The Year of Our Lord 1685

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Joseph-François Bocaud (Boucaud) †		Bishop of Alet, France
		Born	Anne-François-Guillaume du Cambout-Beçay †		Bishop of Tarbes, France
	47.0	Died	Fulvio Crivelli (Cribelli) †	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy
		Appointed	Athanasius Dabbas †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
		Born	François d’Andigné †		Bishop of Acqs (Dax), France
		Born	Michel Pierre d’Argouges †		Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
		Born	Francisco José de Figueredo y Victoria †		Archbishop of Guatemala
		Born	Jérôme-Louis de Foudras de Courcenay †		Bishop of Poitiers, France
	62.0	Selected	Ján Gubasóczy (Gubašóci) †	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
		Born	Thomas O’Beirne †		Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
	68.0	Died	Marziale Pellegrino, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Archbishop of Nazareth
	47.0	Appointed	Athanasius Safar †	Bishop of Mardin (Syrian), Turkey
	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Athanasius Safar †	Bishop of Mardin (Syrian), Turkey
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Johann Werner Schnatz †	Priest of Bamberg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
	21.9	Ordained Priest	Emanuele Spinelli d’Acquaro, C.R. †	Priest of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy
	48.0	Resigned	Andrea Arcadio Stanila †	Bishop	Titular Bishop of Colonia in Armenia
		Born	Francis Stuart, O.F.M. †		Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
	34.0	Appointed	Meletio Tipaldi †	Archbishop of Philadelphia, Turkey
	34.0	Ordained Bishop	Meletio Tipaldi †	Archbishop of Philadelphia, Turkey
	28.0	Ordained Priest	Guillaume Tual †	Priest of Strasbourg, France	Auxiliary Bishop
	30.0	Ordained Priest	Oxendios Verzar (Werczireski) †	Priest	Titular Bishop of the Titular See
	66.0	Died	Stanisław Wojeński †	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
	41.0	Ordained Priest	Sigmund Ignaz von Wolkenstein-Trostburg †	Priest of Salzburg, Austria	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
1 Jan	70.0	Died	Juan Molino Navarrete, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
4 Jan	68.0	Died	Luis de Pons y de Esquerrer, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Solsona, Spain
4 Jan	62.6	Died	Mauro Promontorio, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Ventimiglia, Italy
5 Jan	65.3	Died	Luigi de Filippi, O.P. †	Bishop of Potenza, Italy
10 Jan	89.7	Died	György Szelepcsényi †	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
12 Jan	46.0	Appointed	Felice Rospigliosi †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti
14 Jan	24.0	Ordained Priest	Paolino Sandulli, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Titular Bishop of Castoria
14 Jan		Born	Ignazio Stelluti †		Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy
15 Jan	43.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Sallustio Fadulfi †	Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
	33.0	Confirmed	Juan Morillo Velarde †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
	41.0	Confirmed	Antonio Pascual †	Bishop of Vic, Spain
	48.1	Appointed	Mikołaj Popławski †	Bishop of Inflanty (Livonia)-Pilten, Poland	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
	24.8	Ordained Priest	Andreas Riggio †	Priest	Bishop of Catania, Italy
18 Jan	79.4	Died	Marquard von Schenk von Castell †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
19 Jan		Born	José Francisco Magdaleno †		Bishop of Coria, Spain
21 Jan	22.9	Ordained Deacon	Konrad Ferdinand Geist von Wildegg †	Deacon of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
23 Jan	65.0	Died	Pavao Zorčić, O.S.B.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Valachia (Križevci), Croatia
24 Jan	51.0	Selected	Francisco de Figueroa, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
24 Jan		Born	Giuseppe Alessandro Furietti †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta
30 Jan	77.8	Died	Innico Caracciolo (Sr.) †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
31 Jan		Born	Girolamo de Bardi †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria degli Angeli
Feb	71.2	Died	Joannes Lucidus Cataneo †	Bishop of Mantova, Italy
1 Feb		Born	Francesco Maria Alberici †		Bishop of Foligno, Italy
1 Feb	57.0	Died	João dos Prazeres, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Angra, Portugal
2 Feb		Born	Amand von Buseck, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Fulda, Germany
5 Feb	41.3	Appointed	Angelo Cerasi †	Bishop of Bovino, Italy
	65.0	Appointed	Girolamo Compagnone †	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
	55.0	Selected	Antonio Medina Cachón y Ponce de León †	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
7 Feb		Born	Pierre-François Lafitau †		Bishop of Sisteron, France
11 Feb	41.3	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Cerasi †	Bishop of Bovino, Italy
11 Feb	65.0	Ordained Bishop	Girolamo Compagnone †	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
14 Feb	45.1	Selected	Andrés de Angulo †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
25 Feb	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Mikołaj Popławski †	Bishop of Inflanty (Livonia)-Pilten, Poland	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
28 Feb	62.6	Died	Emerich (Johann Anton) Sinelli, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Wien, Austria
Mar	51.1	Died	Giovanni Riccanale †	Bishop of Boiano, Italy
Mar	64.0	Died	Andrea Tamantini †	Bishop of Cagli, Italy
3 Mar		Died	János Kéry, O.S.P.P.E. †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary
7 Mar	33.1	Ordained Bishop	Juan Morillo Velarde †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
11 Mar		Born	Casimiro Rossi †		Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
13 Mar	42.7	Died	Louis-Alphonse de Suarès †	Bishop of Vaison, France
13 Mar	59.9	Selected	Johann Euchar von Schenk von Castell †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
17 Mar	25.2	Ordained Deacon	Charles d’Espinoza, O.F.M. Cap. †	Deacon of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}, Belgium
17 Mar	23.1	Ordained Deacon	Antonius Dominikus von Wolkenstein-Trostburg †	Deacon of Trento, Italy	Bishop
21 Mar		Born	Ferdinando Agostino Bernabei, O.P. †		Bishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
23 Mar	51.2	Selected	Ernst von Trautson zu Falkenstein †	Bishop of Wien, Austria
25 Mar		Born	João Luis Vasconcellos, S.J. †		Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India
25 Mar	61.2	Ordained Bishop	Gregorius Jacobus Pastrana †	Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
26 Mar	61.2	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Nepita †	Bishop of Massa Lubrense, Italy
26 Mar	58.0	Appointed	Antonio Papa †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
29 Mar		Born	Pietro Alessandro Francesco Rovèro di Cortanze, O.F.M. Cap. †		Bishop of Novara, Italy
Apr	31.3	Selected	Jean-Baptiste de la Croix Chevrière de St. Vallier †	Bishop of Québec, Canada
4 Apr	47.2	Selected	Diego Evelino Hurtado de Compostela (Vélez) †	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
7 Apr	24.1	Ordained Priest	Cesare Francesco Lucini, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Gravina (di Puglia), Italy
8 Apr	69.2	Died	Girolamo Gastaldi †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
	70.2	Ordained Bishop	Gregory (Grégoire) Luo Wenzao (Lou, López), O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Basilinopolis	Bishop of Nanking [Nanjing], China
	55.2	Confirmed	Antonio Medina Cachón y Ponce de León †	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
	31.5	Ordained Deacon	Giovanni Andrea Monreale †	Deacon	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
9 Apr	45.2	Confirmed	Andrés de Angulo †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
	53.7	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Antici †	Bishop of Amelia, Italy
	59.6	Appointed	Federico Baldeschi (Ubaldi) Colonna †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
	58.4	Appointed	Luís da Silva Teles, O.SS.T. †	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal	Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
	51.2	Confirmed	Francisco de Figueroa, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
	63.2	Appointed	Miguel de Fuentes Blas y Altossano, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain
	48.2	Appointed	Francesco Juste Giusti †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy	Bishop of Camerino, Italy
	50.2	Appointed	Bartolomé González y Poveda †	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
	50.2	Confirmed	Antonio Ibáñez de la Riva Herrera †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
	63.2	Appointed	Aleksander Michał Kotowicz †	Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
	56.3	Appointed	Emiddio Lenti †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
	34.0	Appointed	Fabrizio Paolucci †	Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy	Cardinal, Secretary of State
	42.1	Appointed	Ludovicus Sciamanna †	Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
	67.2	Appointed	António de Santa Maria, O.F.M. Ref. †	Bishop of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
	66.0	Appointed	Pietro Valentini †	Bishop of Sovana (Soana), Italy
14 Apr		Born	Giovanni Fabrizio de Capua †		Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
15 Apr	56.2	Selected	György Fenessy †	Bishop of Csanád, Hungary	Bishop of Eger, Hungary
	36.1	Selected	Aleksandar Ignacije Mikulić Brokunovečki †	Bishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia	Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
	31.5	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Andrea Monreale †	Priest	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
18 Apr	39.8	Appointed	Giacomo Cantelmo †	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
21 Apr	24.0	Ordained Priest	Paolo Stabile, O.M. †	Priest of Order of the Minims	Bishop of Bova, Italy
21 Apr	25.1	Ordained Deacon	Paolo Vallaresso †	Deacon	Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
23 Apr	53.7	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Antici †	Bishop of Amelia, Italy
	56.3	Ordained Bishop	Emiddio Lenti †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
	66.1	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Valentini †	Bishop of Sovana (Soana), Italy
24 Apr	51.0	Died	Pier Giulio Delfino †	Bishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia
24 Apr		Born	Cosimo Imperiali †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia
26 Apr	76.3	Died	Luigi Omodei (Sr.) †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina
28 Apr	57.3	Selected	Alfonso Lorenzo de Pedraza, O.M. †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
		Died	Francesco Antonio Ricci, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy
		Died	Nicolas de Valavoir (Vallavoire) †	Bishop of Riez, France
30 Apr	56.3	Appointed	Giuseppe Acorrà †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
	54.9	Appointed	Carlo Barberini †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
	36.3	Appointed	Konstanty Kazimierz Brzostowski †	Bishop of Smoleńsk, Poland	Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
	51.6	Appointed	Johann Philipp Burkhard †	Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
	51.6	Appointed	Johann Philipp Burkhard †	Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
	72.4	Appointed	Giacomo Franzoni †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	51.6	Appointed	Franciscus Maria Graffeo, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
		Born	Carlo Ambrogio Mezzabarba †		Bishop of Lodi, Italy
	32.0	Appointed	Benedetto Pamphilj, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Cesareo in Palatio	Cardinal, Librarian of the Vatican Library
May	76.5	Died	José Fageda, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Tortosa, Spain
1 May	22.9	Ordained Priest	Flaminio Dondi, O.F.M. Obs. †	Priest of Order of Observant Friars Minor	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy
6 May	34.0	Ordained Bishop	Fabrizio Paolucci †	Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy	Cardinal, Secretary of State
7 May		Ordained Bishop	Athanasius Dabbas †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
12 May		Born	Antonio Albergotti †		Titular Bishop of Chalcis in Syria
12 May	42.3	Selected	Manuel de Alba †	Bishop of Solsona, Spain	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
14 May	49.5	Appointed	Filippo Condulmer †	Titular Archbishop of Nazareth
	50.1	Appointed	Giovanni Francesco de Lorenzi †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy
		Appointed	José de Menezes †	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
	42.4	Appointed	Giuseppe Mastellone †	Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia, Italy
	41.7	Appointed	Francesco Antonio Punzi †	Bishop of Ascoli Satriano (Puglia), Italy
18 May	14.9	Professed	Apollonio Lupi, C.R.L. †	Member of Canons Regular of the Congregation of the Most Holy Saviour of the Lateran	Titular Bishop of Hemeria (Himeria)
19 May		Born	Neri Maria Corsini †		Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
19 May	62.9	Died	Giovanni Battista del Tinto, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
20 May	52.2	Appointed	Marcello Durazzo †	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Faenza, Italy
28 May	42.4	Died	Agostino Fieschi, C.R. †	Bishop of Accia and Mariana, France
Jun		Born	Gabriel-Florent de Choiseul-Beaupré †		Bishop of Mende, France
3 Jun	23.2	Ordained Priest	Konrad Ferdinand Geist von Wildegg †	Priest of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
4 Jun	42.9	Appointed	Simão da Gama †	Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal	Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
	50.9	Appointed	Antonio de Monroy y Hijar, O.P. †	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
	47.4	Confirmed	Diego Evelino Hurtado de Compostela (Vélez) †	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
11 Jun	50.9	Ordained Bishop	Antonio de Monroy y Hijar, O.P. †	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
12 Jun	77.4	Died	Jean d’Estrade †	Bishop Emeritus of Condom, France
12 Jun		Born	Juan Bravo del Rivero y Correa †		Bishop of Arequipa, Peru
16 Jun	24.1	Ordained Priest	Francisco Dorda, O. Cist. †	Priest of Order of Cistercians	Bishop of Solsona, Spain
16 Jun	22.9	Ordained Priest	Carlo Maria Mascardi, B. †	Priest of Clerics Regular of St. Paul	Bishop of Ventimiglia, Italy
20 Jun		Born	Agostino Giannini †		Bishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
20 Jun	64.5	Died	Ludovico Giustiniani, O.S.M. †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
24 Jun	34.3	Ordained Deacon	Francesco Antonio Giattini †	Deacon	Bishop Emeritus of Jesi, Italy
29 Jun	34.3	Ordained Priest	Francesco Antonio Giattini †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Jesi, Italy

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