The Year of Our Lord 1679

Bishop Events

January to June

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	31.0	Ordained Bishop	Matteo Berniacovich, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Beograd {Belgrade}, Serbia
	60.9	Died	Antonio Bottis, C.R.S. †	Bishop of Minori, Italy
	67.8	Died	Giacomo Buoni †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
		Died	Vincenzo Carafa, C.R.L. †	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Bernardo de Carrasco y Saavedra, O.P. †	Bishop of Santiago de Chile	Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
	59.0	Resigned	Odoardo Cibo (Cybo) †	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland	Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
	46.0	Ordained Bishop	James Cusack †	Titular Bishop of Casae in Numidia	Bishop of Meath, Ireland
	61.0	Died	Luis de Morales, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
		Born	Martín de Elizacoechea †		Bishop of Michoacán, México
	68.0	Died	Juan de Esturizada, O.P. †	Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
	70.2	Appointed	Cesare Facchinetti †	Secretary of the Congregation for Universal Inquisition	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	25.5	Ordained Priest	André-Hercule de Fleury †	Priest	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fréjus, France
	61.0	Died	Benedykt Gliński (Hlynskyj), O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Volodymyr (Włodzimierz) et Brėst (Ukrainian)
	60.0	Died	Jakub Gorecki, O.P. †	Bishop of Bacău, Romania
		Born	Luigi Guarchi †		Bishop of Tinos and Mykonos, Greece
		Born	Ramón Marimón Corbera †		Bishop of Vic, Spain
		Born	Polikarp Mihuniewicz (Myhunevych), O.S.B.M. †		Archbishop-Elect of Smoleńsk (Ukrainian), Russian Federation
	23.4	Ordained Priest	Daniele Sansoni †	Priest	Bishop of Novigrad (Cittanova), Croatia
		Appointed	Ondrej Sebestyén †	Bishop of the Titular See	Official of Spiš, Slovakia
	31.0	Succeeded	Lew Ślubičz Załęnski, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Volodymyr (Włodzimierz) et Brėst (Ukrainian)	Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
4 Jan	69.0	Died	Juan Astorga de Castillo †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
	69.0	Died	Gabriel de la Calle y Heredia †	Bishop of Valladolid, Spain
	49.9	Died	Frans van Horenbeke †	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
6 Jan		Born	Gaspar de Molina y Oviedo, O.E.S.A. †		Cardinal, Bishop of Málaga, Spain
6 Jan	66.0	Died	Louis-Hercule de Lévis-Ventadour †	Bishop of Mirepoix, France
8 Jan		Born	Marc’Antonio Amalfitani †		Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli, Italy
9 Jan	56.4	Selected	Karl Heinrich von Metternich-Winneburg †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany	Archbishop-Elect
10 Jan		Born	Joseph Oswald von Attems †		Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
10 Jan		Born	Sigismund Felix von Schrattenbach †		Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
11 Jan		Born	Manuel Samaniego Jaca †		Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
11 Jan		Born	Carlo Felice Sanmartino †		Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
13 Jan		Born	François-Firmin Trudaine †		Bishop of Senlis, France
17 Jan		Born	Claudio Domenico Albini †		Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy
24 Jan	83.5	Died	Ulderico Carpegna †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
25 Jan	56.5	Selected	Karl Heinrich von Metternich-Winneburg †	Bishop of Worms, Germany	Archbishop-Elect of Mainz, Germany
25 Jan	67.0	Died	Antonio Sotomayor, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
29 Jan		Born	Elzear des Achards de La Baume †		Titular Bishop of Halicarnassus
1 Feb		Born	Francesco Ricci †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo
2 Feb		Died	Balthasar Grangier de Liverdis †	Bishop of Tréguier, France
6 Feb		Born	Cristoforo Lorenzo Baratta †		Bishop of Fossano, Italy
	36.4	Confirmed	François Bouthillier de Chavigny †	Bishop of Troyes, France	Bishop Emeritus
	65.5	Appointed	Alderano Cibo (Cybo) †	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Jesi, Italy
	70.3	Appointed	Cesare Facchinetti †	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	49.0	Appointed	Angelo Grimaldi, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Albano, Italy
	49.0	Appointed	Angelo Grimaldi, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Methone	Auxiliary Bishop of Albano, Italy
	47.3	Appointed	Antonio Pérez de la Lastra †	Bishop of Gallipoli, Italy
	64.0	Appointed	Lorenzo Raggi †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
12 Feb	61.1	Ordained Bishop	Pierre du Laurens, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Belley, France
	82.1	Died	Juan Emanuel de Espinosa, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
		Ordained Bishop	Giorgio Maria Trivulzio, B. †	Titular Bishop of Azotus	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
15 Feb		Born	Francesco Pertusati, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Pavia, Italy
17 Feb	16.0	Professed	Filippo Valignani, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
19 Feb		Born	Domenico Maria de Liguori (Liguoro), C.R. †		Bishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy
20 Feb	41.6	Died	Guillaume de Meschatin †	Bishop of Gap, France
21 Feb		Born	Carlo Leopoldo Calcagnini †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli
22 Feb	61.4	Installed	Hyacinthe Serroni, O.P. †	Archbishop of Albi, France
23 Feb	47.1	Installed	Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo, O. de M. †	Bishop of Nicaragua	Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
24 Feb	45.1	Selected	François-Ignace de Baglion du Saillant, C.O. †	Bishop of Tréguier, France	Bishop of Poitiers, France
	39.1	Ordained Priest	Joaquín Canaves, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Priest of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem	Bishop of Malta
	35.0	Selected	Pierre de La Broue †	Bishop of Mirepoix, France
	27.7	Selected	Louis-Antoine de Noailles †	Bishop of Cahors, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
26 Feb	49.1	Died	Antonio Manrique de Guzmán †	Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
26 Feb		Born	Maciej Aleksander Sołtyk †		Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
Mar	60.5	Selected	Louis d’Anglure de Bourlemont †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
17 Mar	62.2	Died	Adolph Gottfried Volusius †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
18 Mar	23.2	Ordained Priest	Edmund Byrne †	Priest	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
18 Mar	22.9	Ordained Deacon	Giovanni Manola †	Deacon	Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia
19 Mar	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Pérez de la Lastra †	Bishop of Gallipoli, Italy
24 Mar	52.3	Selected	Alfonso de Balmaseda, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
26 Mar	48.2	Died	Melchior de Escuda Aybar †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
1 Apr	31.2	Ordained Priest	Ascanio Silvestri †	Priest	Bishop of Pienza, Italy
6 Apr	24.1	Ordained Priest	Jacques-Nicolas de Colbert †	Priest	Archbishop of Rouen, France
7 Apr		Born	Vincent Antoine Alamanni Nasi †		Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
8 Apr		Born	Matteo Trigona †		Bishop Emeritus of Siracusa, Italy
9 Apr	36.5	Ordained Bishop	François Bouthillier de Chavigny †	Bishop of Troyes, France	Bishop Emeritus
10 Apr	67.2	Appointed	Antonio de Benavides y Bazán †	Titular Archbishop of Tyrus	Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
	41.1	Appointed	Johann Ignaz Dlouhovesky de Longavilla †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
	41.1	Appointed	Johann Ignaz Dlouhovesky de Longavilla †	Titular Bishop of Milevum	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
	49.2	Appointed	Vincenzo Maria da Silva, O.P. †	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
	50.7	Appointed	Gherardo Gherardi †	Bishop of Pistoia e Prato, Italy
	30.0	Confirmed	Diego Ibáñez de la Madrid y Bustamente †	Bishop of Trivento, Italy	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain
	47.2	Appointed	Benedetto Milazzi †	Bishop of Ostuni, Italy
	37.2	Confirmed	Michel Phélypeaux de La Vrillière †	Archbishop of Bourges, France
12 Apr		Born	Abraham Petros I Ardzivian †		Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
16 Apr	50.7	Ordained Bishop	Gherardo Gherardi †	Bishop of Pistoia e Prato, Italy
	30.0	Ordained Bishop	Diego Ibáñez de la Madrid y Bustamente †	Bishop of Trivento, Italy	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain
	47.2	Ordained Bishop	Benedetto Milazzi †	Bishop of Ostuni, Italy
23 Apr	49.3	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Grimaldi, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Methone	Auxiliary Bishop of Albano, Italy
26 Apr		Born	Giovanni Girolamo della Torre, B. †		Bishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy
May	65.3	Died	Michael Angelus Broglia †	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
3 May	48.7	Ordained Priest	Paolo Pecci †	Priest	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
5 May		Born	Jozafat Micheł Karp †		Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
6 May		Died	Tomáš Pállfy ab Erdöd †	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
6 May	56.5	Selected	Antonio Sánchez del Castellar †	Bishop of Orihuela, Spain
8 May	67.3	Appointed	Antonio de Benavides y Bazán †	Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
	58.3	Appointed	Tommaso de Rosa †	Bishop of Policastro, Italy
	27.9	Confirmed	Louis-Antoine de Noailles †	Bishop of Cahors, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
9 May		Born	Winimar Knippschild, O.S.B. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
11 May		Born	Antonio López Portillo de Guadalupe, O.F.M. †		Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
11 May		Died	Ettore Molza †	Bishop of Modena, Italy
15 May	59.3	Died	Carlo Vaini †	Titular Archbishop of Nicaea
17 May	50.3	Died	Giuseppe Civran †	Bishop of Vicenza, Italy
20 May	50.3	Selected	Francisco de Borja †	Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
20 May	80.0	Died	Anastasio Vives de Rocamora, O. Carm. †	Bishop Emeritus of Segorbe, Spain
22 May	24.1	Ordained Deacon	Gian Andrea Moscarelli †	Deacon	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
23 May	24.1	Ordained Priest	Gian Andrea Moscarelli †	Priest	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
27 May	22.9	Ordained Priest	Giacomo Falconetti, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
		Born	Leopold Anton Eleutherius von Firmian †		Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Gerolamo Francesco Malpasciuto †	Priest	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
28 May	67.4	Ordained Bishop	Antonio de Benavides y Bazán †	Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
	70.4	Died	Gaudenzio Poli †	Bishop of Amelia, Italy
		Born	Francesco Saraceno, O.F.M. †		Vicar Apostolic of Chansi and Chensi, China
31 May	31.4	Appointed	Matteo Berniacovich, O.F.M. †	Administrator of Smederevo (Semendria), Serbia	Bishop of Beograd {Belgrade}, Serbia
1 Jun		Born	Giacinto Zanobetti, O.P. †		Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
10 Jun	62.5	Resigned	Gilles de La Baume le Blanc de la Valière †	Bishop of Nantes, France	Bishop Emeritus
11 Jun	41.3	Ordained Bishop	Johann Ignaz Dlouhovesky de Longavilla †	Titular Bishop of Milevum	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
12 Jun	45.4	Confirmed	François-Ignace de Baglion du Saillant, C.O. †	Bishop of Tréguier, France	Bishop of Poitiers, France
	47.4	Appointed	Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa †	Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru	Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
	47.4	Appointed	Francesco Scannagatta †	Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
	66.4	Resigned	Tomasz Wieyski (Ujejski) †	Bishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus
	41.4	Appointed	Jan Stanisław Witwicki †	Bishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), Ukraine	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
15 Jun	55.4	Died	Pierre Lambert de la Motte, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viet Nam
16 Jun	41.8	Died	Giovanni Stefano Sanarica (Senarega), O.S.B. †	Bishop of Conversano, Italy
18 Jun	28.0	Ordained Bishop	Louis-Antoine de Noailles †	Bishop of Cahors, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
18 Jun	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Scannagatta †	Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
19 Jun		Born	Nicola Jorio (Iorio) †		Titular Archbishop of Nazareth
22 Jun	48.4	Died	Agustín de Serralde, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
26 Jun		Born	Lucas Sartorius Delmestri von Schönberg †		Bishop of Trieste, Italy

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