The Year of Our Lord 1709

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	James Brady †		Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
		Born	Thomas Burke (de Burgo), O.P. †		Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
	53.6	Resigned	Michelangelo dei Conti †	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Born	Antoine de Lastic †		Bishop Emeritus of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges, France
		Appointed	Jesu-Yab †	Bishop of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean), Iran
		Ordained Bishop	Jesu-Yab †	Bishop of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean), Iran
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Petrus Miserscia †	Priest	Archbishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
		Born	James O’Fallon †		Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
		Born	Gioacchino Maria Pontalti, O. Carm. †		Bishop Emeritus of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
		Born	Joseph-Antoine-Jacques Richier de Cérisy †		Bishop of Lombez, France
	61.0	Died	Michael Rossiter †	Bishop of Ferns, Ireland
	38.0	Appointed	Pedro Solerá Montoya †	Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
	69.0	Died	Mikołaj Stanisław Święcicki †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
		Born	Antonio Vigliarolo †		Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
Jan	60.0	Died	Stanislaw Franciszek Biegański, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Bacău, Romania
	66.4	Died	Giovanni Battista Sanudo †	Bishop of Treviso, Italy
	27.0	Ordained Priest	Lavrentij Druckyj Sokolynskyj, O.S.B.M. †	Priest	Bishop of Smoleńsk (Ukrainian), Poland
5 Jan	60.2	Died	Giuseppe Placido De Pace †	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy
11 Jan	69.7	Died	Leandro Colloredo, C.O. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
17 Jan		Born	Giovanni Ottavio Bufalini †		Cardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
19 Jan	48.0	Died	Bernard-François de Poudenx de Castillon †	Bishop of Marseille, France
20 Jan	49.3	Ordained Bishop	Anton Ignaz Müntzer †	Titular Bishop of Madaurus	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
20 Jan	61.2	Ordained Bishop	Francisco a São Agostinho, T.O.R. †	Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
23 Jan	69.5	Died	Nicola Cirillo †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy
24 Jan		Appointed	Luca Natale †	Bishop of Beograd {Belgrade}, Serbia
25 Jan	57.8	Appointed	Fabrizio Paolucci †	Pro-Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary	Cardinal, Secretary of State
27 Jan	25.0	Ordained Priest	Vincenzo Maria d’Aragona, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
28 Jan	43.2	Appointed	Francesco Acquaviva d’Aragona †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	61.0	Appointed	Wojciech Ignacy Bardziński †	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
	61.0	Appointed	Wojciech Ignacy Bardziński †	Titular Bishop of Sarepta	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
	53.7	Appointed	Michelangelo dei Conti †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Osimo, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
29 Jan	45.3	Appointed	Tommaso Ruffo †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ferrara, Italy
Feb	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Rodrigo Marín y Rubio †	Bishop of Segorbe, Spain	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
Feb	78.0	Died	Giuseppe Pianetti †	Bishop of Todi, Italy
2 Feb	52.4	Ordained Bishop	Claude Visdelou, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Claudiopolis in Isauria	Vicar Apostolic of Kweichow [Guizhou], China
3 Feb		Born	Jerolim Blaž Bonačić †		Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
3 Feb	50.2	Ordained Deacon	Camillo Spreti †	Deacon	Bishop of Cervia, Italy
6 Feb		Born	Donato Maria Arcangeli †		Bishop of Pescia, Italy
10 Feb	50.2	Ordained Priest	Camillo Spreti †	Priest	Bishop of Cervia, Italy
12 Feb		Born	Giacomo Maria de Tarsia, O.M. †		Bishop of Martirano (Martoranum), Italy
14 Feb	75.1	Died	Andrés González, O.P. †	Bishop of Nueva Caceres, Philippines
17 Feb		Born	Nicola Ferri †		Bishop of Satriano e Campagna, Italy
17 Feb	63.0	Died	Konstantyn Józef Zieliński †	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
23 Feb	24.5	Ordained Priest	Johann Hugo von Gäertz †	Priest of Trier, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
25 Feb		Born	Joseph-Nicolas de Montenach †		Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
25 Feb	54.8	Ordained Bishop	Marcelino Siuri Navarro †	Bishop of Orense, Spain	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
2 Mar		Born	Charles-François de Pélissier de Saint-Ferréol †		Bishop Emeritus of Vaison, France
10 Mar		Born	Nicolò Cicirelli †		Bishop of Gravina (di Puglia), Italy
	58.1	Ordained Bishop	Manoel da Silva Frances †	Titular Bishop of Thagaste	Auxiliary Bishop of Western Lisboa, Portugal
	56.0	Died	Vidal Marín Fernández †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain
		Ordained Bishop	Pedro Gregorio Padilla †	Bishop of Barbastro, Spain	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
19 Mar	34.3	Ordained Deacon	Girolamo Grimaldi †	Deacon	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina
20 Mar	63.2	Died	Alvaro Benavente, O.E.S.A. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kiam-Si {Kiangsi}, China
5 Apr	38.3	Selected	Henri-François-Xavier de Belzunce de Castelmoron †	Bishop of Marseille, France
6 Apr	54.6	Appointed	Agostino Steffani †	Vicar Apostolic of Upper and Lower Saxony (Hanover, Northern Germany), Germany
7 Apr	34.3	Ordained Priest	Girolamo Grimaldi †	Priest	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina
10 Apr	43.3	Resigned	Antonfelice Zondadari †	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede
12 Apr	67.8	Died	Jaroslav František Ignác von Sternberg (Šternberka) †	Bishop of Litoměřice, Czechia
14 Apr	46.6	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Baistrocchi, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Anastasiopolis	Vicar Apostolic of Great Mogul (Mughals), India
15 Apr	48.0	Appointed	Giovanni Vincenzo Castelli, O.P. †	Archbishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia	Bishop of Urbania e Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
	58.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Ulisse Giuseppe Gozzadini †	Cardinal, Bishop of Imola, Italy
	46.3	Appointed	Francesco Saverio Guicciardi †	Bishop of Narni, Italy	Bishop of Cesena, Italy
	49.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Antonio Francesco Sanvitale †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Archbishop of Urbino, Italy
	50.4	Appointed	Camillo Spreti †	Bishop of Cervia, Italy
	41.7	Appointed	Vincenzo Vecchiarelli †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
17 Apr	90.5	Died	Lorenzo Fabri, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy
20 Apr	45.5	Succeeded	Franz Anton von Harrach zu Rorau †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
20 Apr	65.7	Died	Johann Ernst von Thun †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
24 Apr	57.8	Died	Michele Petirro †	Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
25 Apr	59.3	Died	Domingos Barata, O.SS.T. †	Bishop of Portalegre, Portugal
26 Apr	27.2	Selected	Charles-François des Monstiers de Mérinville †	Coadjutor Bishop of Chartres, France	Bishop
30 Apr	63.3	Died	Bernard (Bertrand) de Sénaux †	Bishop of Autun, France
4 May	48.0	Resigned	Giovanni Vincenzo Castelli, O.P. †	Archbishop-Elect of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia	Bishop of Urbania e Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
6 May	67.5	Appointed	Antonio Antonelli †	Bishop of Urbania e Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
	40.3	Confirmed	Manuel González y Virtus †	Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina
	40.9	Appointed	Alessandro Felice (Pietro Martire) Mercanti, O.P. †	Archbishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
	57.4	Appointed	Francesco Parchich (Parcic), O.P. †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
	49.2	Appointed	Antonio Francesco Sanvitale †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Urbino, Italy
	71.3	Appointed	Domenico de Zaoli (Zaulis) †	Titular Archbishop of Teodosia	Bishop Emeritus of Veroli, Italy
8 May	65.3	Died	Deodat Nersesowicz †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine
9 May	24.2	Ordained Priest	Amand von Buseck, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Fulda, Germany
9 May	51.0	Died	Pedro Lázaro y Terrer, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Ugento, Italy
10 May		Born	Francisco Alejandro Bocanegra Jivaja †		Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
18 May		Appointed	Charles Andrault de Maulevrier de Langeron †	Bishop of Autun, France	Bishop Emeritus
21 May	46.4	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Saverio Guicciardi †	Bishop of Narni, Italy	Bishop of Cesena, Italy
25 May	23.0	Ordained Priest	Johann Christoph von Crass †	Priest of Paderborn, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
	22.9	Ordained Priest	Gerolamo Fonda †	Priest	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
	33.8	Ordained Deacon	Joachim Henryk Przebendowski †	Deacon	Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
	29.3	Ordained Priest	Thomas John Francis de Strickland de Sizorghe †	Priest	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
26 May	61.4	Died	Baldassare Cenci (Sr.) †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Fermo, Italy
26 May		Born	Jan Szemiot †		Titular Bishop of Loryma
27 May	45.6	Installed	Franz Anton von Harrach zu Rorau †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
27 May	28.4	Selected	Adamus Benedictus Ratkaj (Ratkay) †	Bishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia
8 Jun		Born	Paolo Da Ponte, O.C.D. †		Bishop of Torcello (Turris), Italy
9 Jun		Born	François de Fitz-James †		Bishop of Soissons, France
	40.2	Ordained Bishop	Philipp Carl von Fürstenberg †	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
	92.5	Died	Gilles de La Baume le Blanc de la Valière †	Bishop Emeritus of Nantes, France
11 Jun	51.8	Died	Marcello d’Aste †	Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Germany
15 Jun		Born	Filippo Mazzetti †		Bishop of Fossano, Italy
16 Jun	55.4	Selected	Ambrose O’Connor, O.P. †	Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers
16 Jun	46.4	Selected	John Verdon †	Bishop of Ferns, Ireland
19 Jun	48.1	Appointed	Giovanni Vincenzo Castelli, O.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis	Bishop of Urbania e Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
	48.6	Resigned	Francesco Maria de’ Medici †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica
	58.6	Installed	Ulisse Giuseppe Gozzadini †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme	Cardinal, Bishop of Imola, Italy
	53.1	Appointed	Giovanni Manola †	Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia
	66.4	Appointed	Carlo Palma †	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy
20 Jun		Appointed	Grgur Jugović, O.S.B.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Valachia (Križevci), Croatia
20 Jun		Appointed	Grgur Jugović, O.S.B.M. †	Titular Bishop of Plataea	Vicar Apostolic of Valachia (Križevci), Croatia
23 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Grgur Jugović, O.S.B.M. †	Titular Bishop of Plataea	Vicar Apostolic of Valachia (Križevci), Croatia
23 Jun	66.4	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Palma †	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy
24 Jun		Born	Jean-Baptiste-Amédée de Grégoire de Saint-Sauveur †		Bishop of Bazas, France
30 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Luca Natale †	Bishop of Beograd {Belgrade}, Serbia

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