The Year of Our Lord 1726

Bishop Events

January to April

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Ordained Bishop	Alexandre de Alexandris, B. †	Titular Bishop of Nabala	Vicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viet Nam
	71.9	Died	Antonio da Silva, S.J. †	Former Bishop-Elect of Nanking [Nanjing], China
		Born	Paul Estefan †		Archbishop Emeritus of Jbeil {Byblos} (Maronite), Lebanon
	27.1	Ordained Priest	Sándor Fonyó †	Priest
	28.0	Ordained Priest	Antonio Andrea Galli, C.R.SS.S. †	Priest	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
		Appointed	Philippe al Gemayel †	Bishop	Bishop of Cyprus (Maronite)
		Born	Pierre-Joseph de Lastic-Lescure †		Bishop Emeritus of Rieux, France
		Born	Josyf Lepkovskyj †		Bishop of Smoleńsk (Ukrainian), Russian Federation
		Born	Mattaeus Massarech †		Archbishop of Skopje, North Macedonia
	188.0	Canonized	St. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo †	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
		Died	Terence O’Donnelly †	Bishop of Derry, Ireland
8 Jan		Born	Kasper Józef Szajowski †		Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
10 Jan		Born	Santiago Palmero Escada †		Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
13 Jan	66.2	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Bataller, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Ugento, Italy
14 Jan		Born	William Egan †		Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
16 Jan	34.9	Appointed	Placido Pezzancheri, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Hemeria (Himeria)	Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
		Born	José Antonio Sáenz Santamaría †		Bishop of Segovia, Spain
	55.6	Died	José Taberner (Taverner) Dárdena †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain
19 Jan		Born	Ferdinand-Marie de Lobkowitz †		Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
19 Jan	72.1	Died	Giovanni Battista Tolomei, S.J. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio
20 Jan	34.7	Ordained Deacon	Massenzio (dei Conti) Filo †	Deacon	Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy
26 Jan	63.9	Selected	Antonius Dominikus von Wolkenstein-Trostburg †	Bishop of Trento, Italy
27 Jan	34.7	Ordained Priest	Massenzio (dei Conti) Filo †	Priest	Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy
28 Jan	54.5	Resigned	Gioacchino Maria Oldi, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy	Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
3 Feb	34.9	Ordained Bishop	Placido Pezzancheri, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Hemeria (Himeria)	Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
3 Feb	33.3	Ordained Bishop	Franciscus Aloysius von Lamberg †	Titular Bishop of Nilopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
4 Feb		Born	Mariano Zaralli, O.F.M. Obs. †		Vicar Apostolic of Hukwang, Shansi [Shanxi], and Shensi [Shaanxi], China
6 Feb		Born	Urbain-René de Hercé †		Bishop of Dol, France
8 Feb		Born	Gennaro Antonucci †		Bishop of Molfetta, Italy
9 Feb		Born	Jean-Auguste Frétat de Sarra †		Bishop of Nantes, France
18 Feb		Born	Francisco Cuadrillero Mota †		Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
20 Feb	50.0	Appointed	Carlo Francesco Airoldi †	Titular Archbishop of Side
	63.2	Appointed	Luis Antonio Belluga y Moncada, C.O. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Cartagena (en España)
	33.6	Confirmed	François-Charles de Béringhen d’Armainvilliers †	Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
	59.1	Confirmed	Alessandro Burgos, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Catania, Italy
	41.9	Appointed	Gregorio Galindo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza, Spain	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
	41.9	Appointed	Gregorio Galindo †	Titular Bishop of Aulon	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
	71.1	Appointed	Manuel Antonio Gómez de Silva †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia	Bishop of Popayán, Colombia
	57.3	Appointed	Nicolás Carlos Gómez de Cervantes y Velázquez de la Cadena †	Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
	37.7	Confirmed	Alexandre Milon †	Bishop of Valence, France
	64.3	Confirmed	Melchior de Polignac †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Auch, France
	54.6	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Salerni, S.J. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio
	71.8	Appointed	Pietro Zorzi †	Titular Bishop of Chalcis in Syria
22 Feb	23.0	Ordained Priest	Samuel Głowiński †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine
23 Feb		Born	Francesco Brunone Fazzi †		Bishop of San Miniato, Italy
24 Feb	50.1	Ordained Bishop	Charles Poniński †	Titular Bishop of Aradus	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
24 Feb		Born	Giuseppe Maria Scarampi †		Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
Mar	72.1	Died	Donagh McCarthy †	Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland
1 Mar		Born	[Étienne Nogaret] †		Bishop Emeritus of [Lozère (Constitutional), France]
2 Mar	17.1	Solemn Vows	Thomas Burke (de Burgo), O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
2 Mar	72.8	Died	Joseph-Ignace-Jean-Baptiste de Mesgrigny, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Grasse, France
3 Mar	24.0	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Carmine Pellerano, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Priest of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem	Bishop Emeritus of Malta
3 Mar	57.1	Ordained Bishop	José Pinheiro, S.J. †	Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, India
8 Mar		Born	Ferdinando de Vicariis, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
9 Mar		Born	François Pottier, M.E.P. †		Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan), China
10 Mar	59.2	Ordained Bishop	Alessandro Burgos, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Catania, Italy
10 Mar		Born	Giovanni Ignazio Gautier †		Bishop of Iglesias, Italy
13 Mar		Born	Bartolomeo Bacher †		Bishop of Ripatransone, Italy
16 Mar	22.9	Ordained Priest	Carlo Mineo †	Priest	Bishop of Patti, Italy
16 Mar	26.0	Ordained Priest	Ludwik Ignacy Riaucour †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
17 Mar	50.1	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Francesco Airoldi †	Titular Archbishop of Side
19 Mar	64.4	Ordained Bishop	Melchior de Polignac †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Auch, France
20 Mar	32.9	Confirmed	Jean de Caulet †	Bishop of Grenoble, France
	67.8	Appointed	Giovanni Ghirardi †	Coadjutor Bishop of Montemarano, Italy	Bishop
	67.8	Appointed	Giovanni Ghirardi †	Titular Bishop of Corada	Bishop of Montemarano, Italy
	51.2	Ordained Bishop	Diego González Toro y Villalobos †	Bishop of Málaga, Spain	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
	51.6	Appointed	Christoph Ignaz von Gudenus †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
	51.6	Appointed	Christoph Ignaz von Gudenus †	Titular Bishop of Anemurium	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
	65.0	Appointed	Curzio Origo †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eustachio
	43.8	Appointed	Giuseppe Isidoro Persico †	Titular Bishop of Hirina	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
	42.2	Appointed	Giulio Sabbatini, Sch. P. †	Titular Bishop of Apollonia	Bishop of Modena, Italy
21 Mar	72.4	Died	Idelfonso Manara, B. †	Bishop of Bobbio, Italy
22 Mar	43.6	Resigned	Salvatore Miroballo †	Titular Archbishop of Nazareth	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Mar	33.7	Ordained Bishop	François-Charles de Béringhen d’Armainvilliers †	Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
24 Mar	67.8	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Ghirardi †	Titular Bishop of Corada	Bishop of Montemarano, Italy
25 Mar	58.1	Selected	Claude-Léonce-Octavien d’Antelmy †	Bishop of Grasse, France
29 Mar	39.1	Selected	Jean-François de Macheco de Prémeaux †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans), France
30 Mar		Born	Roque Martín Merino †		Bishop of Teruel, Spain
31 Mar	66.1	Ordained Bishop	Domingo Valentín Guerra Arteaga y Leiba †	Titular Archbishop of Amida	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
31 Mar	37.8	Ordained Bishop	Alexandre Milon †	Bishop of Valence, France
Apr	24.4	Ordained Priest	Francesco Felice Alberti d’Enno †	Priest of Trento, Italy	Bishop
Apr	44.7	Ordained Deacon	Giovanni Battista Spínola †	Deacon	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
6 Apr	22.9	Ordained Priest	Gianbattista Colombini, O.F.M. Conv. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Honuphrius del Tufo †	Priest	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
	25.6	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Maria Fogliani †	Priest	Bishop of Modena, Italy
8 Apr	46.2	Confirmed	Adam Acsády †	Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary
	38.9	Confirmed	Jean-Mathias de Barthélemy de Gramont de Lanta †	Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
	50.5	Appointed	Giovanni Crisostomo Bianchi, O.E.S.A. †	Titular Archbishop of Nazareth	Titular Archbishop-Elect
	51.8	Appointed	Francisco Mendigaño Armendáriz †	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	35.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Saporiti †	Titular Archbishop of Anazarbus	Archbishop of Genova, Italy
	64.1	Confirmed	Antonius Dominikus von Wolkenstein-Trostburg †	Bishop of Trento, Italy
12 Apr	22.6	Confirmed	Johann Theodor von Bayern †	Coadjutor Bishop of Freising, Germany	Cardinal, Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
14 Apr		Born	Giambattista Ettore Caracciolo, C.R. †		Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
14 Apr	33.0	Ordained Bishop	Jean de Caulet †	Bishop of Grenoble, France
15 Apr	50.5	Died	Giovanni Crisostomo Bianchi, O.E.S.A. †	Titular Archbishop-Elect of Nazareth
20 Apr	25.2	Ordained Priest	Stefano di Leoni †	Priest	Bishop of Novigrad (Cittanova), Croatia
20 Apr	24.7	Ordained Priest	Dario de Longhis †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Syros (e Milos), Greece
22 Apr		Born	Bonifacio da Ponte, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia
	43.9	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Isidoro Persico †	Titular Bishop of Hirina	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
	35.1	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Saporiti †	Titular Archbishop of Anazarbus	Archbishop of Genova, Italy
23 Apr	42.4	Ordained Deacon	Anselm Franz von Ingelheim †	Deacon of Würzburg, Germany	Bishop
23 Apr	63.1	Died	Giulio Piazza †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop (Personal Title)
24 Apr		Born	Angelo Maria Zuccari †		Bishop of Capaccio, Italy
25 Apr	76.3	Died	Henri-Augustin Le Pileur †	Bishop Emeritus of Saintes, France
28 Apr	23.9	Ordained Deacon	Mihály Karl (Michele Carlo) von Althan †	Deacon	Bishop of Vác, Hungary

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