The Year of Our Lord 1716

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Elias al Gemayel †	Bishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)
		Born	François-Tristan de Cambon †		Bishop of Mirepoix, France
		Appointed	Joachim Ciechanowiecki, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Pińsk-Turaŭ (Ukrainian), Belarus
	16.3	Professed	Giacomo Costa, C.R. †	Member of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Bishop of Belluno, Italy
		Born	Giovanni Battista Crispi †		Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
	33.0	Appointed	Florian Franciszek Hrebnicki, O.S.B.M. †	Archbishop of Polotsk (Połock)-Vitebsk (Ukrainian), Belarus	Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
		Died	Porfiriusz Piotr Kulczycki †	Bishop of Pińsk-Turaŭ (Ukrainian), Belarus
	39.0	Ordained Bishop	Basilio Matranga, O.S.B.I. †	Titular Bishop of Dionysias	Archbishop of Achrida (Ochrida), Bulgaria
	73.7	Died	Domenico Morelli †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Juan de Necolalde †	Bishop of Concepción, Chile	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
	69.0	Resigned	Patrick O’Donnelly †	Bishop of Dromore, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Philip Phillips †		Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland
	41.0	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Sanz de la Vega y Landaverde, O. de M. †	Bishop of Cebu, Philippines
	72.7	Appointed	Fabrizio Spada †	Secretary of the Congregation for Universal Inquisition	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	62.0	Died	Melchior Tasbasian †	Archbishop of Mardin (Armenian), Turkey	Bishop
	42.0	Appointed	Ernst August von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
Jan	45.1	Died	Georgius Patachich de Zajezda †	Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
9 Jan	88.0	Died	Georges Khirallah Estefan †	Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon
13 Jan	61.8	Appointed	Gabriel de Arregui y Gutiérrez, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Cuzco, Peru
	40.2	Appointed	Lodovico Maria Pandolfini †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy
	59.0	Appointed	Pietro Giovanni Battista Puccini †	Bishop of Cortona, Italy
	55.8	Appointed	Andreas Riggio †	Titular Patriarch of Constantinople	Bishop of Catania, Italy
	40.0	Appointed	João de Sousa de Castelo-Branco †	Bishop of Elvas, Portugal
14 Jan		Born	Dionys von Rost †		Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
18 Jan		Born	Ádám Patačić de Zajezda †		Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
19 Jan	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Antonio María Casiani, O.S.Bas. †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
	36.1	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Philip Wallrad d’Hénin-Létard d’Alsace-Boussut de Chimay †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Pedro de Fajardo (Guajardo), O.SS.T. †	Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Juan Gómez de Neva y Frías †	Bishop of Popayán, Colombia	Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
21 Jan	56.0	Selected	Léon de Beaumont †	Bishop of Saintes, France
21 Jan	50.5	Selected	Denis-François Bouthillier de Chavigny †	Archbishop of Sens, France
22 Jan		Born	Giovanni Battista Orsi †		Bishop of Fano, Italy
23 Jan	80.0	Died	Dominique d’Esclaux de Mesplez (Messelez) †	Bishop of Lescar, France
24 Jan	57.0	Died	João Ribeiro, S.J. †	Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India
26 Jan	59.0	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Giovanni Battista Puccini †	Bishop of Cortona, Italy
27 Jan	33.0	Ordained Bishop	Siméon VII Awad †	Bishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
27 Jan	56.5	Selected	Joseph-Emmanuel de la Trémoille †	Bishop of Bayeux, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Cambrai, France
2 Feb		Born	François de Révol †		Bishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
5 Feb		Born	Jean de la Croix de Castries-Mairargues †		Bishop of Vabres, France
	57.2	Installed	Niccolò Caracciolo †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
	48.8	Installed	Carlo Maria Marini †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata
	70.4	Installed	Ferdinando Nuzzi †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana	Cardinal, Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
	57.1	Installed	Giambattista Patrizi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati
	50.0	Appointed	Tomás José Ruiz Montes †	Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
	60.3	Installed	Bernardino Scotti †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio
	40.3	Appointed	Giovanni Soffietti, C.R.M. †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy	Bishop of Adria, Italy
9 Feb	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Tomás José Ruiz Montes †	Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
9 Feb	40.3	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Soffietti, C.R.M. †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy	Bishop of Adria, Italy
16 Feb	16.0	Professed	Angelo Longo, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Teano, Italy
20 Feb	51.5	Selected	Franz Ludwig am Rhein zu Neuburg †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany	Archbishop-Elect of Mainz, Germany
24 Feb	59.1	Died	Guillaume Tual †	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
25 Feb	86.1	Died	Paul-Louis-Philippe de Lézay de Lusignan †	Bishop of Rodez, France
25 Feb	22.9	Ordained Priest	Bartolomeo Antonio Passi †	Priest of Trento, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop
26 Feb	91.1	Died	François de Barthélemy de Gramont de Lanta †	Bishop of Saint-Papoul, France
2 Mar	51.2	Selected	Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet †	Bishop of Troyes, France	Bishop Emeritus
	72.1	Died	Giovanni Fontana †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy
	65.1	Selected	Martin de La Cassagne †	Bishop of Lescar, France
3 Mar	64.0	Died	Andrés Orueta Barasorda †	Bishop of Valladolid, Spain
7 Mar	25.1	Ordained Deacon	Emmanuel Caranza †	Deacon	Bishop of Syros (e Milos), Greece
7 Mar	29.0	Ordained Deacon	Johann Gottfried Groß von Trockau †	Deacon of Eichstätt, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
8 Mar	40.4	Ordained Bishop	Lodovico Maria Pandolfini †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy
9 Mar	24.4	Ordained Deacon	Richard Challoner †	Deacon of London District, England, Great Britain	Vicar Apostolic
9 Mar	42.3	Installed	Antonio Monroy y Meneses, O. de M. †	Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
14 Mar	33.2	Ordained Bishop	Florian Franciszek Hrebnicki, O.S.B.M. †	Archbishop of Polotsk (Połock)-Vitebsk (Ukrainian), Belarus	Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
15 Mar	62.2	Died	François d’Argouges †	Bishop of Vannes, France
	71.3	Died	Franz Ferdinand von Rummel †	Bishop of Wien, Austria
	40.1	Ordained Bishop	João de Sousa de Castelo-Branco †	Bishop of Elvas, Portugal
18 Mar	52.2	Appointed	Thomas (a Sestri) Bottaro, O.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viet Nam	Vicar Apostolic
18 Mar	52.2	Appointed	Thomas (a Sestri) Bottaro, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Nyssa	Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viet Nam
19 Mar		Born	Michel Conseil †		Bishop of Chambéry, France
20 Mar		Born	Joaquín Antonio Sánchez Ferragudo †		Bishop of Lérida, Spain
22 Mar	50.7	Ordained Deacon	Alessandro Francesco Codebò †	Deacon	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy
	40.2	Ordained Bishop	Sebastião de Andrade Peçanha †	Archbishop of Goa, India	Archbishop Emeritus
	13.3	Converted	Moritz Adolf Karl von Sachsen-Zeitz (Saský) †	Bishop of Litoměřice, Czechia
	47.6	Ordained Bishop	Hendrik Jozef van Susteren †	Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
26 Mar	15.6	Selected	Clemens August Maria von Bayern †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
27 Mar		Born	Nicolò Antonio Spínola, O.M. †		Titular Archbishop of Naupactus
28 Mar	22.3	Ordained Deacon	Giovanni Calebotta †	Deacon	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
	25.2	Ordained Priest	Emmanuel Caranza †	Priest	Bishop of Syros (e Milos), Greece
	24.4	Ordained Priest	Richard Challoner †	Priest of London District, England, Great Britain	Vicar Apostolic
	50.7	Ordained Priest	Alessandro Francesco Codebò †	Priest	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy
	23.0	Ordained Deacon	Aleksander Działyński †	Deacon	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
	22.9	Ordained Priest	Júlio Francisco de Oliveira, C.O. †	Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
30 Mar	49.4	Appointed	Diego Astorga y Céspedes †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
	61.0	Appointed	Raimundo Caballero, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)	Bishop-Elect
	73.7	Installed	Innico Caracciolo (Jr.) †	Cardinal-Priest of San Tommaso in Parione	Cardinal, Bishop of Aversa, Italy
	47.2	Confirmed	Jean-Louis du Bouchet de Sourches †	Bishop of Dol, France
	51.8	Appointed	Johann Baptist Gegg †	Auxiliary Bishop of Worms, Germany
	51.8	Appointed	Johann Baptist Gegg †	Titular Bishop of Trapezopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Worms, Germany
	29.2	Appointed	Simone Gritti †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro	Bishop Emeritus of Acquapendente, Italy
	43.3	Appointed	Dionisio Francisco Mellado Eguíluz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
	43.3	Appointed	Dionisio Francisco Mellado Eguíluz †	Titular Bishop of Lares	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
	70.5	Appointed	Ferdinando Nuzzi †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Orvieto, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop
	39.0	Appointed	Agostino Spínola, C.R.S. †	Bishop of Ajaccio, France	Bishop of Savona, Italy
	64.2	Appointed	Jean Vidovich †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
3 Apr	59.2	Appointed	György (Hennadiy) Bizánczy (Bizantsiy) †	Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Armenia	Vicar Apostolic of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
	59.2	Confirmed	György (Hennadiy) Bizánczy (Bizantsiy) †	Vicar Apostolic of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
	71.2	Appointed	Juan a Santa Cruz, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viet Nam
	71.2	Appointed	Juan a Santa Cruz, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Hemeria (Himeria)	Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viet Nam
5 Apr	39.0	Ordained Bishop	Agostino Spínola, C.R.S. †	Bishop of Ajaccio, France	Bishop of Savona, Italy
6 Apr	60.8	Appointed	George Witham †	Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain
8 Apr		Born	Gaspare Barletta †		Bishop of Venosa, Italy
11 Apr	24.1	Ordained Priest	Filippo Coscia †	Priest	Titular Bishop of Targa
	26.4	Ordained Priest	Gaetano Calvani †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Bertinoro, Italy
	29.1	Ordained Priest	Johann Gottfried Groß von Trockau †	Priest of Eichstätt, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
	23.9	Ordained Priest	Gregorio de Molleda y Clerque †	Priest	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
16 Apr	39.8	Selected	Sigismund von Kollonitsch †	Bishop of Wien, Austria	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
16 Apr	59.2	Selected	Wilhelm von Leslie †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary	Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
19 Apr	68.2	Died	Pedro Aguado, C.R.M. †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
	60.4	Selected	João de Brito e Vasconcelos †	Bishop of Angra, Portugal
	29.2	Ordained Bishop	Simone Gritti †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro	Bishop Emeritus of Acquapendente, Italy
	64.2	Ordained Bishop	Jean Vidovich †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
24 Apr	45.5	Selected	Petrus Bakich de Lach †	Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
24 Apr	21.3	Ordained Priest	Pedro Agustín Morell de Santa Cruz y Lora †	Priest of Santiago de Cuba	Bishop
25 Apr	70.2	Died	Peter Anton Gaus von Homberg †	Bishop of Pedena, Austria
	33.0	Succeeded	Georg Xaver Marotti †	Bishop of Pedena, Austria
		Born	Antonio Puoti †		Archbishop of Amalfi, Italy
27 Apr		Born	Bartolomeo Bitozzi †		Bishop of Ripatransone, Italy
May	55.4	Died	Orazio Maria Panciatichi †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy
3 May	62.3	Died	Giovanni Battista Capilupi †	Bishop of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy
3 May	60.1	Died	Rogerius Giacobetti †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
18 May	30.9	Selected	Gabriel-Florent de Choiseul-Beaupré †	Bishop of Saint-Papoul, France	Bishop of Mende, France
18 May	42.3	Selected	Jean-Armand de La Voue de Tourouvre †	Bishop of Rodez, France
19 May	15.7	Confirmed	Clemens August Maria von Bayern †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
Jun	81.0	Died	Ludovico Masdoni †	Bishop of Modena, Italy
1 Jun		Born	Hermann Hannibal von Blümegen †		Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czechia
1 Jun	29.7	Ordained Deacon	Francesco Riccardo Ferniani †	Deacon	Bishop of Perugia, Italy
4 Jun		Born	Philipp Gotthard von Schaffgotsch †		Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
6 Jun	30.3	Ordained Priest	Antonio Maturi, O.F.M. Ref. †	Priest of Order of Reformed Friars Minor	Bishop of Syros (e Milos), Greece
7 Jun	24.1	Ordained Deacon	Francisco de São Tiago, O.F.M. Obs. †	Deacon of Order of Observant Friars Minor	Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
8 Jun	33.8	Appointed	Annibale Albani †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	70.2	Appointed	Marco Battista Battaglini †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy
	50.9	Appointed	Alessandro Francesco Codebò †	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy
	53.0	Appointed	Barnaba Giovanni Battista Fedele, O.P. †	Bishop of Ispahan, Iran
	70.5	Appointed	Nicola Grimaldi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana
	56.9	Confirmed	Joseph-Emmanuel de la Trémoille †	Bishop of Bayeux, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Cambrai, France
	54.0	Appointed	José Pereira de Lacerda †	Cardinal, Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
	58.3	Appointed	João de Souza e Carvalho †	Bishop of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
	57.3	Installed	Niccolò Spínola †	Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo
14 Jun	49.6	Ordained Bishop	Diego Astorga y Céspedes †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
14 Jun	24.1	Ordained Priest	Francisco de São Tiago, O.F.M. Obs. †	Priest of Order of Observant Friars Minor	Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
22 Jun	63.8	Died	Joseph Antoine Muscella, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
24 Jun	74.4	Died	François-Clément de Poudenx †	Bishop of Tarbes, France
26 Jun		Born	Charles Nicolas Alexandre d’Oultremont †		Bishop of Liège, Belgium
29 Jun		Born	Pierre-Paul du Queylar (Caylar) †		Bishop Emeritus of Digne, France

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