The Year of Our Lord 1731

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	15.2	Professed	Gennaro Maria Albertini, C.R. †	Member of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Bishop of Caserta, Italy
		Born	Louis-Henri de Bruyère de Chalabre †		Bishop of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières, France
		Born	John Butler †		Bishop Emeritus of Cork, Ireland
		Born	[André François Chaussy] †		Bishop
	21.0	Ordained Priest	Mikhail Boutros Fadel †	Priest	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
	56.6	Resigned	Archangelus Feni, O.P. †	Archbishop-Elect of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia	Former Archbishop-Elect
	49.8	Resigned	Antonio Saverio Gentili †	Secretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
		Died	Giovanni Maurizio Gustavo †	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
	15.8	Entered	Jason Jan Junosza Smogorzewski, O.S.B.M. †	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	30.8	Ordained Priest	Francisco Juan Leiza (de Leyva) †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
		Appointed	Timothée Masaji †	Archbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey
		Ordained Bishop	Timothée Masaji †	Archbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey
	33.9	Ordained Bishop	Adam Wojna Orański †	Titular Bishop of Belline	Auxiliary Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
	62.0	Resigned	Lodovico Pico Della Mirandola †	Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
		Resigned	Gerasimos Saigh, B.C. †	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Louis de Vilette (Villette), S.J. †	Prefect of French Guiana-Cayenne, Antilles	Prefect Emeritus
	32.5	Appointed	Filip Felicjan Wołodkowicz (Volodkovyc), O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Chełm and Bełz (Ukrainian), Poland	Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	32.5	Ordained Bishop	Filip Felicjan Wołodkowicz (Volodkovyc), O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Chełm and Bełz (Ukrainian), Poland	Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
Jan		Born	Ignace Michel III Djarwé (Jarweh) †		Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
2 Jan	65.0	Died	Antonio Balsarini †	Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey
4 Jan		Born	Niccolò Sciarelli †		Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
5 Jan	42.8	Installed	Thomaz Franciszek Czapski, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
6 Jan	55.8	Ordained Bishop	Jean-François Boyer, C.R. †	Bishop of Mirepoix, France	Bishop Emeritus
7 Jan	60.8	Ordained Bishop	Raniero d’Elci †	Titular Archbishop of Rhodus	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
8 Jan	52.6	Appointed	Nicola Saverio Albini †	Titular Archbishop of Athenae
	55.7	Appointed	Giuseppe Caccia, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
	49.7	Appointed	Camillo Cibo (Cybo) †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli
	45.6	Installed	Neri Maria Corsini †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
	49.9	Resigned	Niccolò Paolo Andrea Coscia †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	67.6	Died	Barnaba Giovanni Battista Fedele, O.P. †	Bishop of Ispahan, Iran
	68.0	Installed	Bartolomeo Massei †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agostino	Cardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
13 Jan	59.9	Selected	Arcangelo Maria Luc Thomas Ciccarelli, O.P. †	Archbishop of Lanciano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Ugento, Italy
14 Jan	54.2	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Battista Barni †	Priest	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
14 Jan	29.7	Ordained Bishop	Armand Bazin de Bezons †	Bishop of Carcassonne, France
21 Jan		Born	Guillaume-Joseph d’Abzac de Mayac †		Bishop of Saint-Papoul, France
22 Jan	54.2	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Barni †	Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
22 Jan	41.8	Appointed	Cesare Bonajuti †	Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
27 Jan	60.8	Appointed	Raniero d’Elci †	Apostolic Nuncio to France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
28 Jan	76.7	Died	Marcelino Siuri Navarro †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
28 Jan	50.1	Ordained Bishop	Jean de Vaugirault †	Bishop of Angers, France
29 Jan	69.1	Died	Agostino Nicola degl’Abbati Olivieri, O.E.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Porphyreon
31 Jan	61.8	Selected	Carlo Bossi †	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
Feb	23.0	Ordained Priest	Henri-Marie du Breuil de Pontbriand †	Priest	Bishop of Québec, Canada
1 Feb		Born	Jean-Baptiste Bourlier †		Bishop of Évreux, France
1 Feb	25.8	Ordained Priest	Guglelmo Camaldari †	Priest	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
3 Feb		Born	Adam Kościa †		Auxiliary Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
4 Feb		Born	Giovanni Andrea Serrao †		Bishop of Potenza, Italy
4 Feb	44.9	Ordained Bishop	Dominikus Anton von Thun †	Bishop of Trento, Italy
6 Feb	53.3	Died	François-Paul de Neufville de Villeroy †	Archbishop of Lyon, France
8 Feb		Born	Innocenzo Conti †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli
10 Feb		Born	Michelangelo Calandrelli, O.E.S.A. †		Bishop of Acerno, Italy
10 Feb		Born	Juan de Moya de la Torre, O.F.M. Obs. †		Bishop Emeritus of Osma, Spain
12 Feb	71.2	Confirmed	Giovanni Antonio Chiaiese †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
	49.1	Confirmed	José Antonio Gutiérrez y Ceballos †	Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
	32.0	Appointed	Hugh MacDonald †	Vicar Apostolic of Highland District, Scotland, Great Britain
	32.0	Appointed	Hugh MacDonald †	Titular Bishop of Diana	Vicar Apostolic of Highland District, Scotland, Great Britain
	31.7	Confirmed	Gabriel Patačić †	Bishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
	46.7	Appointed	Giulio de Turris †	Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy
	44.2	Appointed	Tomás del Valle, O.P. †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
13 Feb		Born	Silvestro Scarani †		Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
18 Feb	71.2	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Antonio Chiaiese †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
	51.0	Ordained Bishop	José Marín y Ibáñez †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Giulio de Turris †	Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy
20 Feb		Born	Johann Nepomuk August Ungelter von Deisenhausen †		Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
22 Feb	54.3	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Barni †	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
24 Feb	83.4	Died	Michele de Bologna, C.R. †	Archbishop of Amalfi, Italy
	41.9	Ordained Bishop	Cesare Bonajuti †	Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
	52.1	Ordained Bishop	Gaspar de Molina y Oviedo, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba	Cardinal, Bishop of Málaga, Spain
		Died	Néophytos Nasri †	Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
25 Feb	44.4	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Riccardo Ferniani †	Bishop of Perugia, Italy
28 Feb		Born	[Pierre Thuin] †		Bishop Emeritus of [Seine-et-Marne (Constitutional), France]
3 Mar		Born	Marcello Cortenovis, B. †		Vicar Apostolic of Ava e Pegù, Myanmar
5 Mar	50.4	Appointed	Giuseppe Barone †	Bishop of Marsi, Italy	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
	50.1	Appointed	Camillo Olivieri †	Bishop of Gravina (di Puglia), Italy
	52.7	Appointed	Marcello Passari †	Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli
	57.7	Appointed	Johann Anton Wallreuther †	Auxiliary Bishop of Worms, Germany
	57.7	Appointed	Johann Anton Wallreuther †	Titular Bishop of Sarepta	Auxiliary Bishop of Worms, Germany
9 Mar		Born	Manuel de Vasconcellos Pereira †		Bishop of Lamego, Portugal
10 Mar	22.9	Ordained Priest	Ludovico Sabatini d’Anfora, C.P.O. †	Priest of Congregation of Pious Workers	Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
11 Mar	25.4	Ordained Priest	Nicolò Lercari †	Priest	Titular Archbishop of Rhodus
	50.1	Ordained Bishop	Camillo Olivieri †	Bishop of Gravina (di Puglia), Italy
	52.7	Ordained Bishop	Marcello Passari †	Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli
		Born	Antoni Maciej Sierakowski †		Bishop of Inflanty (Livonia)-Pilten, Poland
14 Mar	59.9	Selected	Paolo de Mercurio †	Bishop of Giovinazzo, Italy	Bishop of Giovinazzo e Terlizzi, Italy
16 Mar		Born	Jean-Gabriel d’Agay †		Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
16 Mar	64.4	Died	Pietro Grassi †	Bishop of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia
19 Mar	22.8	Ordained Deacon	Aldrago Antonio de Piccardi †	Deacon of Trieste, Italy	Bishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia
23 Mar	64.9	Appointed	Gisbertus Van der Asdonck †	Vicar Apostolic of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
24 Mar	78.8	Died	Giacomo Boncompagni †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
24 Mar	22.9	Ordained Priest	Innocenzo Gorgoni, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
25 Mar		Born	Salvatore Palica, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy
26 Mar	58.1	Died	Wenzel Franz Karl Koschinsky von Koschín †	Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czechia
29 Mar		Born	Ludwig (Johann Georg) Zöschinger, C.R.S.A. †		Priest of Confederation of Canons Regular of St. Augustine
31 Mar	49.4	Selected	Celestino Galiano, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
31 Mar	48.3	Appointed	Domenico Silvio Passionei †	Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor	Cardinal, Librarian of the Vatican Library
Apr	47.8	Ordained Bishop	Juan de Galabis, O. Praem. †	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
1 Apr	54.4	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Barni †	Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
1 Apr	50.5	Installed	Giuseppe Barone †	Bishop of Marsi, Italy	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
7 Apr	73.7	Resigned	Francesco Paolo Nicolai †	Archbishop of Conza, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
8 Apr		Born	Domenico de Iorio (Jorio) †		Titular Bishop of Samaria
8 Apr	31.9	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel Patačić †	Bishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
9 Apr	65.0	Confirmed	Jean-Jacques Bouhier de Lantenay †	Bishop of Dijon, France	Bishop Emeritus
	57.1	Appointed	Tommaso Alessio de’ Rossi †	Bishop of Teramo, Italy
	53.6	Confirmed	Jean-Joseph Languet de Gergy †	Archbishop of Sens, France
	45.3	Appointed	Andrés Mayoral Alonso de Mella †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
	56.6	Appointed	Tommaso Giosafat Melina †	Bishop of Bova, Italy
	36.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Nicolai †	Archbishop of Conza, Italy
	62.3	Appointed	Lodovico Pico Della Mirandola †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	54.7	Appointed	Pietro Agostino Scorza (Scortia) †	Archbishop of Amalfi, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	50.7	Died	Adriano Sermattei †	Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
	65.3	Appointed	Antonfelice Zondadari †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede
12 Apr	22.9	Ordained Priest	Aldrago Antonio de Piccardi †	Priest of Trieste, Italy	Bishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia
15 Apr	57.2	Ordained Bishop	Tommaso Alessio de’ Rossi †	Bishop of Teramo, Italy
20 Apr		Born	Ernest Johann Nepomuk von Herberstein (Herbstein) †		Bishop of Linz, Austria
21 Apr	67.4	Died	Domenico Angeletti †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy
	61.3	Died	Stefan Bogusław Rupniewski †	Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
		Born	Filippo Trenta †		Bishop of Foligno, Italy
22 Apr	36.2	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Nicolai †	Archbishop of Conza, Italy
22 Apr	57.8	Ordained Bishop	Johann Anton Wallreuther †	Titular Bishop of Sarepta	Auxiliary Bishop of Worms, Germany
23 Apr		Born	[Arbogast Martin] †		Bishop of [Haut-Rhin (Constitutional), France]
23 Apr		Born	[Antoine-Hubert Wandelaincourt] †		Bishop of [Haute-Marne (Constitutional), France]
29 Apr	23.6	Ordained Priest	Antonín Petr Příchovský z Příchovic †	Priest of Praha {Prague}, Czechia	Archbishop
29 Apr	23.3	Ordained Priest	Michael Triali †	Priest	Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
30 Apr	60.2	Confirmed	Arcangelo Maria Luc Thomas Ciccarelli, O.P. †	Archbishop of Lanciano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Ugento, Italy
	49.5	Confirmed	Celestino Galiano, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	56.0	Appointed	Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini †	Archbishop of Bologna, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
May	64.0	Resigned	Alessandro Aldobrandini †	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati
3 May	60.2	Ordained Bishop	Arcangelo Maria Luc Thomas Ciccarelli, O.P. †	Archbishop of Lanciano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Ugento, Italy
6 May	22.9	Ordained Priest	Johann Philipp Karl Anton von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach †	Priest of Würzburg, Germany	Titular Bishop of Taenarum
6 May		Born	Johann Anton Miocevich †		Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
7 May	73.3	Died	Malachy Dulany †	Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
10 May		Born	Tommaso Antici †
11 May		Born	Giovanni Capece †		Bishop of Oria, Italy
12 May	24.9	Ordained Priest	Joachim-Enjobert de Martiliat, M.E.P. †	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan), China
13 May	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta †	Archbishop of México, Federal District
15 May	62.4	Died	Antonio Francesco Valenti †	Titular Archbishop of Teodosia
16 May	66.5	Died	Angelico da Napoli Viglini, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
19 May	24.3	Ordained Priest	Antonio de Castro †	Priest	Bishop of Malacca, Singapore
19 May	24.1	Ordained Priest	Gaetano Galbato †	Priest of Messina, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop
20 May	41.2	Ordained Deacon	Silvio Valenti Gonzaga †	Deacon	Cardinal, Secretary of State
21 May	49.8	Appointed	Alessandro degli Abbati †	Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
	58.8	Appointed	Alessandro Caputo, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
	59.1	Appointed	Tommaso Cervioni, O.E.S.A. †	Titular Archbishop of Porphyreon	Archbishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy
	59.1	Resigned	Tommaso Cervioni, O.E.S.A. †	Archbishop of Lucca, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	66.6	Appointed	Sinibaldo Doria †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
	50.3	Confirmed	Adalbertus von Falkenstein, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Csanád, Hungary
	68.3	Appointed	Bartolomeo Massei †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Ancona e Numana, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop
	45.3	Appointed	Antonio Maturi, O.F.M. Ref. †	Bishop of Syros (e Milos), Greece
25 May		Born	Franz Philipp von Inzaghi †		Bishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
27 May	49.5	Ordained Bishop	Celestino Galiano, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
28 May	56.5	Resigned	Girolamo Grimaldi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina
29 May		Born	Fernando Cardiñanos, O.F.M. Obs. †		Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
29 May		Born	Giuseppe Guzzetta †		Titular Bishop of Lampsacus
30 May	27.4	Ordained Deacon	Gaspar Afonso da Costa Brandão †	Deacon	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
Jun	46.9	Resigned	Lazzaro Pallavicini †	Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (Tuscany), Italy	Titular Archbishop of Thebae
3 Jun	41.2	Ordained Priest	Silvio Valenti Gonzaga †	Priest	Cardinal, Secretary of State
16 Jun	37.3	Resigned	Giuseppe Spinelli †	Apostolic Nuncio to Flanders, Belgium	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia
16 Jun	37.3	Resigned	Giuseppe Spinelli †	Superior of Batavia (Holland Mission), Netherlands	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia
18 Jun	51.4	Appointed	Salvador Bermúdez y Becerra †	Bishop of Concepción, Chile	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
	43.6	Appointed	Francesco Girolamo Bona †	Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey
	43.6	Appointed	Francesco Girolamo Bona †	Titular Archbishop of Cartagine	Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey
	62.2	Confirmed	Carlo Bossi †	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
	52.4	Appointed	Gaspar de Molina y Oviedo, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Málaga, Spain
		Appointed	Juan Francisco Antonio de Escandón, C.R. †	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
	63.8	Appointed	VIncenzo Maria Mazzoleni, O.P. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia	Bishop
	60.1	Confirmed	Paolo de Mercurio †	Bishop of Giovinazzo, Italy	Bishop of Giovinazzo e Terlizzi, Italy
	55.7	Appointed	Andrés de Paredes y Armendáriz †	Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
	49.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Isidoro Persico †	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
	41.2	Appointed	Silvio Valenti Gonzaga †	Titular Archbishop of Nicaea	Cardinal, Secretary of State
24 Jun	62.2	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Bossi †	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
	60.1	Ordained Bishop	Paolo de Mercurio †	Bishop of Giovinazzo, Italy	Bishop of Giovinazzo e Terlizzi, Italy
	22.4	Ordained Priest	Gioacchino Maria Pontalti, O. Carm. †	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop Emeritus of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
25 Jun		Born	Francisco Antonio Pablo Sieni Flannings, O.F.M. Cap. †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
29 Jun	35.6	Ordained Deacon	Fabrizio Serbelloni †	Deacon of Recanati e Loreto, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
29 Jun	22.9	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Sersale †	Priest	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy

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