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The Year of Our Lord 1738

Bishop Events

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown33.0ProfessedHavryil (György Gábor) Blazhovskyi (Blazsovszky), O.S.B.M. †Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Vicar Apostolic of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
49.3ElectedBenno Löbl, O.S.B. †Abbot
AppointedBasile Jean de Mardin †Bishop of Mardin (Chaldean), Turkey
Ordained BishopBasile Jean de Mardin †Bishop of Mardin (Chaldean), Turkey
49.8AppointedJosé Mezquía Díaz de Arrízola, O. de M. †Master General of Order of Our Lady of MercyBishop of Solsona, Spain
13.3EnteredAntoni Adam Młodowski-Struś, O.S.B.M. †Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Bishop of Volodymyr (Włodzimierz) et Brėst (Ukrainian)
25.0Ordained PriestStefan Sylwester Rudnicki-Lubieniecki, O.S.B.M. †Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Bishop of Lutsk and Ostroh (Ukrainian), Ukraine
DiedJean François Abdias de Villevieille †Vicar Apostolic of Siam, Thailand
Jan84.0DiedJacopo Maria Rossi †Bishop of Massa Lubrense, Italy
5 Jan53.2DiedJózef Michał Trzciński †Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
6 Jan68.0DiedNeal (Nelano) Conway †Bishop of Derry, Ireland
8 Jan49.5DiedFrancesco Maria Garetto Ferreri, O.F.M. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Chansi and Chensi, China
10 Jan70.5DiedNunzio Baccari †Bishop of Boiano, Italy
55.9SelectedFrancisco Pérez Lozano, O.S.Bas. †Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
41.4AppointedFerdinando Maria de Rossi †Pro Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
53.1SelectedDomingo Antonio de Zatarain †Bishop of Nicaragua
11 JanBornAndrej (André) Szabó †Bishop of Košice, Slovakia
12 JanBornAlessandro Alessandretti †Bishop Emeritus of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy
32.9Ordained BishopCharles-Prudent de Becdeličvre †Bishop of Nîmes, France
61.7DiedAndrea Carlovich †Bishop of Arbe (Rab), Croatia
39.0Ordained BishopAntoine-René de La Roche de Fontenille †Bishop of Meaux, France
14 Jan33.0AppointedHavryil (György Gábor) Blazhovskyi (Blazsovszky), O.S.B.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
15 Jan54.4SelectedDomingo Pantaleón Álvarez de Abreu †Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicBishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
20 JanBornIppolito Antonio Vincenti Mareri †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
22 Jan79.2DiedSebastiano Venieri †Bishop of Vicenza, Italy
25 Jan77.0DiedJean-Marie Henriau †Bishop of Boulogne (-Sur-Mer), France
26 Jan65.8ResignedAndrés de Orbe y Larreátegui †Archbishop of Valencia, SpainArchbishop Emeritus
27 Jan44.2AppointedMiguel Aguiar †Bishop of Ceuta, Spain
49.1AppointedPedro Cáceres Casado †Bishop of Astorga, Spain
52.2AppointedTroiano Caracciolo del Sole †Bishop of Nola, Italy
53.5AppointedRamón Francisco Agustín Eura, O.S.A. †Bishop of Orense, Spain
52.1AppointedAndrés Mayoral Alonso de Mella †Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
53.6AppointedJosé Esteban Noriega, O. Praem. †Bishop of Solsona, Spain
42.8AppointedFrancesco De Novellis †Bishop of Sarno, Italy
44.8AppointedCarlo della Torre Rezzonico †Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in CarcerePope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
31 JanBornTiburzio Cortese †Bishop of Modena, Italy
2 Feb39.1Ordained BishopMiklós József Csáky †Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, RomaniaArchbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
BornWilliam Gibson †Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain
45.0Ordained BishopGuillaume-Samuel de Verthamon de Chavagnac †Bishop of Luçon, France
6 FebBornAntonio Rossi †Bishop of Veroli, Italy
9 Feb52.2Ordained BishopTroiano Caracciolo del Sole †Bishop of Nola, Italy
79.7DiedFabio Olivieri †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia
15 Feb41.5ResignedFerdinando Maria de Rossi †Pro Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
67.5AppointedFilippo Carlo Spada †Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, ItalyTitular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
16 Feb81.2DiedGiovanni Vincenzo de Filippi, O.S.M. †Bishop of Caorle, Italy
22.8Ordained DeaconPaolo Francesco Giustiniani, O.F.M. Cap. †Deacon of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
17 Feb50.1DiedTomás Ratto Ottonelli †Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
19 FebBornSerafino (Michelangelo) Vitale, O.S.B. †Bishop of Minori, Italy
23 FebBornStefano Bonsignore †Bishop of Faenza, Italy
55.1Ordained BishopJean-Baptiste de Champflour †Bishop of Mirepoix, France
Ordained BishopRobert Lacy †Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
BornTeodozy Wisłocki, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Supraśl (Ukrainian), Belarus
24 Feb71.2DiedAnton Maria Borromeo, C.R. †Bishop Emeritus of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia
27 FebBornGiuseppe Gioacchino Lovera †Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
28 FebBorn[Jacques-André-Simon Le Fessier] †Bishop Emeritus of [Orne (Constitutional), France]
Mar55.2ResignedDomenico Silvio Passionei †Apostolic Nuncio to EmperorCardinal, Librarian of the Vatican Library
1 Mar52.8DiedGiovanni Fabrizio de Capua †Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
BornAntonio Raffaele Dolci, O.P. †Bishop of Stagno (Ston), Croatia
2 Mar78.1RetiredGregorio Téllez, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, SpainBishop Emeritus
3 Mar54.6ConfirmedDomingo Pantaleón Álvarez de Abreu †Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicBishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
37.3AppointedDeodato Baiardi, O.S.H. †Auxiliary Bishop of Sabina, ItalyBishop of Urbania e Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
37.3AppointedDeodato Baiardi, O.S.H. †Titular Bishop of SamariaBishop of Urbania e Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
55.4AppointedPlácido Bailés (Baylés) y Padilla, O.S.A. †Bishop of Huesca, SpainBishop of Plasencia, Spain
61.8AppointedClemente Comenge Avio †Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
54.8ConfirmedJuan de Galabis, O. Praem. †Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
49.1AppointedEustachius Entreri, O.M. †Bishop of Nicotera, Italy
63.9AppointedJosé Flores Osorio †Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
63.5AppointedDomenico Antonio Manfredi †Bishop of Boiano, Italy
54.9ConfirmedTomás Montańo y Aarón †Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
56.0ConfirmedFrancisco Pérez Lozano, O.S.Bas. †Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
48.8AppointedJoannes Antonius Stratman, O.C.D. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Malabar, IndiaVicar Apostolic of Great Mogul (Mughals), India
48.8AppointedJoannes Antonius Stratman, O.C.D. †Titular Bishop of Aureliopolis in AsiaVicar Apostolic of Great Mogul (Mughals), India
53.3ConfirmedDomingo Antonio de Zatarain †Bishop of Nicaragua
4 Mar49.4SelectedAuguste-César d’Hervilly de Devise †Bishop of Boulogne (-Sur-Mer), France
BornErasmus Dionys Krieger †Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
5 Mar77.7DiedAdam Franciszek Ksawery Rostkowski †Auxiliary Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
9 Mar51.1Ordained BishopFrançois du Verdier †Bishop of Angoulęme, France
16 Mar37.3Ordained BishopDeodato Baiardi, O.S.H. †Titular Bishop of SamariaBishop of Urbania e Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
22.9Ordained PriestPaolo Francesco Giustiniani, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
BornStefano Giustiniani †Bishop of Albenga, Italy
BornJózef Kazimierz Kossakowski †Bishop of Inflanty (Livonia)-Pilten, Poland
23.1Ordained DeaconUrbano Paracciani Rutili †Deacon of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Fermo, Italy
19 MarBornAntonio Maria Gardini, O.S.B. †Bishop of Crema, Italy
43.0InstalledFrancesco De Novellis †Bishop of Sarno, Italy
20 MarBornJoachim-François-Mamert de Conzié †Archbishop of Tours, France
22 Mar24.1Ordained PriestFelice Antonio Bianchi †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of Modena, Italy
27.3Ordained DeaconLudovico Emanuele del Carretto †DeaconArchbishop of Oristano, Italy
23.1Ordained PriestGiambattista Donati †PriestBishop of Cervia, Italy
23.1Ordained DeaconAdam Dwertitsch (Dvertisch) †Deacon of Wien {Vienna}, AustriaAuxiliary Bishop
26.4Ordained DeaconJohann Mathäus Schweiberer †Deacon of Praha {Prague}, CzechiaAuxiliary Bishop
23 Mar23.1Ordained PriestUrbano Paracciani Rutili †Priest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Fermo, Italy
24 MarBornFrancesco Maria Fenzi †Archbishop Emeritus of Corfů, Greece
25 Mar23.1Ordained PriestAdam Dwertitsch (Dvertisch) †Priest of Wien {Vienna}, AustriaAuxiliary Bishop
28 Mar73.7DiedPietro Valerio Martorelli †Bishop Emeritus of Montefeltro, Italy
31 Mar52.3InstalledAndrés Mayoral Alonso de Mella †Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
Apr71.2DiedNicolaus Cigala †Bishop of Tinos and Mykonos, Greece
4 Apr71.6DiedJosé Luis Palos Bord, O.F.M. †Bishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)
5 Apr27.4Ordained PriestLudovico Emanuele del Carretto †PriestArchbishop of Oristano, Italy
23.7Ordained PriestPietro Paolo Tosi †PriestBishop of Ferentino, Italy
7 AprBornFrancisco Ramón Larumbre †Bishop of Tudela, Spain
23.4Ordained PriestChristoph Bartholomäus Anton Migazzi Von Waal Und Sonnenthurn †Priest of Trento, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
26.4Ordained PriestJohann Mathäus Schweiberer †Priest of Praha {Prague}, CzechiaAuxiliary Bishop
8 Apr70.8DiedCharles-Joachim Colbert de Croissy †Bishop of Montpellier, France
16 Apr72.0ResignedFrancesco Maria Muscettola, C.R. †Archbishop of Rossano, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
20 Apr44.4Ordained BishopMiguel Aguiar †Bishop of Ceuta, Spain
BornAnselmo José de Fraga y Márquez †Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
53.9Ordained BishopJosé Esteban Noriega, O. Praem. †Bishop of Solsona, Spain
22 Apr48.4SelectedGeorges-Lazare Berger de Charancy †Bishop of Montpellier, France
26 Apr74.6ResignedTommaso Ruffo †Archbishop of Ferrara, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
BornMelchor Serrano Lázaro, Sch. P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain
27 Apr53.8Ordained BishopRamón Francisco Agustín Eura, O.S.A. †Bishop of Orense, Spain
29 Apr26.5Ordained DeaconAntoni Erazm Wołłowicz †DeaconBishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
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