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The Year of Our Lord 1718

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January to June

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown27.5Ordained PriestFrançois de Baglion de la Salle †PriestBishop of Arras, France
48.0ResignedPhilippus Bavestrelli †Vicar Apostolic of Smirne, TurkeyBishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
15.3ProfessedGennaro Carmignani, C.R. †Member of Congregation of Clerics RegularBishop of Gaeta, Italy
60.0DiedPedro Díaz de Durana †Bishop-Elect of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)
BornJean-Baptiste-Joseph de Fontanges †Bishop of Lavaur, France
21.0EnteredPhilippe d’Huberland, S.J. †Member of Society of JesusPrefect Emeritus of French Guiana-Cayenne, Antilles
78.0DiedDiego Ladrón de Guevara †Bishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
23.8Ordained PriestValentín Moran Menéndez, O. de M. †Priest of Order of Our Lady of MercyBishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
AppointedJosé Pereto Ricarte, O. de M. †Master General of Order of Our Lady of MercyBishop of Almería, Spain
17.0EnteredLaurence Richardson, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Kilmore, Ireland
BornBernardo de São Caetano, O.S.A. †Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, India
Jan68.0DiedGiovanni Innocenzo Carussio †Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
71.0DiedDiego Serafino Posulo (Pozuli), O.P. †Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy
2 Jan54.5Ordained BishopGiuseppe Falconio †Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli, Italy
40.1Ordained BishopGiovanni Saverio Lioni †Bishop of Isernia, ItalyBishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
44.7Ordained BishopFranjo Vernić †Bishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia
63.9Ordained BishopDomenico Votta †Bishop of Isola, Italy
3 Jan40.5SelectedManoel Sanches Galvão †Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, India
4 Jan35.4SelectedMihály Frigyes Althan †Cardinal, Bishop of Vác, Hungary
5 Jan61.0SelectedWilhelm von Leslie †Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
9 JanBornManoel da Ressurreição, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
10 Jan42.9AppointedDomenico Antonio Cirillo †Bishop of Carinola (Calina), ItalyBishop of Teano, Italy
38.8AppointedDomenico Maria de Liguori (Liguoro), C.R. †Bishop of Lucera, ItalyBishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy
55.3AppointedGabriele de Marchis (Marchi) †Bishop of Sora, Italy
57.9AppointedGiovanni Giannelli †Bishop of Alessano, Italy
47.0AppointedAlessandro Maria Litta †Bishop of Cremona, ItalyBishop Emeritus
60.5AppointedGennaro Mattei, O.M. †Bishop of Nicotera, Italy
54.8AppointedPietro Giacomo Pichi †Bishop of Città Ducale, Italy
42.8AppointedDomenico Potenza †Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy
30.0AppointedAlejo Fernando de Rojas y Acevedo †Bishop of Santiago de ChileBishop of La Paz, Bolivia
57.2AppointedGiovanni Michele Teroni, B. †Bishop of Venosa, Italy
59.0AppointedFernando de Valdivia y Mendoza, O.A.R. †Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
71.0AppointedDomingo de Valencia †Bishop of Nueva Caceres, PhilippinesBishop-Elect
13 JanBornDonato Antonio Giannelli †Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy
16 Jan42.9Ordained BishopDomenico Antonio Cirillo †Bishop of Carinola (Calina), ItalyBishop of Teano, Italy
38.9Ordained BishopDomenico Maria de Liguori (Liguoro), C.R. †Bishop of Lucera, ItalyBishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy
55.3Ordained BishopGabriele de Marchis (Marchi) †Bishop of Sora, Italy
57.9Ordained BishopGiovanni Giannelli †Bishop of Alessano, Italy
60.5Ordained BishopGennaro Mattei, O.M. †Bishop of Nicotera, Italy
54.8Ordained BishopPietro Giacomo Pichi †Bishop of Città Ducale, Italy
42.8Ordained BishopDomenico Potenza †Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy
57.2Ordained BishopGiovanni Michele Teroni, B. †Bishop of Venosa, Italy
17 Jan42.3DiedGiacomo Caracciolo †Apostolic Nuncio
23 Jan47.0Ordained BishopAlessandro Maria Litta †Bishop of Cremona, ItalyBishop Emeritus
50.2Ordained BishopGaetano Stampa †Titular Archbishop of ChalcedonCardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
24 Jan54.7AppointedGioacchino Francesco Caprini (Carpi) †Bishop of Bitetto, Italy
44.0AppointedGiovanni Battista Costantino †Bishop of Castro di Puglia, Italy
67.9InstalledFrancisco del Rincón, O.M. †Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
69.3AppointedDomenico Galisi †Bishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
58.7AppointedGiuseppe Grisconi †Bishop of Vieste, Italy
55.1AppointedFrancesco Saverio Guicciardi †Bishop of Cesena, Italy
59.0AppointedDomenico Antonio Menafra †Bishop of Acerno, Italy
47.6AppointedGennaro Scalea †Bishop of Lacedonia, ItalyBishop of San Severo, Italy
38.1AppointedNicola Terzago †Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), ItalyBishop of Narni, Italy
38.1AppointedNicola Terzago †Titular Bishop of SamariaBishop of Narni, Italy
53.8AppointedLuca Trapani †Bishop of Tricarico, Italy
30 Jan69.3Ordained BishopDomenico Galisi †Bishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
58.7Ordained BishopGiuseppe Grisconi †Bishop of Vieste, Italy
47.6Ordained BishopGennaro Scalea †Bishop of Lacedonia, ItalyBishop of San Severo, Italy
38.1Ordained BishopNicola Terzago †Titular Bishop of SamariaBishop of Narni, Italy
Feb70.3DiedGiulio Marzi †Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
6 Feb54.7Ordained BishopGioacchino Francesco Caprini (Carpi) †Bishop of Bitetto, Italy
44.0Ordained BishopGiovanni Battista Costantino †Bishop of Castro di Puglia, Italy
59.0Ordained BishopDomenico Antonio Menafra †Bishop of Acerno, Italy
9 Feb60.1DiedPedro Magaña, O.S.B. †Bishop of Solsona, Spain
AppointedAndrés Quiles Galindo, O.F.M. †Bishop of Nicaragua
11 Feb62.0AppointedMarco Antonio Attaffi †Bishop of Squillace, Italy
51.0AppointedGianmaria Capecelatro, C.R.S. †Bishop of Ischia, Italy
51.1AppointedBernardo Cavalieri, C.R. †Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
36.7AppointedCamillo Cibo (Cybo) †Titular Patriarch of ConstantinopleCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli
53.8AppointedNiccolò di Domenico †Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
55.2AppointedGiuseppe del Pozzo †Bishop of Teano, Italy
46.5AppointedGioacchino Maria Oldi, O. Carm. †Bishop of Narni, ItalyBishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
50.1ConfirmedAntónio Paes Godinho †Bishop of Nanking [Nanjing], ChinaBishop Emeritus
38.0AppointedHyacinth Petit, O. Carm. †Vicar Apostolic of Nordic Missions, Germany
38.0AppointedHyacinth Petit, O. Carm. †Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, GermanyVicar Apostolic of Nordic Missions, Germany
38.0AppointedHyacinth Petit, O. Carm. †Titular Bishop of Heliopolis in AugustamnicaVicar Apostolic of Nordic Missions, Germany
12 Feb60.1ConfirmedEdmund Kelly †Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland
13 Feb51.9Ordained BishopCarlos Alamán Ferrer †Bishop of Barbastro, Spain
51.0Ordained BishopGianmaria Capecelatro, C.R.S. †Bishop of Ischia, Italy
51.1Ordained BishopBernardo Cavalieri, C.R. †Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
53.8Ordained BishopNiccolò di Domenico †Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
46.5Ordained BishopGioacchino Maria Oldi, O. Carm. †Bishop of Narni, ItalyBishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
38.0Ordained BishopHyacinth Petit, O. Carm. †Titular Bishop of Heliopolis in AugustamnicaVicar Apostolic of Nordic Missions, Germany
61.1Ordained BishopSalvador Rodríguez Castelblanco, T.O.R. †Bishop of Orihuela, Spain
14 Feb48.9DiedPhilipp Carl von Fürstenberg †Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
18 Feb51.1DiedMichal Tarnawski, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Smoleńsk (Ukrainian), Russian Federation
24 Feb36.8Ordained BishopCamillo Cibo (Cybo) †Titular Patriarch of ConstantinopleCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli
25 Feb72.3DiedDiego Montero del Aguila †Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
27 Feb45.9Ordained PriestAndrés de Orbe y Larreátegui †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
55.2Ordained BishopGiuseppe del Pozzo †Bishop of Teano, Italy
1 MarBornClemente Maria (Vincent) Bardini, O.S.B. †Bishop of Acquapendente, Italy
2 Mar78.1DiedLuc d’Acquin †Bishop Emeritus of Fréjus, France
3 MarBornJosé Maria Sisto y Britto, C.R. †Bishop of Sora, Italy
6 MarBornAnton de Révay †Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
26.5Ordained PriestBartolomé Rull, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Priest of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of JerusalemBishop of Malta
11 Mar38.7SelectedLeopold Anton Eleutherius von Firmian †Bishop of Lavant, SloveniaArchbishop of Salzburg, Austria
12 Mar23.5Ordained PriestZsigmond József Berényi †PriestBishop of Pécs, Hungary
23.0Ordained PriestCarlo Francesco Casanova †PriestArchbishop of Sassari, Italy
14 Mar50.7AppointedNunzio Baccari †Bishop of Boiano, Italy
52.2AppointedLouis Philippe d’Auneau de Visé †Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
52.2AppointedLouis Philippe d’Auneau de Visé †Titular Bishop of FesseëAuxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
52.5AppointedGiacomo Falconi †Bishop of Caiazzo, Italy
58.4AppointedTommaso Maria Farina, O.P. †Bishop of Termoli, Italy
51.4AppointedPietro Grassi †Bishop of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia
43.1AppointedImperialis Pedicini †Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy
61.1AppointedPietro Antonio Pietrasanta, B. †Bishop of Martirano (Martoranum), Italy
54.1AppointedPietro Antonio Pini †Bishop of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy
15 MarBornMichel Joseph de Laulanhier †Titular Bishop of Aegae
16 Mar75.1DiedCarlo Palma †Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy
17 Mar57.2SelectedFabricius Gabriel (Carbry) O’Kelly †Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
19 Mar50.7Ordained BishopNunzio Baccari †Bishop of Boiano, Italy
58.4Ordained BishopTommaso Maria Farina, O.P. †Bishop of Termoli, Italy
51.4Ordained BishopPietro Grassi †Bishop of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia
43.1Ordained BishopImperialis Pedicini †Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy
61.1Ordained BishopPietro Antonio Pietrasanta, B. †Bishop of Martirano (Martoranum), Italy
54.2Ordained BishopPietro Antonio Pini †Bishop of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy
26 Mar57.2ConfirmedFabricius Gabriel (Carbry) O’Kelly †Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
2 Apr27.3Ordained DeaconFrancesco Alessandro Odoardi †DeaconBishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
25.5Ordained PriestDominico Maria Saporiti †PriestBishop of Accia and Mariana, France
25.6Ordained PriestJakob Johann Joseph Wolsky von Bärenstamm †Priest of Lausitz (Lusatia), GermanyPrefect
3 Apr52.5Ordained BishopGiacomo Falconi †Bishop of Caiazzo, Italy
6 Apr62.5AppointedAngelo Acerno †Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
50.2AppointedNicola Guerriero †Bishop of Ravello e Scala, Italy
61.2ConfirmedWilhelm von Leslie †Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
54.5ConfirmedNicolaus Pohmajevich †Bishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia
62.6AppointedBartolomeo Porzio †Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, Italy
9 AprAppointedPietro Giovanni Battista Mauri, O.F.M. Ref. †Vicar Apostolic of Smirne, TurkeyTitular Archbishop of Cartagine
13 AprBornIvan Krstitelj Paxy †Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
16 Apr22.9Ordained PriestPacifico Bizza †PriestArchbishop of Split (Spalato), Croatia
BornAntonio Macarulla Minguilla de Aguilain †Bishop of Durango, México
27.3Ordained PriestFrancesco Alessandro Odoardi †PriestBishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
17 Apr59.1DiedJosé Ulzurrun de Asanza y Civera †Bishop of León, Spain
18 Apr62.5Ordained BishopAngelo Acerno †Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
BornFrançois d’Etienne de Prunières de Saint-Jean †Bishop of Grasse, France
50.3Ordained BishopNicola Guerriero †Bishop of Ravello e Scala, Italy
62.6Ordained BishopBartolomeo Porzio †Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, Italy
21 Apr88.7DiedBandino Panciatici †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
24 Apr32.9Ordained DeaconCarlo Ambrogio Mezzabarba †DeaconBishop of Lodi, Italy
28 AprBornFrancesco Mercati †Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece
29 AprBornRaymund Anton von Strasoldo †Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
May56.0DiedNiccolò Tolomei †Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
1 May31.3Ordained BishopAntonio Claudio Alvarez de Quiñones †Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicArchbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
33.0Ordained PriestCarlo Ambrogio Mezzabarba †PriestBishop of Lodi, Italy
2 May76.8DiedVenanzio (Melchiorre) Simi, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sabina, Italy
3 MayBornSalvatore Pisani †Bishop of Patti, Italy
50.5AppointedGaetano Stampa †Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (Tuscany), ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
8 May38.9ConfirmedLeopold Anton Eleutherius von Firmian †Bishop of Lavant, SloveniaArchbishop of Salzburg, Austria
11 May55.4AppointedFrancesco Barberini (Jr.) †Cardinal-Priest of Santa PrassedeCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
58.3ConfirmedLéon de Beaumont †Bishop of Saintes, France
52.8ConfirmedDenis-François Bouthillier de Chavigny †Archbishop of Sens, France
36.5AppointedGiovanni Crisostomo Calvi, O.P. †Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, GreeceBishop of Montefeltro, Italy
57.0AppointedDidaco Di Pace †Bishop of Sarno, Italy
45.4AppointedGiuseppe Antonio von Delmestri von Schönberg †Titular Bishop of AmyclaeBishop of Trieste, Italy
45.4ConfirmedGiuseppe Antonio von Delmestri von Schönberg †Coadjutor Bishop of Trieste, ItalyBishop
61.5AppointedGiovanni Vincenzo de Filippi, O.S.M. †Bishop of Caorle, Italy
49.2AppointedMattia Joccia †Bishop of Venafro, Italy
58.8AppointedJoseph-Emmanuel de la Trémoille †Cardinal, Archbishop of Cambrai, France
57.2AppointedCesare Francesco Lucini, O.P. †Bishop of Gravina (di Puglia), Italy
BornCarlo Nicodemi †Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia, Italy
41.5AppointedEustachio Palma †Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy
50.0AppointedGiovanni Paolo Torti Rogadei, O.S.B. †Bishop of Andria, ItalyBishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
14 May61.3ResignedGiovanni Battista Braschi †Bishop of Sarsina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
72.3ResignedValeriano Chierichelli †Bishop of Ferentino, ItalyBishop Emeritus
60.3Ordained BishopEdmund Kelly †Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland
BornFelipe Pérez Santa María †Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
15 May36.5Ordained BishopGiovanni Crisostomo Calvi, O.P. †Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, GreeceBishop of Montefeltro, Italy
49.2Ordained BishopMattia Joccia †Bishop of Venafro, Italy
57.2Ordained BishopCesare Francesco Lucini, O.P. †Bishop of Gravina (di Puglia), Italy
16 May65.3DiedStefan Antonin Mdzewski, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
22 May38.9Ordained BishopLeopold Anton Eleutherius von Firmian †Bishop of Lavant, SloveniaArchbishop of Salzburg, Austria
29 May57.0Ordained BishopDidaco Di Pace †Bishop of Sarno, Italy
41.5Ordained BishopEustachio Palma †Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy
50.1Ordained BishopGiovanni Paolo Torti Rogadei, O.S.B. †Bishop of Andria, ItalyBishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
3 JunBornFrancisco Armañá Font, O.E.S.A. †Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
5 Jun37.6Ordained BishopLudwik Karol Ogiński †Bishop of Smoleńsk, Poland
57.3DiedNicola Spinelli †Bishop of Ugento, Italy
8 Jun54.4ConfirmedLouis de Balzac d’Illiers d’Entragues †Bishop of Lectoure, France
40.7AppointedGiovanni Carafa, C.R. †Bishop of Nicastro, Italy
33.0ConfirmedGabriel-Florent de Choiseul-Beaupré †Bishop of Saint-Papoul, FranceBishop of Mende, France
44.4ConfirmedJean-Armand de La Voue de Tourouvre †Bishop of Rodez, France
31.4AppointedSimone Gritti †Bishop of Ferentino, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Acquapendente, Italy
48.4ConfirmedLouis de La Vergne-Montenard de Tressan †Bishop of Nantes, FranceArchbishop of Rouen, France
49.4ConfirmedJean-Paul-François Le Févre de Caumartin †Bishop of Vannes, FranceBishop of Blois, France
35.5AppointedLuigi Maria Macedonio, C.M. †Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
41.0ConfirmedManoel Sanches Galvão †Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, India
57.1AppointedPaolo Stabile, O.M. †Bishop of Bova, Italy
51.5AppointedDomenico Taglialatela †Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
11 Jun23.2Ordained PriestFrancesco De Novellis †PriestBishop of Sarno, Italy
24.3Ordained DeaconFranz Joseph Anton Joachim Schmid von Altenstadt †Deacon of Regensburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
12 Jun40.7Ordained BishopGiovanni Carafa, C.R. †Bishop of Nicastro, Italy
34.5Ordained PriestLucas Cuartas Oviedo †PriestBishop of Huesca, Spain
35.5Ordained BishopLuigi Maria Macedonio, C.M. †Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
57.1Ordained BishopPaolo Stabile, O.M. †Bishop of Bova, Italy
51.6Ordained BishopDomenico Taglialatela †Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
15 Jun53.3SelectedFrançois-Armand de Lorraine d’Armagnac †Bishop of Bayeux, France
19 Jun57.4Ordained BishopFabricius Gabriel (Carbry) O’Kelly †Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
23 JunBornHyacinthe-Sigismond (Jean-François) Gerdil, B. †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
24 Jun22.9Ordained PriestNicola Angelo Maria Landini, O.E.S.A. †Priest of Order of Hermits of St. AugustineTitular Bishop of Porphyreon
27 Jun35.9ConfirmedMihály Frigyes Althan †Cardinal, Bishop of Vác, Hungary
52.4SelectedJan Kazimierz de Alten Bokum †Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
53.5ConfirmedJacques-Bénigne Bossuet †Bishop of Troyes, FranceBishop Emeritus
38.9ConfirmedClaude-Ignace-Joseph de Simiane de Gordes †Bishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, FranceBishop Emeritus
39.0AppointedGiacinto Zanobetti, O.P. †Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
40.4AppointedMichał Jan Zienkowicz †Auxiliary Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), LithuaniaBishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
40.4AppointedMichał Jan Zienkowicz †Titular Bishop of IuliopolisBishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
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