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The Year of Our Lord 1754

Bishop Events

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown57.2AppointedJacinto Aguado y Chacón †Bishop of Cartagena, ColombiaBishop of Osma, Spain
BornCrescenzio Cavalli, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Hukwang, Shansi [Shanxi], and Shensi [Shaanxi], China
75.0ResignedJean Estefan †Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), LebanonArchbishop Emeritus
25.0AppointedJoseph VI Estephan †Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), LebanonPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
44.0ConvertedMikhail Boutros Fadel †Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
BornTobias Georg Ghebragzer †Titular Archbishop of Adulis
BornPatrick Lambert, O.F.M. Ref. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Newfoundland, Canada
24.4Ordained PriestFrancisco López Sánchez †PriestBishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru
62.9ResignedMario Antonio Maffei †Vicar Apostolic of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, ItalyBishop of Foligno, Italy
19.6Ordained PriestYves-Alexandre de Marbeuf †PriestArchbishop of Lyon, France
BornBartłomiej Nazarewicz †Auxiliary Bishop of Chełm and Bełz (Ukrainian), Poland
BornMarco Negri †Bishop of Sapë, Albania
DiedGerasimos Saigh, B.C. †Archbishop Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria
21.4Ordained DeaconPorifiriusz Skarbek-Ważyński, O.S.B.M. †Deacon of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Bishop of Chełm and Bełz (Ukrainian), Poland
BornCharles Tuohy †Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
BornIgnace Siméon Zora †Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
Jan47.2ResignedLuigi Gualterio †Apostolic Nuncio to Naples, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina
1 Jan42.9Ordained DeaconAntonio Branciforte Colonna †DeaconCardinal, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
38.2Ordained PriestNiccolò Oddi, S.J. †PriestCardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
3 JanBornGiuseppe Maria Pietro Grimaldi †Archbishop of Vercelli, Italy
4 Jan74.9DiedFrançois-Firmin Trudaine †Bishop of Senlis, France
5 JanBornColumbano Giovanni Battista Carlo Gaspare Chiaverotti, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
6 JanBornAmedeo Bruno di Samone †Bishop of Cuneo, Italy
10 Jan73.7ResignedNicolas-Joseph de Paris †Bishop of Orléans, France
14 Jan73.0DiedGiacomo Bonanno, C.R. †Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
42.1AppointedJean-Baptiste-Marie Bron †Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
42.1AppointedJean-Baptiste-Marie Bron †Titular Bishop of AegaeAuxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
60.0AppointedXaverius Giustiniani †Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
78.7ResignedProspero Lorenzo Lambertini †Archbishop of Bologna, ItalyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
38.8AppointedVincenzo Malvezzi Bonfioli †Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
38.4AppointedGiovanni Carlo Molinari †Titular Archbishop of DamascusApostolic Nuncio to Belgium
29.0ConfirmedLouis-Joseph de Montmorency-Laval †Bishop of Orléans, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
38.3AppointedNiccolò Oddi, S.J. †Titular Archbishop of Traianopolis in RhodopeCardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
46.3ConfirmedAntonín Petr Příchovský z Příchovic †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Hradec Králové, CzechiaArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
47.1AppointedNiccolò Serra †Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Mitylene
38.2AppointedBenedetto Zuzzeri (Zuzeri) †Archbishop of Sardica (Sredek, Sofia), Bulgaria
17 Jan54.6SelectedNicolò Caracciolo, C.R. †Archbishop of Otranto, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
78.8DiedFilippo Maria de Monti †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio
63.9SelectedMarcello Papiniano-Cusani †Archbishop of Palermo, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
20 Jan38.3Ordained BishopNiccolò Oddi, S.J. †Titular Archbishop of Traianopolis in RhodopeCardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
47.1Ordained BishopNiccolò Serra †Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Mitylene
24 Jan77.2DiedGiovanni Battista Barni †Cardinal-Priest of San Tommaso in ParioneCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
27 Jan38.4Ordained BishopGiovanni Carlo Molinari †Titular Archbishop of DamascusApostolic Nuncio to Belgium
78.1DiedGiuseppe Francesco Rossi †Bishop of Venafro, Italy
28 Jan53.8AppointedFilippo Acciaioli †Apostolic Nuncio to PortugalCardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
BornGiovanni Francesco Toppia †Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
29 JanBornBlas Joaquín Álvarez de Palma †Archbishop of Granada, Spain
2 Feb43.0Ordained PriestAntonio Branciforte Colonna †PriestCardinal, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
60.0Ordained BishopXaverius Giustiniani †Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
BornCharles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord †
3 Feb70.0DiedFrançois-Joseph Robuste de Laubarière †Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
4 Feb47.4SelectedJohann Baptist von Thurn Valsassina †Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
6 Feb43.0DiedBartolomé de Narváez y Berrio †Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
BornAntoine-Eustache d’Osmond †Bishop of Nancy, France
7 Feb64.0DiedManuel López Aguirre †Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
8 Feb62.8DiedFrancesco Lanfreschi †Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
60.0ResignedGiuseppe Spinelli †Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia
9 Feb38.4AppointedGiovanni Carlo Molinari †Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium
10 Feb55.3AppointedIgnazio Michele Crivelli †Apostolic Nuncio to EmperorCardinal, Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia
29.1Ordained BishopLouis-Joseph de Montmorency-Laval †Bishop of Orléans, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
47.2AppointedNiccolò Serra †Apostolic Nuncio to PolandCardinal, Titular Archbishop of Mitylene
25.0Ordained DeaconFeliks Paweł Turski †DeaconBishop of Kraków, Poland
11 Feb61.8AppointedFrancisco Xavier Aranha †Coadjutor Bishop of Olinda, BrazilBishop
61.8AppointedFrancisco Xavier Aranha †Titular Bishop of ThermopylaeBishop of Olinda, Brazil
43.0AppointedAntonio Branciforte Colonna †Titular Archbishop of ThessalonicaCardinal, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
43.1ConfirmedJoseph-Amédée de Broglie †Bishop of Angoulême, France
52.1AppointedManuel de Matos, O.F.M. Disc. †Bishop of Nueva Caceres, Philippines
63.9ConfirmedMarcello Papiniano-Cusani †Archbishop of Palermo, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
51.6AppointedAntonino Sersale †Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
51.4AppointedJohann Georg Franz von Stinglheim †Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
51.4AppointedJohann Georg Franz von Stinglheim †Titular Bishop of BotrysAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
15 FebBornMateo Delgado y Moreno †Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
17 Feb43.0Ordained BishopAntonio Branciforte Colonna †Titular Archbishop of ThessalonicaCardinal, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
41.3SelectedClaude Drouas de Boussey †Bishop of Toul, France
25.0Ordained PriestFeliks Paweł Turski †PriestBishop of Kraków, Poland
24 Feb42.2Ordained BishopJean-Baptiste-Marie Bron †Titular Bishop of AegaeAuxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
25 Feb40.3AppointedGirolamo Spínola †Apostolic Nuncio to SwitzerlandCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
26 FebBornJuan Nepomuceno de Lera y Cano †Bishop of Segovia, Spain
27 Feb83.4DiedTomás de Almeida †Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
3 Mar43.2Ordained BishopJoseph-Amédée de Broglie †Bishop of Angoulême, France
22.8Ordained PriestErnest Johann Nepomuk von Herberstein (Herbstein) †Priest of Freising, GermanyBishop of Linz, Austria
21.6Ordained DeaconKlemens August Maria von Merle †Deacon of Köln {Cologne}, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
4 Mar83.1DiedAlessandro Maria Litta †Bishop Emeritus of Cremona, Italy
5 MarBornJosé González de Cándamo y Cauniego †Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
6 Mar62.1DiedJuan González Melgarejo †Bishop of Arequipa, Peru
7 Mar48.3SelectedIsidoro Sánchez de Luna, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Taranto, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Salerno, Italy
9 Mar23.9Ordained PriestMichael Chomiński †PriestAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
68.2SelectedJosé Manoel da Câmara †Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
22.1Ordained DeaconFranciszek Kandyd Ossoliński, O.F.M. Conv. †Deacon of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), Ukraine
10 MarBornJean-Marie Cliquet de Fontenay †Archbishop of Bourges, France
34.3Ordained DeaconLazzaro Opizio Pallavicini †DeaconCardinal, Secretary of State
12 Mar55.3ResignedAlberico Archinto †Apostolic Nuncio to PolandCardinal, Secretary of State
16 MarBornGiuseppe Della Casa †Bishop of Alatri, Italy
79.3DiedCharles-François d’Hallencourt de Dromesnil †Bishop of Verdun, France
17 Mar33.0SelectedJean-Armand de Bessuéjouls Roquelaure †Bishop of Senlis, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Mechelen, Belgium
BornAlexis Pótsy †Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
18 Mar24.2Ordained DeaconDiego de Jesus Jardim, O.S.H. †Deacon of Orden de San JerónimoBishop of Elvas, Portugal
19 Mar39.0Ordained BishopVincenzo Malvezzi Bonfioli †Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
34.3Ordained PriestLazzaro Opizio Pallavicini †PriestCardinal, Secretary of State
58.1DiedGiuseppe Maria Ruffo †Archbishop of Capua, Italy
20 Mar66.0DiedGiuseppe Livizzani Mulazzani †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia
24 Mar51.5Ordained BishopJohann Georg Franz von Stinglheim †Titular Bishop of BotrysAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
28 Mar49.5SelectedAnton Ludovico Antinori, C.O. †Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
54.4SelectedDomenico Saverio Pulci-Doria †Bishop of Ariano, Italy
49.8SelectedFrancesco Maria Testa †Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
29 Mar63.3DiedThomas Nechich †Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia
30 Mar33.2Ordained PriestFrancesco Maria Gentile †PriestBishop Emeritus of Luni e Sarzana, Italy
22.8Ordained PriestFranz Philipp von Inzaghi †Priest of Salzburg, AustriaBishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
25.4Ordained PriestAntoine-Eléonore-Léon Le Clerc de Juigné †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
31 Mar57.5DiedHilario a Jesu Costa, O.A.D. †Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viet Nam
Apr40.4ResignedGirolamo Spínola †Apostolic Nuncio to GermanyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
1 Apr42.9ConfirmedJan-Robert Caïmo †Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
54.8ConfirmedNicolò Caracciolo, C.R. †Archbishop of Otranto, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
54.4AppointedMichele Casati, C.R. †Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
50.4AppointedJuan Francisco Manrique Lara †Bishop of Oviedo, SpainBishop of Plasencia, Spain
34.4AppointedLazzaro Opizio Pallavicini †Titular Archbishop of NaupactusCardinal, Secretary of State
44.2ConfirmedLouis-Henri de Rochefort d’Ally †Bishop of Chalons-sur-Saône, France
2 Apr42.6SelectedGiacomo Lieto †Archbishop of Lanciano, Italy
3 Apr84.9DiedCharles-Daniel-Gabriel de Pestel de Levis de Tubières de Caylus †Bishop of Auxerre, France
5 Apr67.7DiedLuigi Gherardi †Bishop of Cortona, Italy
6 Apr84.2DiedPhilippus Bavestrelli †Bishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
7 Apr54.8Ordained BishopNicolò Caracciolo, C.R. †Archbishop of Otranto, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
54.4Ordained BishopMichele Casati, C.R. †Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
34.4Ordained BishopLazzaro Opizio Pallavicini †Titular Archbishop of NaupactusCardinal, Secretary of State
43.7Ordained BishopThomas Tomicich †Archbishop of Skopje, North MacedoniaArchbishop Emeritus
12 Apr38.5AppointedNiccolò Oddi, S.J. †Apostolic Nuncio to GermanyCardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
13 Apr56.2SelectedAntun Becić †Bishop of Scardona (Skradin), CroatiaBishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
24.2Ordained PriestDiego de Jesus Jardim, O.S.H. †Priest of Orden de San JerónimoBishop of Elvas, Portugal
27.8Ordained PriestGiovanni Saverio Pirelli †PriestBishop of Ariano, Italy
26.3Ordained PriestAntonio Stefano Trevisan †PriestBishop of Scardona (Skradin), Croatia
14 Apr61.8DiedGiuseppe Alfonso Miroglio †Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
74.7DiedFabrizio Antonio Salerni †Bishop of Molfetta, Italy
18 Apr47.6ConfirmedJohann Baptist von Thurn Valsassina †Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
20 Apr62.6DiedNicolò Leopoldo Lomellini †Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
21 Apr27.3Ordained PriestFederico Maria Giovanelli †Priest of Venezia {Venice}, ItalyPatriarch
57.0Ordained BishopJosé Gómez †Bishop of Zamora, Spain
BornMikołaj Jan Manugiewicz †Bishop of Sejny o Sejna o Augustów, Poland
32.8SelectedAymard-Chrétien-François-Michel de Nicolay †Bishop of Verdun, France
22 Apr49.6ConfirmedAnton Ludovico Antinori, C.O. †Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
60.9DiedPedro Felipe de Azúa e Iturgoyen †Archbishop Emeritus of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
41.5ConfirmedClaude Drouas de Boussey †Bishop of Toul, France
62.1DiedLouis-Bernard de La Taste, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of Bethleem
34.4AppointedLazzaro Opizio Pallavicini †Apostolic Nuncio to Naples, ItalyCardinal, Secretary of State
48.4ConfirmedIsidoro Sánchez de Luna, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Taranto, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Salerno, Italy
51.8Elevated to CardinalAntonino Sersale †Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
49.9ConfirmedFrancesco Maria Testa †Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
56.5AppointedLuigi Maria Torreggiani †Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e CrescenziaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti
25 Apr54.1ResignedFilippo Acciaioli †Apostolic Nuncio to SwitzerlandCardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
27 Apr32.4AppointedMarcantonio Marcolini †Apostolic Nuncio to Venice, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Onofrio
68.5DiedCostantino Vigilante †Bishop of Caiazzo, Italy
28 AprBornJean Lambert de Hannotte †Titular Bishop of Teos
44.3Ordained BishopLouis-Henri de Rochefort d’Ally †Bishop of Chalons-sur-Saône, France
47.6Ordained BishopJohann Baptist von Thurn Valsassina †Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
29 Apr72.4DiedAlessandro Tanara †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro
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