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The Year of Our Lord 1772

Bishop Events

January to June

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown21.7Ordained PriestAdrijan Holovnja (Hołownia), O.S.B.M. †Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Auxiliary Bishop of Žyrovyci (Ukrainian), Lithuania
BornGiovanni Stephano Masala †Former Bishop-Elect of Iglesias, Italy
BornFrancis Joseph O’Finan, O.P. †Bishop of Killala, Ireland
28.9ProfessedJean-Didier de Saint Martin, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions EtrangèresVicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan), China
BornDomenico Secondi, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop Emeritus of Assisi, Italy
23.0Ordained PriestGregory Stapleton †Priest of Northern District, England, Great BritainVicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain
BornPaulo a Santo Tomas de Aquino, O.P. †Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India
1 JanBornGiovanni Alessandro Muzi †Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy
BornGabriele Papa †Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
BornJosé Manuel Plaza de la Tejera, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Cuenca, Ecuador
6 JanBornGiuseppe Maria Bozzi †Bishop of Mantova, Italy
7 Jan51.0DiedMarijan Bogdanović, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Bosnia (Ottoman), Croatia
16 Jan52.5SelectedFranz Karl von Velbrück †Bishop of Liège, Belgium
18 JanBornAntonio de Franci †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
22 Jan61.7AppointedLouis-Philippe-François Mariauchau d’Esgly †Coadjutor Bishop of Québec, CanadaBishop
61.7AppointedLouis-Philippe-François Mariauchau d’Esgly †Titular Bishop of DorylaëumBishop of Québec, Canada
23 Jan60.0InstalledJean de Cairol de Madaillan †Bishop of Grenoble, FranceBishop Emeritus
75.1ResignedLouis-Marie de Suarès d’Aulan †Bishop of Acqs (Dax), FranceBishop Emeritus
25 Jan61.8DiedJoannes Dominicus (Michael Antonius) Chiavassa, O.C.D. †Vicar Apostolic of Great Mogul (Mughals), India
26 Jan24.4Ordained DeaconAlexander Cameron †Deacon of Lowland District, Scotland, Great BritainVicar Apostolic Emeritus
27 Jan70.8ConfirmedAntonio Alcalde y Barriga, O.P. †Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
50.6ConfirmedAntoine-René Bardonnenche †Bishop of Vence, France
60.4AppointedCarl Laurenz Cardona †Prefect of Lausitz (Lusatia), Germany
46.2AppointedGiuseppe Garampi †Titular Archbishop of BerytusCardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
44.4Appointed[Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel] †Auxiliary Bishop of Basel, SwitzerlandBishop of [Paris (Constitutional), France]
44.4Appointed[Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel] †Titular Bishop of LyddaBishop of [Paris (Constitutional), France]
45.5ConfirmedCharles-Auguste Le Quien de La Neufville †Bishop of Acqs (Dax), FranceBishop Emeritus
34.0AppointedLouis-Charles de Machault †Titular Bishop of EuropusBishop Emeritus of Amiens, France
34.0ConfirmedLouis-Charles de Machault †Coadjutor Bishop of Amiens, FranceBishop Emeritus
76.0AppointedFrancesco Maria Piccolomini †Titular Archbishop of PergeBishop Emeritus of Pienza, Italy
76.0ResignedFrancesco Maria Piccolomini †Bishop of Pienza, ItalyBishop Emeritus
31 JanBornJosé María de Jesús Belaunzarán y Ureña, O.F.M. Ref. †Bishop Emeritus of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México
2 Feb24.5Ordained PriestAlexander Cameron †Priest of Lowland District, Scotland, Great BritainVicar Apostolic Emeritus
66.2Ordained BishopJan Václav Xaver Frey von Freyenfels †Titular Bishop of MarcopolisAuxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czechia
22.9Ordained PriestMichele de Vincenti †PriestTitular Bishop of Erythrum
9 Feb46.2Ordained BishopGiuseppe Garampi †Titular Archbishop of BerytusCardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
46.8Ordained BishopGaspard-Augustin Laurent de Sainte-Agnès, O.F.M. Conv. †Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
39.0Ordained BishopJoaquín Santiyán y Valdivieso †Bishop of Urgell, SpainArchbishop of Tarragona, Spain
13 FebBornLudovico Tevoli †Titular Archbishop of Athenae
15 FebBornAndrew Scott †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Western District, Scotland, Great Britain
16 Feb71.0Ordained PriestCristóvão de Almeida Soares e Brito †PriestBishop of Pinhel, Portugal
22 Feb48.6InstalledMiguel António Barreto de Meneses †Bishop of Bragança, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
BornPier Francesco Brunaccini, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
24 Feb75.3DiedNicola Perrelli †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro
28 Feb25.6Ordained PriestJean Labartette, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions EtrangèresVicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viet Nam
1 Mar45.6Ordained BishopCharles-Auguste Le Quien de La Neufville †Bishop of Acqs (Dax), FranceBishop Emeritus
2 MarBornJosé Buenaventura Arias Bergara †Vicar Apostolic of Mérida, Venezuela
4 Mar66.5DiedManuel Antonio de Murillo y Argáiz †Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain
7 MarBornThomas Penswick †Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain
13 MarBornGiovanni Bindi Sergardi †Bishop of Montalcino, Italy
14 Mar24.0Ordained PriestNicola Carelli †Priest of Conversano, ItalyBishop
24.0Ordained PriestBernardo Maria (Hercules Antonio Vincent) Carenzoni, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Feltre, Italy
39.7SelectedJérôme Joseph Franz de Paula Colloredo von Wallsee und Mels †Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
23.4Ordained DeaconFelix von Stubenberg †Deacon of Salzburg, AustriaAuxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
22.1Ordained DeaconJohann Nepomuk von Dankesreither †Deacon of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria
15 Mar50.7Ordained BishopAntoine-René Bardonnenche †Bishop of Vence, France
34.2Ordained BishopLouis-Charles de Machault †Titular Bishop of EuropusBishop Emeritus of Amiens, France
20 Mar47.2AppointedJoseph Balithian †Archbishop of Mardin (Armenian), TurkeyBishop
61.3DiedLudovico Emanuele del Carretto †Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
22 Mar50.1SelectedJosip Galjuf (Gallyuff) †Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
44.5Ordained Bishop[Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel] †Titular Bishop of LyddaBishop of [Paris (Constitutional), France]
36.0SelectedBl. François-Joseph de La Rochefoucauld-Bayers †Bishop of Beauvais, France
BornCarlo Emmanuelle Sardagna de Hohenstein †Bishop Emeritus of Cremona, Italy
27 MarBornIgnazio Ranaldi, C.O. †Archbishop of Urbino, Italy
28 Mar67.2DiedLucretius-Henri-François de La Tour du Pin Montauban †Bishop of Riez, France
29 MarBornDomenico Narni Mancinelli †Bishop of Caserta, Italy
30 Mar65.5AppointedFrancesco Maria Banditi, C.R. †Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
60.6ConfirmedEnrico Celaja †Bishop of Oria, Italy
48.2ConfirmedFrançois-Fiacre de Grave †Bishop of Valence, France
53.6AppointedGiovanni Tommaso Gallarati Ghislieri †Titular Bishop of Paros
58.8AppointedFrancisco Garrido de la Vega †Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
BornTommaso Antonio Gigli, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
46.1ConfirmedFerdinand-Marie de Lobkowitz †Bishop of Namur {Namen}, BelgiumBishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
42.4AppointedIledfonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta †Archbishop of México, Federal District
43.2ConfirmedGabriel-Louis de Rougé †Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
58.2ConfirmedGovaart-Geeraard van Eersel †Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
52.7ConfirmedFranz Karl von Velbrück †Bishop of Liège, Belgium
31 Mar78.9DiedVincenzo Acqua †Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
Apr79.5DiedDominico Maria Saporiti †Bishop of Accia and Mariana, France
63.6DiedLuigi Satta †Bishop of Iglesias, Italy
1 AprBornFranz Ferdinand (Johann Franz) Fritz, O.S.B. †Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
2 Apr71.5DiedPietro Budmani †Bishop of Stagno (Ston), Croatia
4 Apr30.4Ordained PriestNiccolò Laparelli †Priest of Cortona, ItalyBishop
25.7Ordained PriestGiovanni Battista Marchese †PriestBishop of Catanzaro, Italy
23.0Ordained PriestLuis Ignatius Peñalver y Cárdenas †Priest of Santiago de CubaArchbishop Emeritus of Guatemala
23.9Ordained PriestCarlo Maria Rosini †PriestBishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
5 Apr65.5Ordained BishopFrancesco Maria Banditi, C.R. †Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
60.6Ordained BishopEnrico Celaja †Bishop of Oria, Italy
7 AprBornMichele Amatore Lobetti †Bishop of Asti, Italy
12 Apr44.2SelectedFrançois de Clugny †Bishop of Riez, France
15 Apr46.4AppointedGiuseppe Garampi †Apostolic Nuncio to PolandCardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
22 AprBornJosé Jorge de Torres y Estans †Bishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
24 Apr64.0DiedJosé Vicente Díaz Bravo, O. Carm. †Bishop of Durango, México
26 Apr48.3Ordained BishopFrançois-Fiacre de Grave †Bishop of Valence, France
43.3Ordained BishopGabriel-Louis de Rougé †Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
52.7Ordained PriestFranz Karl von Velbrück †PriestBishop of Liège, Belgium
29 Apr71.2SelectedCristóvão de Almeida Soares e Brito †Bishop of Pinhel, Portugal
30 Apr51.2SelectedFrancesco Maria Sorgo Bobali, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Stagno (Ston), Croatia
1 May31.0Ordained PriestLorenzo Caleppi †PriestCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
45.9Ordained PriestGiovanni Lotrecchi †PriestBishop of Todi, Italy
2 May50.2DiedAtanasie Rednic, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Făgăraş (Romanian), Romania
3 May52.8Ordained BishopFranz Karl von Velbrück †Bishop of Liège, Belgium
7 May75.6DiedMichele di Tarsia, C.P.O. †Bishop of Conversano, Italy
10 May46.3Ordained BishopFerdinand-Marie de Lobkowitz †Bishop of Namur {Namen}, BelgiumBishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
17 MayBornKapriel (Gabriel) Khoudeyd (Hadid) †Bishop of Alep (Armenian), Syria
58.8Ordained BishopJakub Walerian Tumanowicz †Titular Archbishop of CamachusArchbishop of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine
20 May66.6DiedJacopo Gaetano Nicolò Inghirami †Bishop of Arezzo, Italy
22 May75.3RetiredÉtienne-René Potier de Gesvres †Bishop of Beauvais, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
23 MayBornJohn Murphy †Bishop of Cork, Ireland
25 May57.2InstalledManuel Jiménez Pérez, O.S.B. †Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
27 May75.4DiedPedro Anselmo Sánchez de Tagle †Bishop of Michoacán, México
1 Jun51.8AppointedTiberio Borghesi †Archbishop of Siena, Italy
44.4ConfirmedFrançois de Clugny †Bishop of Riez, France
63.4AppointedSebastian Maria Landolina Nava †Auxiliary Bishop of Siracusa, Italy
63.4AppointedSebastian Maria Landolina Nava †Titular Bishop of MedeaAuxiliary Bishop of Siracusa, Italy
45.2AppointedFrancesco Maria Locatelli †Cardinal, Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
39.8AppointedJohann Andreas Seelmann †Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
39.8AppointedJohann Andreas Seelmann †Titular Bishop of TremithusAuxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
4 JunBornAntonio Podestá †Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
BornFrancesco Tassinari †Bishop of Urbania e Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
6 Jun23.6Ordained PriestMikołaj Bykowski, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersTitular Bishop of Troas
69.4DiedFrancesco Ferrante †Bishop of Andria, Italy
7 Jun61.6SelectedNicolas (Angelo Odardo) Stefanini †Bishop of Accia and Mariana, France
8 Jun261.4BeatifiedBl. Paolo (Scipione) Burali d’Arezzo, C.R. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
45.2Ordained BishopFrancesco Maria Locatelli †Cardinal, Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
10 Jun51.3SelectedFrancesco Ignazio Guiso †Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy
13 Jun24.2Ordained PriestJoseph Anton Gall †Priest of Speyer, GermanyBishop of Linz, Austria
25.0Ordained PriestJean-Francis de Mallian †PriestBishop-Elect of Saint-Flour, France
24.0Ordained PriestLorenzo Girolamo Mattei †PriestCardinal, Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
62.4DiedLouis-Henri de Rochefort d’Ally †Bishop of Chalons-sur-Saône, France
23.6Ordained PriestFelix von Stubenberg †Priest of Salzburg, AustriaAuxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
17 JunBornJuan Antonio Díez Merino, O.P. †Bishop of Menorca, Spain
46.2SelectedGiovanni Ignazio Gautier †Bishop of Iglesias, Italy
45.4SelectedGiuseppe Maria Incisa Beccaria †Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
40.6SelectedAntonio Romano Malingri †Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
52.7SelectedGioacchino Michele Radicati, O.P. †Bishop of Alghero, Italy
45.8SelectedGiulio Cesare Viancini †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Biella, ItalyBishop
21 Jun44.4Ordained BishopFrançois de Clugny †Bishop of Riez, France
30.8Ordained DeaconSzczepan Hołowczyc †DeaconArchbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
22 Jun40.0ConfirmedJérôme Joseph Franz de Paula Colloredo von Wallsee und Mels †Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
76.2AppointedDiego Bernardo de Peredo y Navarrete †Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
45.9AppointedJuan Díaz de La Guerra †Bishop of Mallorca, SpainBishop of Sigüenza, Spain
60.4ConfirmedHenri Hachette des Portes, O. Carm. †Bishop of Glandèves, France
36.3ConfirmedBl. François-Joseph de La Rochefoucauld-Bayers †Bishop of Beauvais, France
42.5AppointedFrancesco Polesini †Bishop of Pula (Pola), CroatiaBishop of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia
24 JunBornJan Kajetan Cywiński †Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
48.4SelectedJoseph-François d’Andigné de la Chasse †Bishop of Chalons-sur-Saône, FranceBishop Emeritus
42.9SelectedJean-François de La Marche †Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France
77.9DiedScipione de’ Lorenzi †Bishop of Larino, Italy
26 Jun59.4DiedPierre Chapelle de Jumilhac de Cubjac †Bishop of Lectoure, France
28 Jun45.9Ordained BishopJuan Díaz de La Guerra †Bishop of Mallorca, SpainBishop of Sigüenza, Spain
39.8Ordained BishopJohann Andreas Seelmann †Titular Bishop of TremithusAuxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
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