The Year of Our Lord 1768

Bishop Events

January to June

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	24.0	Ordained Priest	John Douglass †	Priest of Northern District, England, Great Britain	Vicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain
	27.3	Ordained Priest	Joaquín Encabo de la Virgen de Sopetrán, O.A.R. †	Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Bishop of Cebu, Philippines
		Died	Isaac †	Bishop
	49.7	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Macarulla Minguilla de Aguilain †	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras	Bishop of Durango, México
	25.0	Ordained Priest	James Murphy †	Priest	Bishop of Clogher, Ireland
		Born	Giovanni Portelli †		Bishop of Lipari, Italy
		Born	Adam Michal Prażmowski †		Bishop of Płock, Poland
		Born	Patrick Ryan †		Bishop of Ferns, Ireland
	17.9	Professed	James Jerome Sharrock, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Priest
		Born	Wincenty Saryusz Karol Skórkowski †		Bishop of Kraków, Poland
		Born	Romualdo Valenti †		Official to Sardinia, Italy
	17.9	Professed	Johann Nepomuk von Dankesreither †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria
Jan	71.9	Died	Gian Pietro Solaro †	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
5 Jan		Born	Ignazio Giuseppe Nicola Epifanio Montemagno, O.F.M. Conv. †		Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
12 Jan	66.6	Died	Johann Philipp von Walderdorff †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
13 Jan	80.4	Died	Giuseppe Simone Assemani †	Titular Archbishop of Tyrus
18 Jan		Born	Luiz de Castro Pereira, C.S.J. †		Prelate of Cuiabá, Brazil
20 Jan	35.1	Selected	Francesco Lucerna Rorengo di Rorà †	Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
25 Jan	34.1	Confirmed	Jean-Arnauld de Castellane †	Bishop of Mende, France
	54.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Maria Contesini †	Titular Archbishop of Athenae
	45.4	Appointed	Agostino Felice de’ Rossi †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
	33.9	Confirmed	Jean-Louis d’Usson de Bonac †	Bishop of Agen, France	Bishop Emeritus
	56.7	Appointed	Alessandro Galletti †	Coadjutor Bishop of Volterra, Italy	Bishop
	56.7	Appointed	Alessandro Galletti †	Titular Bishop of Soli	Bishop of Volterra, Italy
	65.1	Confirmed	Tommaso Mazza †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
	47.0	Appointed	Giovanni Giacomo Onorati †	Bishop of Teano, Italy	Bishop of Troia, Italy
	60.9	Appointed	Juan Sáenz de Bururaga †	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
	58.3	Appointed	Eugenio Benedetto Scaramuccia †	Bishop of San Severo, Italy
	65.3	Appointed	Michal Witosławski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
	65.3	Appointed	Michal Witosławski †	Titular Bishop of Coronea	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
27 Jan	35.9	Appointed	János Bradács, O.S.B.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine	Bishop
27 Jan	35.9	Appointed	János Bradács, O.S.B.M. †	Titular Bishop of Rhosus	Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
28 Jan		Born	Jean-Louis Anne Madelain Lefebvre de Cheverus †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
28 Jan	75.5	Died	Gherardo Antonio Volpe †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
29 Jan		Born	Francisco de Sales Arrieta Ortiz, O.F.M. Obs. †		Archbishop of Lima, Peru
31 Jan	54.0	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Maria Contesini †	Titular Archbishop of Athenae
	45.4	Ordained Bishop	Agostino Felice de’ Rossi †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
	56.7	Ordained Bishop	Alessandro Galletti †	Titular Bishop of Soli	Bishop of Volterra, Italy
	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Giacomo Onorati †	Bishop of Teano, Italy	Bishop of Troia, Italy
	38.5	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Maria Percoto, B. †	Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates	Vicar Apostolic of Ava e Pegù, Myanmar
		Born	Giuseppe Saitta †		Bishop of Patti, Italy
2 Feb	74.4	Died	Nicola Brescia †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
2 Feb	35.2	Solemn Vows	Martin Takáts †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
6 Feb	85.0	Died	Jean-Baptiste de Champflour †	Bishop of Mirepoix, France
10 Feb	28.3	Selected	Klemens Wenzeslaus von Sachsen †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
11 Feb		Born	Antonio Posada Rubín de Celis †		Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
13 Feb		Born	José Caetano da Silva Coutinho †		Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
14 Feb	34.1	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Arnauld de Castellane †	Bishop of Mende, France
14 Feb	34.0	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Louis d’Usson de Bonac †	Bishop of Agen, France	Bishop Emeritus
19 Feb	38.1	Died	Cesare Alberico Lucini †	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
25 Feb	23.5	Ordained Deacon	Ferenc Fuchs †	Deacon	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
26 Feb	67.7	Resigned	Isidoro Cossío y Bustamente Diaz Santos †	Bishop of Valladolid, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
27 Feb	22.2	Ordained Deacon	Matthäus Georg von Chandelle †	Deacon of Mainz, Germany	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
	23.2	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Filippo Ferroni †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Muro Lucano, Italy
	46.2	Ordained Priest	Marcantonio Marcolini †	Priest	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Onofrio
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Alessandro Mattei †	Priest	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	22.8	Ordained Priest	Salvatore Maria Pignattaro, O.P. †	Priest	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
	22.9	Ordained Priest	Lorenzo Villani †	Priest	Bishop of Monopoli, Italy
28 Feb		Born	Godehard Joseph Osthaus †		Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
28 Feb	58.4	Ordained Bishop	Eugenio Benedetto Scaramuccia †	Bishop of San Severo, Italy
29 Feb	69.4	Died	Ignazio Michele Crivelli †	Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme	Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia
Mar	76.6	Died	Giovanni Battista Chiappé, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Nocera Umbra, Italy
1 Mar	60.3	Selected	Emmerich Joseph von Breidbach zu Bürresheim †	Bishop of Worms, Germany	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
1 Mar	65.6	Died	Teodor Kazimierz Czartoryski †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
5 Mar	61.9	Selected	Józef Tadeusz Kierski †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
	50.2	Selected	Andrzej Mikołaj Stanisław Kostka Młodziejewski †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
	77.8	Died	João da Madre de Deus Seixas da Fonseca Borges, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Areopolis
14 Mar	35.3	Confirmed	Francesco Lucerna Rorengo di Rorà †	Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
	55.4	Appointed	Manuel Rubín y Celis †	Bishop of Valladolid, Spain	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
	28.4	Confirmed	Klemens Wenzeslaus von Sachsen †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
	50.0	Appointed	José Maria Sisto y Britto, C.R. †	Bishop of Sora, Italy
	59.2	Appointed	Antonio Vigliarolo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
	59.2	Appointed	Antonio Vigliarolo †	Titular Bishop of Orthosias in Caria	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
15 Mar		Born	Giuseppe Saverio Poli †		Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
20 Mar	51.6	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Lasala y Locela, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Adramyttium	Bishop of Solsona, Spain
	48.7	Ordained Deacon	Domenico Orsini d’Aragona †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria ad Martyres	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata
	23.1	Ordained Priest	Johannes Antonius de Ricci †	Priest of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia	Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
	59.2	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Vigliarolo †	Titular Bishop of Orthosias in Caria	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
21 Mar		Born	Antônio Rodrigues de Aguiar †		Prelate of Goiás, Brazil
25 Mar	50.0	Ordained Bishop	José Maria Sisto y Britto, C.R. †	Bishop of Sora, Italy
30 Mar	46.5	Selected	Giovanni Battista Quasina †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
2 Apr	24.7	Ordained Priest	Marcello Maria Benci †	Priest	Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
		Born	Józef Marcelin Dzięcielski †		Bishop of Lublin, Poland
	26.5	Ordained Priest	Franz Karl Maria Cajetan von Firmian †	Priest of Passau, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
	50.8	Selected	Domenico Russo †	Bishop of Potenza, Italy	Bishop of Monopoli, Italy
3 Apr	52.2	Selected	François-Tristan de Cambon †	Bishop of Mirepoix, France
3 Apr	59.7	Resigned	Franz Karl Joseph von Fugger-Glött †	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
7 Apr	60.2	Died	Miguel Cilieza y Velasco †	Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
12 Apr		Born	José Francisco da Soledade Bravo †		Bishop of Portalegre, Portugal
15 Apr	70.2	Died	Pietro Antonio Raimondi †	Bishop of Capaccio, Italy
17 Apr	39.4	Ordained Priest	Gennaro Clemente Francone †	Priest	Bishop of Troia, Italy
18 Apr		Born	Daniel Murray †		Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
20 Apr	36.1	Ordained Bishop	János Bradács, O.S.B.M. †	Titular Bishop of Rhosus	Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
23 Apr	42.7	Died	Nicola Sanchez de Luna †	Bishop of Nola, Italy
24 Apr	65.5	Ordained Bishop	Michal Witosławski †	Titular Bishop of Coronea	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
27 Apr	50.8	Appointed	Paolino Pace †	Vicar Apostolic of Nicastro, Italy	Bishop of Vico Equense, Italy
30 Apr	51.3	Appointed	Jean Tasbasian †	Archbishop of Mardin (Armenian), Turkey	Archbishop Emeritus
1 May	23.4	Ordained Priest	Francesco Antonio Grillo, O.F.M. Conv. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
8 May	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Marijan Bogdanović, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Echinus	Vicar Apostolic of Bosnia (Ottoman), Croatia
8 May		Born	Pierre-Marie Cottret †		Bishop of Beauvais, France
16 May	60.5	Confirmed	Emmerich Joseph von Breidbach zu Bürresheim †	Bishop of Worms, Germany	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
	36.8	Appointed	Benedetto Maria dei Monti Sanfelice, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
	42.8	Appointed	Santiago José Hechavarría y Elguesúa †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Cuba	Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
	42.8	Appointed	Santiago José Hechavarría y Elguesúa †	Titular Bishop of Tricomia	Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
	37.9	Appointed	Johann Nepomuk Augustin von Hornstein zu Hohenstoffen †	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	37.9	Appointed	Johann Nepomuk Augustin von Hornstein zu Hohenstoffen †	Titular Bishop of Epiphania in Cilicia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
	62.1	Confirmed	Józef Tadeusz Kierski †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
	39.9	Appointed	Filippo López y Rojo, C.R. †	Bishop of Nola, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
	50.4	Confirmed	Andrzej Mikołaj Stanisław Kostka Młodziejewski †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
	46.6	Confirmed	Giovanni Battista Quasina †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
	50.9	Confirmed	Domenico Russo †	Bishop of Potenza, Italy	Bishop of Monopoli, Italy
	42.0	Appointed	Angelo Maria Zuccari †	Bishop of Capaccio, Italy
22 May	36.8	Ordained Bishop	Benedetto Maria dei Monti Sanfelice, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
	39.9	Ordained Bishop	Filippo López y Rojo, C.R. †	Bishop of Nola, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
	50.9	Ordained Bishop	Domenico Russo †	Bishop of Potenza, Italy	Bishop of Monopoli, Italy
	42.0	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Maria Zuccari †	Bishop of Capaccio, Italy
26 May		Born	Antal Juranitz †		Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
28 May	23.3	Ordained Priest	Enrico Capece Minutolo, C.O. †	Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	Bishop of Mileto, Italy
	23.7	Ordained Priest	Ferenc Fuchs †	Priest	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
	23.1	Ordained Priest	Gaetano Maria Mantegazza (Montegazza), B. †	Priest of Clerics Regular of St. Paul	Vicar Apostolic of Ava e Pegù, Myanmar
29 May	64.3	Ordained Bishop	William Maire †	Titular Bishop of Cinna	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain
2 Jun		Born	François-Antoine Arbaud †		Bishop of Gap, France
7 Jun	55.2	Died	José Patricio de la Cuesta Velarde †	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
14 Jun	60.4	Selected	Giovanni Donato Durante †	Bishop of Ugento, Italy
17 Jun	58.5	Died	Giacomo Cingari †	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
17 Jun		Born	Leonardo Santander y Villavicencio †		Bishop of Astorga, Spain
18 Jun		Born	Etienne Blanquet de Rouville †		Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
19 Jun		Born	Peter de Ürményi †		Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
20 Jun	32.9	Appointed	Luigi Amici †	Bishop of Camerino, Italy	Archbishop of Camerino, Italy
	32.9	Appointed	Luigi Amici †	Bishop of Fabriano, Italy	Archbishop of Camerino, Italy
	50.0	Appointed	Francisco Armañá Font, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
	52.4	Confirmed	François-Tristan de Cambon †	Bishop of Mirepoix, France
	33.0	Confirmed	François-Joseph-Emmanuel de Crussol d’Uzès d’Amboise †	Bishop of La Rochelle, France
	55.8	Appointed	Juan Lorenzo Irigoyen Dutari †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
	43.0	Appointed	Baldassare Barone de Moncada †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
	48.6	Installed	Lazzaro Opizio Pallavicini †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Secretary of State
24 Jun	32.9	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Amici †	Bishop of Camerino, Italy	Archbishop of Camerino, Italy
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Sigismund Ernst von Hohenwart, O.E.S.A. †	Priest of Order of Hermits of St. Augustine	Bishop of Linz, Austria
	23.7	Ordained Priest	Michael Mdzewski †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland
	43.0	Ordained Bishop	Baldassare Barone de Moncada †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
26 Jun	55.2	Ordained Bishop	Sebastiano Canepa †	Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
	38.0	Ordained Bishop	Johann Nepomuk Augustin von Hornstein zu Hohenstoffen †	Titular Bishop of Epiphania in Cilicia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
	55.7	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Rubín y Celis †	Bishop of Valladolid, Spain	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
29 Jun	67.4	Died	Enrichetto Virginio (Raffale Francesco) Natta, O.P. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy

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