The Year of Our Lord 1703

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Ferdinand Camacho y Rojas †		Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
		Born	Cornelio Caprara †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano
	17.0	Entered	Atanazy Antoni Szeptycki (Sheptyskyi), O.S.B.M. †	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
		Born	Lorenzo Despuig Cotoner †		Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
		Born	José Antonio Flores de Rivera †		Bishop of Nicaragua
		Appointed	Porfiriusz Piotr Kulczycki †	Bishop of Pińsk-Turaŭ (Ukrainian), Belarus
		Born	Nicholas Madgett †		Bishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
	60.9	Ordained Bishop	Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón de Robledo, O.SS.T. †	Bishop of Nicaragua	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
	24.8	Ordained Priest	Martin von Neuzelle (Graf), O. Cist. †	Priest of Order of Cistercians	Titular Bishop-Elect of Zama Major
		Born	Juan Nieto Polo del Aguila †		Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
	44.0	Resigned	Giambattista Patrizi †	Administrator of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati
	50.9	Resigned	Francesco Pignatelli (Sr.), C.R. †	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
		Born	Charles-Marie de Quélen †		Titular Bishop of Bethleem
	49.0	Appointed	Hedeon Šumljanškyj †	Bishop of Smoleńsk (Ukrainian), Russian Federation
		Born	Hervé-Nicolas Thépault de Brignou †		Bishop of Saint-Brieuc, France
5 Jan		Born	Paul d’Albert de Luynes †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens, France
5 Jan	34.9	Appointed	Vincenzo Bichi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
7 Jan	39.8	Appointed	Giulio Piazza †	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Faenza, Italy
13 Jan	76.2	Died	Luís da Silva Teles, O.SS.T. †	Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
14 Jan	51.5	Installed	André-Daniel de Beaupoil de Saint-Aulaire †	Bishop of Tulle, France	Bishop Emeritus
15 Jan	51.0	Appointed	Antonio Babbi †	Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), Albania
	57.0	Appointed	Giovanbattista Caracciolo, C.R.S. †	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
	35.8	Appointed	Alfonso del Balzo †	Bishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy
	46.5	Appointed	Giacomo Falconetti, O.P. †	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
	47.2	Appointed	Matteo Gagliani †	Bishop of Sora, Italy
	65.0	Appointed	Fernando Manuel de Mejía †	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
	60.0	Appointed	Stephanus Sciran, O.P. †	Archbishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
	54.1	Appointed	Michele Carlo Visdomini Cortigiani †	Bishop of Pistoia e Prato, Italy
21 Jan	40.6	Ordained Deacon	Pompilio Berlingieri †	Deacon	Bishop of Bisignano, Italy
	57.0	Ordained Bishop	Giovanbattista Caracciolo, C.R.S. †	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
	35.8	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso del Balzo †	Bishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy
	54.0	Ordained Bishop	Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza †	Bishop of Durango, México	Bishop of Michoacán, México
	46.5	Ordained Bishop	Giacomo Falconetti, O.P. †	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
	60.0	Ordained Bishop	Stephanus Sciran, O.P. †	Archbishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
Feb	44.7	Died	Giorgio (Juraj) Parchich †	Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia
4 Feb	40.7	Ordained Priest	Pompilio Berlingieri †	Priest	Bishop of Bisignano, Italy
12 Feb	61.1	Appointed	Michele Caro †	Bishop of Syros (e Milos), Greece
		Appointed	Vittore Felice Conci †	Bishop of Fondi (Fundi), Italy
	50.4	Appointed	Johann Edmund Gedult von Jungenfeld †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
	50.4	Appointed	Johann Edmund Gedult von Jungenfeld †	Titular Bishop of Mallus	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
	48.5	Appointed	Tommaso Bonaventura della Gherardesca †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
18 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Vittore Felice Conci †	Bishop of Fondi (Fundi), Italy
		Born	Miguel da Anunciação (da Cunha), O.E.S.A. †		Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
	48.5	Ordained Bishop	Tommaso Bonaventura della Gherardesca †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
		Born	Samuel Głowiński †		Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine
19 Feb	43.2	Appointed	Joseph-François Gualtieri †	Bishop of Vaison, France
	51.0	Appointed	Francesco Pignatelli (Sr.), C.R. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
	55.7	Appointed	Giovanni Francesco Maria Poggi, O.S.M. †	Bishop of San Miniato, Italy
	56.1	Appointed	Nicolaus Righetti †	Bishop of Martirano (Martoranum), Italy
24 Feb	55.7	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Francesco Maria Poggi, O.S.M. †	Bishop of San Miniato, Italy
Mar	44.3	Resigned	Niccolò Caracciolo †	Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (Tuscany), Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
3 Mar	22.7	Ordained Deacon	Giovanni Leonardo Sanna †	Deacon of Oristano, Italy	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
4 Mar	43.2	Ordained Bishop	Joseph-François Gualtieri †	Bishop of Vaison, France
4 Mar	60.0	Installed	García Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz †	Bishop of Michoacán, México	Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
5 Mar	51.4	Appointed	Gerolamo Archinto †	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
	37.1	Appointed	Giacinto Dragonetti, C.O. †	Bishop of Nusco, Italy	Bishop of Marsi, Italy
	38.7	Appointed	Pietro Valerio Martorelli †	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	53.1	Appointed	Angelo Maria Porfiri (Porfirius) †	Bishop of Alife, Italy
	52.6	Appointed	Nicolaus Ventriglia †	Bishop of Acerno, Italy
7 Mar		Born	José Francisco Losada Quiroga †		Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
8 Mar		Born	Honuphrius del Tufo †		Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
11 Mar	38.7	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Valerio Martorelli †	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
11 Mar	53.1	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Maria Porfiri (Porfirius) †	Bishop of Alife, Italy
14 Mar	61.2	Appointed	Bonaventure Joseph Giffard †	Vicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain
14 Mar		Born	Dionigi Latomo Massa †		Bishop of Alessano, Italy
18 Mar	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Gerolamo Archinto †	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
18 Mar	37.4	Ordained Bishop	François-Elie de Voyer de Paulmy d’Argenson †	Bishop of Dol, France	Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
22 Mar	43.2	Died	Giuseppe Maria Pignatelli, C.R. †	Bishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy
24 Mar	25.3	Ordained Deacon	Carlo Filippo Incontri †	Deacon	Bishop of Arezzo, Italy
25 Mar	49.2	Ordained Bishop	Alexandre de Chevriers de Saint-Mauris †	Bishop of Saintes, France
26 Mar	33.6	Ordained Priest	Johann Matthias von Eyss †	Priest of Trier, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
28 Mar	57.2	Died	Johann Brunetti †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
29 Mar	32.3	Selected	Georgius Patachich de Zajezda †	Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
Apr		Died	Mátyás Ignác Radonay †	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
1 Apr	65.7	Died	Stjepan Seliščević †	Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
3 Apr		Born	Juan Tomás de Boxadors y Sureda de San Martín, O.P. †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto
4 Apr		Born	Carlo Mineo †		Bishop of Patti, Italy
7 Apr	25.3	Ordained Priest	Carlo Filippo Incontri †	Priest	Bishop of Arezzo, Italy
7 Apr	40.2	Ordained Priest	Bartolomeo Massei †	Priest	Cardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
9 Apr	70.6	Died	Ignacio de Urbina, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
15 Apr	47.9	Ordained Bishop	George Witham †	Titular Bishop of Marcopolis	Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain
18 Apr	88.2	Died	Francesco Liberati †	Titular Archbishop of Ephesus
19 Apr	50.8	Selected	Wilhelm Franz Johann Bertrand von Nesselrode †	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
23 Apr	39.2	Appointed	Vincenzo Capece †	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
	44.4	Appointed	Niccolò Caracciolo †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
		Born	Gianbattista Colombini, O.F.M. Conv. †		Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
	48.2	Appointed	Andrea Sarnelli †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
	55.3	Appointed	Francisco Zapata Vera y Morales †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
27 Apr	34.4	Selected	Márton Brajkovićs †	Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
28 Apr		Born	Louis-Jacques d’Audibert de Lussan †		Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
29 Apr	39.2	Ordained Bishop	Vincenzo Capece †	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
30 Apr		Born	Giovan Filippo Leonardo Vitetta †		Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy
May	51.3	Resigned	François de Caillebot de La Salle †	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
May	67.5	Died	Godefroid-Udalric de La Margelle †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
1 May	60.6	Died	Giuseppe Catalini †	Bishop of Larino, Italy
5 May		Born	Martin du Bellay †		Bishop Emeritus of Fréjus, France
6 May		Born	José de Bragança †		Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
12 May		Born	Juan Portugal de la Puebla †		Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
13 May		Born	Isidoro Marín Bullón y Figueroa †		Bishop of Nicaragua
13 May	84.2	Died	Daniele Scoppa, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Nola, Italy
14 May	56.9	Confirmed	Étienne de Champflour †	Bishop of La Rochelle, France
	59.3	Appointed	Giuseppe Antonio Maria Favini, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia
	32.1	Confirmed	Kaspas Ignaz von Künigl zu Ehrenburg †	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
	48.0	Appointed	Gian Andrea Moscarelli †	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
	42.2	Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Ruggiero †	Bishop of Vieste, Italy
20 May	59.3	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Antonio Maria Favini, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia
	48.1	Ordained Bishop	Gian Andrea Moscarelli †	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
	42.2	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Antonio Ruggiero †	Bishop of Vieste, Italy
21 May		Born	Felix de Paù †		Bishop of Tropea, Italy
25 May	79.7	Died	François Amédée Milliet de Challes †	Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
28 May		Born	Antonio Francesco de Plato †		Bishop of Tricarico, Italy
Jun	39.5	Resigned	Bernardino Guinigi †	Apostolic Internuncio to Germany	Archbishop of Lucca, Italy
2 Jun	24.9	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Silvio Nicola †	Priest	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
	74.6	Ordained Deacon	Niccolò Piccolomini †	Deacon	Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica
	22.1	Ordained Deacon	Elias Daniel von Sommerfeld †	Deacon of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
4 Jun	40.4	Appointed	Franz Engelbert Barbo von Waxenstein †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
	40.4	Appointed	Franz Engelbert Barbo von Waxenstein †	Titular Bishop of Dara	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
	49.2	Appointed	Franz Julian von Braida †	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
	49.2	Appointed	Franz Julian von Braida †	Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
	44.4	Appointed	Antonio Maria Brancaccio, C.R. †	Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
	41.3	Appointed	Pedro Francisco Levanto Vivaldo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
	41.3	Appointed	Pedro Francisco Levanto Vivaldo †	Titular Bishop of Lacedaemonia	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
	62.0	Appointed	Vincenzo Lupi, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Stagno (Ston), Croatia
	40.2	Resigned	Giulio Piazza †	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland	Cardinal, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Faenza, Italy
10 Jun	57.0	Ordained Bishop	Étienne de Champflour †	Bishop of La Rochelle, France
13 Jun	78.8	Died	Stephan Weinberger †	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
15 Jun		Born	José Dantas Barbosa †		Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
17 Jun	44.4	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Maria Brancaccio, C.R. †	Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
17 Jun	62.1	Ordained Bishop	Vincenzo Lupi, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Stagno (Ston), Croatia
24 Jun	44.6	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Maria Carlini, O.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Corinthus
24 Jun	32.2	Ordained Bishop	Kaspas Ignaz von Künigl zu Ehrenburg †	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
25 Jun	62.8	Appointed	Gregorio Compagni, O.P. †	Bishop of Larino, Italy
	30.6	Appointed	Imre Csáky †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
	60.4	Confirmed	István Dolny †	Bishop of Csanád, Hungary
28 Jun	35.8	Selected	Benedictus Bedekovich †	Bishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia
29 Jun		Born	Manuel José Rubio y Salinas †		Archbishop of México, Federal District

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