The Year of Our Lord 1697

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	56.0	Appointed	Pedro d’ Alcala, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam}, China
	57.0	Resigned	Luc d’Acquin †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Bishop Emeritus
	68.0	Appointed	Marcjan Michal Białłozor (Bilozor), O.S.B.M. †	Archbishop of Polotsk (Połock)-Vitebsk (Ukrainian), Belarus
	54.3	Resigned	François Bouthillier de Chavigny †	Bishop of Troyes, France	Bishop Emeritus
	21.5	Ordained Priest	Otto Honorius von Egkh und Hungersbach †	Priest of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia	Auxiliary Bishop
	89.0	Ceased	Gregory Fallon †	Apostolic Administrator of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland	Bishop of Clonmacnoise, Ireland
		Born	Philippe d’Huberland, S.J. †		Prefect Emeritus of French Guiana-Cayenne, Antilles
	38.0	Appointed	Josafat Hutorovyč †	Bishop of Smoleńsk (Ukrainian), Russian Federation
		Born	Matías Ibáñez de Segovia †		Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
	17.6	Professed	Winimar Knippschild, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
		Born	Cayetano Marcellano y Agramont †		Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
		Born	Bonaventura MacDonnell, O.F.M. †		Bishop of Killala, Ireland
	56.0	Ordained Bishop	José Martínez del Villar †	Bishop of Barbastro, Spain
		Born	Thomas MacDermot Roe †		Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
		Ordained Priest	Peter Mulligan, O.S.A. †	Priest of Order of Hermits of St. Augustine	Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
	18.8	Professed	Martin von Neuzelle (Graf), O. Cist. †	Member of Order of Cistercians	Titular Bishop-Elect of Zama Major
		Born	Mihály Emánuel Olsavszky, O.S.B.M. †		Vicar Apostolic of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
	23.5	Ordained Priest	Michele Orsi †	Priest	Archbishop of Otranto, Italy
	64.0	Ordained Bishop	Sebastián de Pastrana, O. de M. †	Bishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)
		Born	Pedro Anselmo Sánchez de Tagle †		Bishop of Michoacán, México
	57.9	Ordained Bishop	Ferdinand Schröffel von Schröffenheim †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
		Born	Richard Walsh †		Bishop of Cork, Ireland
	35.0	Appointed	Antoni Żółkiewski †	Bishop of Pińsk-Turaŭ (Ukrainian), Belarus
2 Jan		Born	Étienne-René Potier de Gesvres †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Beauvais, France
2 Jan		Born	Bernardo de Ustáriz, O.P. †		Bishop-Elect of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
10 Jan		Born	Vincenzo Antonio Maria Muscettola †		Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, Italy
10 Jan		Born	Adam Wojna Orański †		Auxiliary Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
11 Jan	81.5	Died	Daniele Giustiniani †	Bishop of Bergamo, Italy
12 Jan	67.0	Selected	Otto de la Bourde †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
13 Jan	36.0	Appointed	Sigmund Carl von Castel-Barco †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
14 Jan	45.9	Appointed	Andrea Ariano †	Bishop of Andria, Italy
	29.5	Confirmed	Charles-Joachim Colbert de Croissy †	Bishop of Montpellier, France
	78.2	Appointed	Lorenzo Fabri, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy
	35.2	Appointed	Juan Lorenzo Ibáñez de Arilla, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
	51.0	Confirmed	Andras József Illyés †	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
	53.8	Appointed	Francesco Antonio Volturale †	Bishop of Vieste, Italy
15 Jan	49.0	Appointed	Charles-Marin Labbé, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viet Nam
15 Jan		Appointed	Bernardus Martineau †	Titular Bishop of Zabulon
16 Jan	67.0	Died	Fortunato Ilario Carafa della Spina †	Cardinal, Bishop of Aversa, Italy
19 Jan	53.0	Died	Fergus Laurence Lea †	Bishop of Derry, Ireland
20 Jan	45.9	Ordained Bishop	Andrea Ariano †	Bishop of Andria, Italy
	78.2	Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo Fabri, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy
	35.2	Ordained Bishop	Juan Lorenzo Ibáñez de Arilla, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
	53.8	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Antonio Volturale †	Bishop of Vieste, Italy
26 Jan		Born	Polycarpo de Sousa (Souza), S.J. †		Bishop of Peking [Beijing], China
27 Jan	61.3	Ordained Bishop	Godefroid-Udalric de La Margelle †	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Armenia	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
29 Jan	55.7	Selected	Francesco Jany †	Bishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia
10 Feb	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Franciszek Mikołaj Prażmowski †	Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
10 Feb	33.5	Ordained Priest	Bartolomeo Giacomo Visinio Rubini, O.F.M. Obs. †	Priest of Order of Observant Friars Minor	Coadjutor Bishop of Anagni, Italy
16 Feb	51.2	Died	Bernardino Plastina, O.M. †	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy
17 Feb		Born	Charles-Antoine de la Roche-Aymon †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
21 Feb		Born	Bonifatius (Giovanni Giuseppe) Cecchotti, O.F.M. Ref. †		Bishop of Pedena, Austria
25 Feb	54.6	Appointed	Innico Caracciolo (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Aversa, Italy
	72.9	Appointed	Carlo Cuzzolini †	Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
	52.6	Appointed	Bernabé de Castro, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of Lanciano, Italy	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
	57.1	Appointed	Mikołaj Stanisław Święcicki †	Bishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), Ukraine	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
2 Mar	41.3	Ordained Priest	Fabritius Aurelius de Agostini †	Priest	Titular Archbishop of Amasea
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Tomás Marín (Marino), O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Siracusa, Italy
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Gaspare Pizzolanti, O. Carm. †	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop of Cervia, Italy
3 Mar	52.7	Ordained Bishop	Bernabé de Castro, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of Lanciano, Italy	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
3 Mar	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Andras József Illyés †	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
5 Mar	23.1	Ordained Priest	Tommaso Alessio de’ Rossi †	Priest	Bishop of Teramo, Italy
6 Mar	71.9	Died	Johann Euchar von Schenk von Castell †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
9 Mar	66.0	Died	Wilhelm von Vintler von Runkelstein †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
10 Mar	29.7	Ordained Bishop	Charles-Joachim Colbert de Croissy †	Bishop of Montpellier, France
23 Mar	26.4	Ordained Priest	Ladislav Szörényi †	Priest	Bishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia
24 Mar	54.7	Ordained Bishop	Innico Caracciolo (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Aversa, Italy
	36.2	Ordained Bishop	Sigmund Carl von Castel-Barco †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
	77.2	Died	Paul-Philippe de Chaumont Quitry †	Bishop Emeritus of Acqs (Dax), France
		Born	Louis-César-Constantin de Rohan-Guémené-Montbazon †		Cardinal, Bishop of Strasbourg, France
26 Mar		Born	Pietro Paolo Carta †		Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy
		Born	José Gómez †		Bishop of Zamora, Spain
		Born	Ferdinand Joseph Gabriel von Sarentheim †		Auxiliary Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
27 Mar	29.8	Appointed	Louis Thomas d’Acquin †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France
	43.8	Appointed	Filippo de Cordova (de’ duchi di Suessa) †	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
	37.1	Appointed	Michele Maria Dentice †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
	60.2	Appointed	Tomás Reluz, O.P. †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
	39.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Rottario (Rovero) †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
	54.2	Appointed	François Marie Sacco, C.R. †	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
6 Apr	22.6	Ordained Deacon	Domenico Antonio Manfredi †	Deacon	Bishop of Boiano, Italy
6 Apr	24.0	Ordained Priest	Bartolomeo Pucci Franceschi †	Priest	Bishop of Pescia, Italy
7 Apr	31.7	Selected	Denis-François Bouthillier de Chavigny †	Bishop of Troyes, France	Archbishop of Sens, France
8 Apr	43.8	Ordained Bishop	Filippo de Cordova (de’ duchi di Suessa) †	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
	37.2	Ordained Bishop	Michele Maria Dentice †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
	39.5	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Rottario (Rovero) †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
11 Apr		Born	Giuseppe Agostino Delbecchi, Sch. P. †		Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
14 Apr	58.6	Died	Custodio do Pinho †	Vicar Apostolic of Malabar, India
	57.2	Ordained Bishop	Mikołaj Stanisław Święcicki †	Bishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), Ukraine	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
	23.4	Ordained Priest	Gaetano Zuanelli †	Priest	Bishop of Belluno, Italy
16 Apr	66.6	Selected	Johann Martin von Eyb †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
20 Apr		Born	Gaspar Negri †		Bishop of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia
20 Apr		Born	Jean-Antoine de Tinseau †		Bishop of Nevers, France
22 Apr	54.3	Died	Manuel de Alba †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
22 Apr	25.4	Appointed	Henri-Osvald de La Tour d’Auvergne de Bouillon †	Coadjutor Abbot of Cluny, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Vienne, France
27 Apr	67.3	Confirmed	Otto de la Bourde †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
28 Apr	67.3	Ordained Bishop	Otto de la Bourde †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
May	66.3	Died	Francesco Antonio Triveri, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
1 May	28.1	Ordained Priest	Faustino Giuseppe Griffoni Sant’Angelo †	Priest of Crema, Italy	Bishop
3 May	51.5	Ordained Priest	Diego Montero del Aguila †	Priest of Lima, Peru	Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
5 May		Born	Józef Eustachy Szembek †		Bishop of Płock, Poland
8 May		Born	Stanisław Rajmund Jezierski, O.P. †		Bishop of Bacău, Romania
9 May	51.3	Died	Jean-Baltazar de Cabanes de Viens †	Bishop of Vence, France
9 May	64.1	Died	Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
10 May	77.4	Appointed	Jobst Edmund von Brabeck †	Vicar Apostolic of Nordic Missions, Germany	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
12 May	88.3	Died	Georges d’Aubusson de la Feuillade †	Bishop of Metz, France
12 May	59.3	Died	Francesco Maria Moles, C.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Nola, Italy
13 May	52.8	Appointed	Miguel Bayot, O.F.M. Disc. †	Bishop of Cebu, Philippines
14 May	24.7	Ordained Priest	Benjamin Petre, O.S.B. †	Priest	Vicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain
15 May		Born	Jean-Chrétien de Macheco de Prémeaux †		Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
17 May	65.0	Died	Michael Ludovicus Tevenardi, O.P. †	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
19 May	24.1	Professed	Nicolas François Camanis, C.R.A. †	Member of Swiss Congregation of Canons Regular of Saint Maurice of Agaune	Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
19 May	60.4	Ordained Bishop	Tomás Reluz, O.P. †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
20 May		Born	Francesco Scipione Maria Borghese †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
21 May	58.3	Died	Jan Stanisław Zbąski †	Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
25 May	49.1	Selected	François Balbe de Berton de Crillon †	Bishop of Vence, France	Archbishop of Vienne, France
25 May		Born	Giuseppe Filippo Felissano †		Bishop of Asti, Italy
26 May		Born	Antônio da Madre de Deus Galvão, O.F.M. Ref. †		Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
31 May	71.1	Died	Lodovico Septala †	Bishop of Cremona, Italy
1 Jun	27.7	Ordained Priest	Bartolomeo Gambadoro †	Priest	Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy
1 Jun	24.3	Ordained Priest	Camillo de Mari, C.R. †	Priest of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Bishop of Aleria, France
2 Jun	47.9	Resigned	Jan Kazimierz Denhoff †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
3 Jun	57.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Antonio Bertodano †	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
	48.4	Appointed	Giacinto della Calce, C.R. †	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
	53.4	Appointed	Giovanni Fontana †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy
	43.6	Appointed	Tommaso Maria Franza, O.P. †	Bishop of Oria, Italy
	53.3	Appointed	José Gregorio de Rojas y Velázquez †	Bishop of León, Spain	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
	55.4	Appointed	Carolus de Tilly †	Bishop of Monopoli, Italy
9 Jun		Born	Felice Amato †		Bishop of Ischia, Italy
	57.9	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Antonio Bertodano †	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
	48.4	Ordained Bishop	Giacinto della Calce, C.R. †	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
	53.4	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Fontana †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy
	43.6	Ordained Bishop	Tommaso Maria Franza, O.P. †	Bishop of Oria, Italy
16 Jun	30.0	Ordained Bishop	Louis Thomas d’Acquin †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France
16 Jun	58.9	Ordained Bishop	Johann Michael von Spaur und Valör †	Bishop of Trento, Italy
18 Jun	71.7	Died	St. Gregorio Giovanni Gasparo Barbarigo †	Cardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
20 Jun	48.0	Died	Jan Kazimierz Denhoff †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Cesena, Italy
21 Jun		Born	Umberto Luigi Radicati de Cocconato †		Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
22 Jun	50.4	Confirmed	Patrick O’Donnelly †	Bishop of Dromore, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
25 Jun	32.7	Selected	Henri-Charles du Camboust de Coislin †	Bishop of Metz, France
28 Jun	53.4	Ordained Bishop	Edward Comerford †	Archbishop of Cashel, Ireland

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