Barillon † Bishop of Luçon, France

18 Oct 61.7 Ordained Bishop Gabriel de la Calle y Heredia † Bishop of Valladolid, Spain

24 Oct Appointed Pedro Alencastre † Titular Archbishop of Side

25 Oct 37.5 Ordained Deacon Pier Giulio Delfino † Deacon Bishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia

26 Oct 53.8 Died Jerónimo Mascareñas † Bishop of Segovia, Spain

28 Oct 37.5 Ordained Priest Pier Giulio Delfino † Priest Bishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia

29 Oct Born Carolus Polodig, O.C.D. † Vicar Apostolic of Smirne, Turkey

31 Oct 44.0 Resigned Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet † Bishop of Condom, France Bishop of Meaux, France

28.8 Selected Jacques de Goyon de Matignon † Bishop of Condom, France Bishop Emeritus

5 Nov Born Henri-Osvald de La Tour d’Auvergne de Bouillon † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Vienne, France

6 Nov 71.8 Died Angelo Celsi † Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council

12 Nov 46.7 Selected Henri Van Halmaele † Bishop of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium

14 Nov Born Álvaro Eugenio de Mendoza Caamaño y Sotomayor † Cardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain

15 Nov 35.8 Ordained Bishop Charles-Antoine de la Garde de Chambonas † Bishop of Lodève, France Bishop of Viviers (Aps), France

16 Nov 59.8 Appointed Andrés Aznar y Naves, O.S.A. † Bishop of Jaca, Spain Bishop of Teruel, Spain

63.0 Confirmed Gavino Cattayna, O. Carm. † Archbishop of Sassari, Italy

41.8 Confirmed Nicolas de Colbert † Bishop of Auxerre, France

51.8 Appointed Cristovão de Almeida, O.S.A. † Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal

51.8 Appointed Cristovão de Almeida, O.S.A. † Titular Bishop of Martyropolis Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal

45.8 Appointed Alfonso Bernardo de los Ríos y Guzmán, O.SS.T. † Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain Archbishop of Granada, Spain

41.1 Appointed Giovanni Geronimo (Girolamo) Doria, C.R.S. † Bishop of Nebbio, France

59.4 Appointed Giovanni Battista Falvo † Bishop of Marsico Nuovo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

48.8 Appointed Bonawentura Dobrogost Madaliński † Coadjutor Bishop of Płock, Poland Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland

48.8 Appointed Bonawentura Dobrogost Madaliński † Titular Bishop of Methone Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland

63.9 Appointed Johann Eberhard Nidhard (Neidhardt), S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme

46.1 Appointed Luca Tisbia, C.R. † Bishop of Trevico, Italy

17 Nov 74.8 Appointed Bartolomé de Foncalda (Fontcalda), O.S.A. † Bishop of Huesca, Spain

20 Nov 57.8 Died Johannes Holler † Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany

51.8 Appointed Pavao Zorčić, O.S.B.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Valachia (Križevci), Croatia

51.8 Appointed Pavao Zorčić, O.S.B.M. † Titular Bishop of Plataea Vicar Apostolic of Valachia (Križevci), Croatia

Born Giovanni Domenico Xiberras, O.S.Io.Hieros. † Titular Bishop of Epiphania in Syria

22 Nov 42.8 Ordained Bishop Dominic Burke, O.P. † Bishop of Elphin, Ireland

37.3 Ordained Deacon Pietro Corbelli † Deacon Bishop of Segni, Italy

41.1 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Geronimo (Girolamo) Doria, C.R.S. † Bishop of Nebbio, France

Born Pedro Espinosa de los Monteros, O.F.M. † Bishop of Jaca, Spain

59.4 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Battista Falvo † Bishop of Marsico Nuovo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

46.2 Ordained Bishop Luca Tisbia, C.R. † Bishop of Trevico, Italy

23 Nov 72.8 Died Francesco de Estrada † Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy

26 Nov 54.1 Confirmed Lothar Friedrich von Metternich-Burscheid † Coadjutor Archbishop of Mainz, Germany Archbishop

28 Nov 71.9 Died Frutos Bernardo Patón de Ayala † Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain

29 Nov 37.3 Ordained Priest Pietro Corbelli † Priest Bishop of Segni, Italy

Ordained Bishop Thaddeus Keogh, O.P. † Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland

30 Nov 60.9 Died Pedro Sanches Farinha † Bishop of Angola e Congo

44.9 Ordained Bishop Louis-Marie-Armand de Simiane de Gordes † Bishop of Langres, France

2 Dec Born José Cubero Ramírez de Arellano, O. de M. † Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México

3 Dec Born Domenico Riviera † Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli

4 Dec Born Joseph Clemens von Bayern von Wittelsbach † Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

6 Dec 75.3 Died Sebastian Denich † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Regensburg, Germany

8 Dec Professed Angelo Gabriele Gautieri, O.F.M. Ref. † Member of Order of Reformed Friars Minor Vicar Apostolic of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania

10 Dec 58.4 Resigned Alderano Cibo (Cybo) † Bishop of Jesi, Italy Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

14 Dec 51.9 Appointed Paul-Philippe de Chaumont Quitry † Bishop of Acqs (Dax), France Bishop Emeritus

53.6 Appointed Lorenzo Cibo (Cybo) † Bishop of Jesi, Italy

50.9 Appointed Gabriel Díaz Vara y Calderón † Bishop of Santiago de Cuba

Appointed Tomáš Pállfy ab Erdöd † Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia

54.9 Died Antonio Possenti † Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy

56.9 Confirmed Cosme Roger, O. Cist. † Bishop of Lombez, France

34.3 Appointed Louis de Thomassin † Titular Bishop of Rhodiapolis Bishop of Sisteron, France

34.3 Confirmed Louis de Thomassin † Coadjutor Bishop of Vence, France Bishop of Sisteron, France

19 Dec 23.9 Ordained Deacon Michael Rossiter † Deacon Bishop of Ferns, Ireland

81.9 Died Alessandro Sperelli, C.O. † Bishop of Gubbio, Italy

22.2 Ordained Deacon St. Giuseppe Maria Tomasi di Lampedusa, C.R. † Deacon of Congregation of Clerics Regular Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti

26 Dec 51.9 Died Manuel de Saldanha † Bishop of Viseu, Portugal

27 Dec 23.9 Ordained Priest Michael Rossiter † Priest Bishop of Ferns, Ireland

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Sep	53.5	Died	Giovanni Carlo Baldovinetti, O.P. †	Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
72.6	Died	Giuseppe Caro †	Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy
61.9	Ordained Bishop	Francisco de Loyola y Vergara, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Concepción, Chile
1 Sep		Born	Marco Antonio Ansidei †		Cardinal, Bishop of Perugia, Italy
3 Sep	55.5	Selected	Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
6 Sep	46.6	Ordained Bishop	John Brenan †	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland	Archbishop of Cashel, Ireland
45.6	Ordained Bishop	Tommaso de Franchi †	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
7 Sep	53.6	Died	Vitaliano Visconti †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
12 Sep		Born	Giberto Bartolomeo Borromeo †		Cardinal, Bishop of Novara, Italy
14 Sep	75.7	Died	Ascanio Piccolomini d’Aragona †	Archbishop Emeritus of Siena, Italy
18 Sep	24.6	Ordained Deacon	Francisco de São Jerõnimo de Andrade, C.R.S.J.E. †	Deacon of Canons Regular of Saint John the Evangelist	Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
19 Sep	24.6	Ordained Priest	Francisco de São Jerõnimo de Andrade, C.R.S.J.E. †	Priest of Canons Regular of Saint John the Evangelist	Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
20 Sep	47.7	Ordained Bishop	João de Melo †	Bishop of Elvas, Portugal	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
21 Sep	72.7	Died	Juan Aguirre y Gorozpe †	Bishop of Durango, México
55.7	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso Bravo de Laguna, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Nicaragua
	Born	Marco Antonio Raimundi †		Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, Italy
26 Sep	38.7	Died	Jean de Montigny †	Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France
27 Sep	41.7	Ordained Bishop	Richard Russell †	Bishop of Portalegre, Portugal	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
28 Sep	40.4	Confirmed	Pierre de Bonzi †	Archbishop of Toulouse, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Narbonne, France
67.7	Appointed	Gonzalo Bravo de Grajera †	Bishop of Coria, Spain
57.7	Appointed	Bernardo Luis Cotoner †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mallorca, Spain	Bishop
35.7	Confirmed	Charles-Antoine de la Garde de Chambonas †	Bishop of Lodève, France	Bishop of Viviers (Aps), France
53.7	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Rabbia, C.R. †	Bishop of Lodi, Italy
44.7	Appointed	Louis-Marie-Armand de Simiane de Gordes †	Bishop of Langres, France
Oct	60.7	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Sanches Farinha †	Bishop of Angola e Congo
1 Oct	80.7	Died	Agazio di Somma †	Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy
4 Oct		Born	Francisco Gutiérrez Galeano, O. de M. †		Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru
53.7	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Rabbia, C.R. †	Bishop of Lodi, Italy
5 Oct		Born	Alfonso Miraconda, O.S.B. †		Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
7 Oct	67.7	Died	Martin Prats †	Bishop of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium
8 Oct		Died	Riginaldo Lucarini, O.P. †	Bishop of Città della Pieve, Italy
10 Oct		Ordained Bishop	Patrick Duffy, O.F.M. Ref. †	Bishop of Clogher, Ireland
15 Oct		Died	Tommaso Salviati †	Bishop of Arezzo, Italy
17 Oct	32.6	Selected	Henri de Barillon †	Bishop of Luçon, France
18 Oct	61.7	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel de la Calle y Heredia †	Bishop of Valladolid, Spain
24 Oct		Appointed	Pedro Alencastre †	Titular Archbishop of Side
25 Oct	37.5	Ordained Deacon	Pier Giulio Delfino †	Deacon	Bishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia
26 Oct	53.8	Died	Jerónimo Mascareñas †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
28 Oct	37.5	Ordained Priest	Pier Giulio Delfino †	Priest	Bishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia
29 Oct		Born	Carolus Polodig, O.C.D. †		Vicar Apostolic of Smirne, Turkey
31 Oct	44.0	Resigned	Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet †	Bishop of Condom, France	Bishop of Meaux, France
28.8	Selected	Jacques de Goyon de Matignon †	Bishop of Condom, France	Bishop Emeritus
5 Nov		Born	Henri-Osvald de La Tour d’Auvergne de Bouillon †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Vienne, France
6 Nov	71.8	Died	Angelo Celsi †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
12 Nov	46.7	Selected	Henri Van Halmaele †	Bishop of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium
14 Nov		Born	Álvaro Eugenio de Mendoza Caamaño y Sotomayor †		Cardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
15 Nov	35.8	Ordained Bishop	Charles-Antoine de la Garde de Chambonas †	Bishop of Lodève, France	Bishop of Viviers (Aps), France
16 Nov	59.8	Appointed	Andrés Aznar y Naves, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Jaca, Spain	Bishop of Teruel, Spain
63.0	Confirmed	Gavino Cattayna, O. Carm. †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
41.8	Confirmed	Nicolas de Colbert †	Bishop of Auxerre, France
51.8	Appointed	Cristovão de Almeida, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal
51.8	Appointed	Cristovão de Almeida, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Martyropolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal
45.8	Appointed	Alfonso Bernardo de los Ríos y Guzmán, O.SS.T. †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
41.1	Appointed	Giovanni Geronimo (Girolamo) Doria, C.R.S. †	Bishop of Nebbio, France
59.4	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Falvo †	Bishop of Marsico Nuovo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
48.8	Appointed	Bonawentura Dobrogost Madaliński †	Coadjutor Bishop of Płock, Poland	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
48.8	Appointed	Bonawentura Dobrogost Madaliński †	Titular Bishop of Methone	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
63.9	Appointed	Johann Eberhard Nidhard (Neidhardt), S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
46.1	Appointed	Luca Tisbia, C.R. †	Bishop of Trevico, Italy
17 Nov	74.8	Appointed	Bartolomé de Foncalda (Fontcalda), O.S.A. †	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
20 Nov	57.8	Died	Johannes Holler †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
51.8	Appointed	Pavao Zorčić, O.S.B.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Valachia (Križevci), Croatia
51.8	Appointed	Pavao Zorčić, O.S.B.M. †	Titular Bishop of Plataea	Vicar Apostolic of Valachia (Križevci), Croatia
	Born	Giovanni Domenico Xiberras, O.S.Io.Hieros. †		Titular Bishop of Epiphania in Syria
22 Nov	42.8	Ordained Bishop	Dominic Burke, O.P. †	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
37.3	Ordained Deacon	Pietro Corbelli †	Deacon	Bishop of Segni, Italy
41.1	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Geronimo (Girolamo) Doria, C.R.S. †	Bishop of Nebbio, France
	Born	Pedro Espinosa de los Monteros, O.F.M. †		Bishop of Jaca, Spain
59.4	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Falvo †	Bishop of Marsico Nuovo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
46.2	Ordained Bishop	Luca Tisbia, C.R. †	Bishop of Trevico, Italy
23 Nov	72.8	Died	Francesco de Estrada †	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
26 Nov	54.1	Confirmed	Lothar Friedrich von Metternich-Burscheid †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Mainz, Germany	Archbishop
28 Nov	71.9	Died	Frutos Bernardo Patón de Ayala †	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
29 Nov	37.3	Ordained Priest	Pietro Corbelli †	Priest	Bishop of Segni, Italy
	Ordained Bishop	Thaddeus Keogh, O.P. †	Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland
30 Nov	60.9	Died	Pedro Sanches Farinha †	Bishop of Angola e Congo
44.9	Ordained Bishop	Louis-Marie-Armand de Simiane de Gordes †	Bishop of Langres, France
2 Dec		Born	José Cubero Ramírez de Arellano, O. de M. †		Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
3 Dec		Born	Domenico Riviera †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli
4 Dec		Born	Joseph Clemens von Bayern von Wittelsbach †		Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
6 Dec	75.3	Died	Sebastian Denich †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Regensburg, Germany
8 Dec		Professed	Angelo Gabriele Gautieri, O.F.M. Ref. †	Member of Order of Reformed Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
10 Dec	58.4	Resigned	Alderano Cibo (Cybo) †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
14 Dec	51.9	Appointed	Paul-Philippe de Chaumont Quitry †	Bishop of Acqs (Dax), France	Bishop Emeritus
53.6	Appointed	Lorenzo Cibo (Cybo) †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy
50.9	Appointed	Gabriel Díaz Vara y Calderón †	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
	Appointed	Tomáš Pállfy ab Erdöd †	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
54.9	Died	Antonio Possenti †	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy
56.9	Confirmed	Cosme Roger, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Lombez, France
34.3	Appointed	Louis de Thomassin †	Titular Bishop of Rhodiapolis	Bishop of Sisteron, France
34.3	Confirmed	Louis de Thomassin †	Coadjutor Bishop of Vence, France	Bishop of Sisteron, France
19 Dec	23.9	Ordained Deacon	Michael Rossiter †	Deacon	Bishop of Ferns, Ireland
81.9	Died	Alessandro Sperelli, C.O. †	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
22.2	Ordained Deacon	St. Giuseppe Maria Tomasi di Lampedusa, C.R. †	Deacon of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti
26 Dec	51.9	Died	Manuel de Saldanha †	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
27 Dec	23.9	Ordained Priest	Michael Rossiter †	Priest	Bishop of Ferns, Ireland

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