The Year of Our Lord 1729

Bishop Events

January to April

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	55.1	Resigned	Paolo Basile, O.F.M. Obs. †	Minister General of Order of Observant Friars Minor	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
	41.1	Ordained Bishop	Baltasar Bastero Lladó †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Havryil (György Gábor) Blazhovskyi (Blazsovszky), O.S.B.M. †	Priest of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine	Vicar Apostolic
	15.5	Professed	Cesare Antonio Caracciolo, C.R. †	Member of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Archbishop of Conza, Italy
		Born	Louis-Emmanuel de Cugnac †		Bishop of Lectoure, France
		Born	Pierre Eliazarian, O.S.Antoine †		Bishop of Mardin (Armenian), Turkey
		Born	Joseph VI Estephan †		Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
	74.0	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Antonio Gómez de Silva †	Bishop of Popayán, Colombia
		Died	Juan Francisco Gómez Calleja †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
		Born	François-Auguste de La Roque, B. †		Titular Bishop of Eumenia
	41.0	Ordained Bishop	Basilio Lindi †	Bishop of Sapë, Albania
		Born	Gabriel-Louis de Rougé †		Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
	15.9	Professed	Ignazio Andrea Sambiase, C.R. †	Member of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Archbishop of Conza, Italy
	61.0	Ordained Bishop	Dominico Sienieński †	Titular Bishop of Maronea
	22.7	Ordained Priest	Tommaso Struzzieri, C.P. †	Priest	Bishop of Todi, Italy
1 Jan		Born	Pellegrino Consalvi †		Bishop of Fano, Italy
7 Jan		Born	Franz Melchior Joseph Zen-Ruffinen †		Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
9 Jan		Born	Francesco Saverio Cristiani, O.E.S.A. †		Titular Bishop of Porphyreon
9 Jan		Born	Giovanni Antioco Serra Urru (Sisra) †		Bishop of Galtelli-Nuoro (Galtelly Nori), Italy
13 Jan	65.1	Died	Bernardino Guinigi †	Archbishop of Lucca, Italy
13 Jan	78.0	Died	Martin de La Cassagne †	Bishop of Lescar, France
14 Jan		Born	Feliks Paweł Turski †		Bishop of Kraków, Poland
19 Jan	74.7	Died	Lorenzo Cozza, O.F.M. Obs. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli
19 Jan	17.4	Professed	João de São José de Queiroz da Silveira, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Brazil
20 Jan		Born	Giovanni de Gregorio †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio
20 Jan	63.2	Died	Raimundo Rubí, O. Cart. †	Bishop of Catania, Italy
22 Jan	27.5	Selected	Frédéric-Jérôme de La Rochefoucauld †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bourges, France
23 Jan	37.9	Ordained Bishop	Jacques-Charles-Alexandre Lallemant †	Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France
23 Jan	22.8	Ordained Deacon	Pio Manzador, B. †	Deacon of Clerics Regular of St. Paul	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
25 Jan		Born	Sebastiano de Rosa †		Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
28 Jan		Born	[Hugues Pelletier] †		Bishop Emeritus of [Maine-et-Loire (Constitutional), France]
30 Jan	22.9	Ordained Priest	Giorgio Maria Lascaris, C.R. †	Priest of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
	64.5	Succeeded	Franz Ludwig am Rhein zu Neuburg †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany	Archbishop-Elect
	57.5	Died	Giovanni Battista Salerni, S.J. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio
	54.9	Succeeded	Friedrich Karl von Schönborn †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
	73.3	Died	Lothar Franz von Schönborn †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
Feb	59.2	Ordained Bishop	Caius Asterius Toppi †	Titular Bishop of Milevum
2 Feb	67.0	Died	Pedro Francisco Levanto Vivaldo †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
3 Feb	54.7	Ordained Bishop	Nicola Negroni †	Titular Archbishop of Sebastea
5 Feb		Born	[Barthélémy-Jean-Baptiste Sanadon] †		Bishop of [Basses-Pyrénées (Constitutional), France]
6 Feb	55.4	Ordained Bishop	José Francisco Bermúdez Mandía †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
7 Feb	46.4	Appointed	Nicolas François Bonhomme †	Titular Bishop of Carpasia
	56.8	Appointed	Tommaso Cervioni, O.E.S.A. †	Archbishop of Lucca, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	64.0	Appointed	Bartolomeo Fargna †	Titular Bishop of Emmaüs
	68.0	Appointed	Giuseppe de Fusco †	Titular Bishop of Bethsaida
	39.1	Appointed	Niccolò Maria Lomellini, C.R.S. †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy
	47.5	Appointed	Bl. Antonio Lucci, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Bovino, Italy
	52.1	Appointed	Francesco Maria Miceli †	Bishop of Amathus in Palaestina	Bishop of Lipari, Italy
	61.2	Appointed	Mattia Ripa †	Titular Bishop of Hebron
	49.9	Appointed	Maciej Aleksander Sołtyk †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
	49.9	Appointed	Maciej Aleksander Sołtyk †	Titular Bishop of Mactaris	Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
	32.8	Appointed	Johann Rudolf von Sporck †	Titular Bishop of Adraa	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
12 Feb		Born	Baldassarre Vulcano, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
13 Feb	47.5	Ordained Bishop	Bl. Antonio Lucci, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Bovino, Italy
17 Feb	26.1	Selected	Paul d’Albert de Luynes †	Bishop of Bayeux, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens, France
17 Feb		Born	Louis-Marie de Nicolay †		Bishop of Cahors, France
18 Feb		Born	Joseph-Vincent de Beni †		Bishop Emeritus of Carpentras, France
19 Feb	37.9	Selected	Pierre-Herman Dosquet, P.S.S. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
19 Feb		Died	Karol Piotr Pancerzyński †	Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
20 Feb		Born	Gregorio Alessandri †		Bishop of Cortona, Italy
20 Feb	64.0	Ordained Bishop	Bartolomeo Fargna †	Titular Bishop of Emmaüs
24 Feb	32.9	Ordained Bishop	Johann Rudolf von Sporck †	Titular Bishop of Adraa	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
25 Feb	42.1	Selected	Gregorius Sorger †	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
27 Feb	46.5	Ordained Bishop	Nicolas François Bonhomme †	Titular Bishop of Carpasia
3 Mar	35.1	Confirmed	François de Lastic de Saint-Jal †	Bishop of Uzés, France	Bishop of Castres, France
	36.8	Appointed	Józef Antoni Łodziński, O.F.M. Conv. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Inflanty (Livonia)-Pilten, Poland
	36.8	Appointed	Józef Antoni Łodziński, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Gerasa	Auxiliary Bishop of Inflanty (Livonia)-Pilten, Poland
	77.7	Appointed	Louis-Antoine de Noailles †	Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
	68.4	Appointed	Agostino Pipia, O.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
	64.6	Resigned	Franz Ludwig am Rhein zu Neuburg †	Archbishop-Elect of Trier, Germany	Archbishop-Elect of Mainz, Germany
5 Mar	72.5	Resigned	Léon Potier de Gesvres †	Archbishop of Bourges, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
6 Mar	30.1	Ordained Deacon	Joseph Ignaz Philipp von Hessen-Darmstadt †	Deacon of Augsburg, Germany	Bishop
12 Mar	22.5	Ordained Deacon	Ferdinand Michael Cyriakus von Hallweil †	Deacon of Wien {Vienna}, Austria	Bishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria
12 Mar	23.0	Ordained Priest	Pio Manzador, B. †	Priest of Clerics Regular of St. Paul	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
13 Mar	30.1	Ordained Priest	Joseph Ignaz Philipp von Hessen-Darmstadt †	Priest of Augsburg, Germany	Bishop
	39.5	Ordained Bishop	Enrique Laso de la Vega †	Titular Bishop of Thaumacus
	39.2	Ordained Bishop	Niccolò Maria Lomellini, C.R.S. †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy
	61.3	Ordained Bishop	Mattia Ripa †	Titular Bishop of Hebron
14 Mar	84.1	Died	Carlo Giuseppe Morozzo, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
19 Mar		Born	Józef Korytowski †		Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
20 Mar		Born	Juan Antonio Gallego y Orbigo, O.F.M. Disc. †		Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
23 Mar	60.5	Appointed	Pompeio Aldrovandi †	Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine	Cardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
	41.7	Appointed	Giovanni Battista de Capua †	Titular Bishop of Carrhae
	47.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Camillo Cibo (Cybo) †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli
	72.3	Died	Girolamo Lucini †	Titular Bishop of Capsus
	38.6	Appointed	Mondilio Orsini, C.O. †	Titular Patriarch of Constantinople	Archbishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy
	48.1	Appointed	Casimiro Rossi Reyna, O.F.M. Obs. †	Titular Bishop of Capsus
	33.0	Confirmed	Joseph Benedikt von Rost †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
	65.6	Appointed	Bartolomeo Giacomo Visinio Rubini, O.F.M. Obs. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Anagni, Italy
	65.6	Appointed	Bartolomeo Giacomo Visinio Rubini, O.F.M. Obs. †	Titular Bishop of Pompeiopolis in Cilicia	Coadjutor Bishop of Anagni, Italy
	41.4	Appointed	Luigi Antonio Valdina Cremona †	Titular Bishop of Hermopolis Maior
24 Mar		Appointed	Nicola de Simoni †	Titular Bishop of Marciana
25 Mar	55.8	Died	Christoph Franz von Hutten †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
	24.6	Ordained Priest	Józef Antoni Łaszcz †	Priest	Coadjutor Bishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), Ukraine
	70.9	Died	Giuseppe Migliaccio †	Archbishop of Messina, Italy
	65.7	Ordained Bishop	Bartolomeo Giacomo Visinio Rubini, O.F.M. Obs. †	Titular Bishop of Pompeiopolis in Cilicia	Coadjutor Bishop of Anagni, Italy
27 Mar	64.3	Ordained Bishop	Andrés Cid de San Pedro Fernández, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Orense, Spain
	49.2	Ordained Bishop	Sylvester Louis Lloyd, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Maciej Aleksander Sołtyk †	Titular Bishop of Mactaris	Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
28 Mar	47.9	Installed	Camillo Cibo (Cybo) †	Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli
	49.0	Appointed	Melchor Angel Gutiérrez Vallejo †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
	49.8	Appointed	Winimar Knippschild, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
	49.8	Appointed	Winimar Knippschild, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Myndus	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
	46.3	Appointed	Andrzej Pruski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
	46.3	Appointed	Andrzej Pruski †	Titular Bishop of Tanis	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
29 Mar	63.2	Died	András Berkes †	Titular Archbishop of Heraclea in Europa
29 Mar	80.2	Died	Jerónimo Nosti de Valdés, O.S.Bas. †	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
30 Mar	78.8	Died	Giuseppe Guerra †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy
30 Mar	46.5	Succeeded	Ludovico Savageri, C.R.S. †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
3 Apr	68.1	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe de Fusco †	Titular Bishop of Bethsaida
	35.2	Ordained Bishop	François de Lastic de Saint-Jal †	Bishop of Uzés, France	Bishop of Castres, France
	41.4	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Antonio Valdina Cremona †	Titular Bishop of Hermopolis Maior
4 Apr	62.9	Died	Francesco Maria Pitoni †	Titular Bishop of Hemeria (Himeria)	Titular Bishop of Himeria
5 Apr		Born	Jean-Charles-Vincent-Gaspar-Constantin-Antoine Giovio †		Archbishop of Avignon, France
6 Apr	15.9	Professed	Serafino Filangeri, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
16 Apr	26.0	Ordained Priest	Dionigi Latomo Massa †	Priest	Bishop of Alessano, Italy
	24.1	Ordained Priest	Domenico Giovanni Prosperi †	Priest	Bishop of San Severino (Marche), Italy
	23.4	Ordained Priest	Jan Václav Xaver Frey von Freyenfels †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czechia
17 Apr	33.2	Ordained Priest	Troiano Acquaviva d’Aragona †	Priest	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
18 Apr	33.2	Appointed	Troiano Acquaviva d’Aragona †	Titular Bishop of Philippopolis in Arabia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
20 Apr	65.9	Died	Gioacchino Francesco Caprini (Carpi) †	Bishop of Bitetto, Italy
20 Apr	82.3	Died	Silvestre García Escalona †	Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
25 Apr		Died	Raphael Marcovich, O.S.B.M. †	Titular Bishop of Plataea
		Appointed	Grégoire Vucinić (Unchinich), O.S.B.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Valachia (Križevci), Croatia
		Appointed	Grégoire Vucinić (Unchinich), O.S.B.M. †	Titular Bishop of Plataea	Vicar Apostolic of Valachia (Križevci), Croatia
28 Apr		Born	[François-Louis Lemercier] †		Bishop Emeritus of [Ariège (Constitutional), France]

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