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The Year of Our Lord 1776

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown16.9ProfessedFederico Bencivenni, O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Bertinoro, Italy
BornLazzaro Vladagni Bianchi †Bishop of Sapë, Albania
32.9AppointedIgnazio-Gaetano Boncompagni-Ludovisi †Prefect of the Congregation of the Sacred ConsultaCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
32.4AppointedJean-Jacques Bouguet, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Iles Saint-Pierre et MiquelonPrefect Emeritus
23.0Ordained PriestEdmund Burke †Priest of Kildare and Leighlin, IrelandVicar Apostolic of Nova Scotia, Canada
44.3AppointedIgnazio Busca †Superior of Batavia (Holland Mission), NetherlandsCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli
50.0AppointedPaul Estefan †Archbishop of Jbeil {Byblos} (Maronite), LebanonArchbishop Emeritus
50.0AppointedPaul Estefan †Bishop of Batrun (Maronite), LebanonArchbishop Emeritus of Jbeil {Byblos} (Maronite), Lebanon
62.4ResignedAntonio Manuel Hartalejo López, O. de M. †Master General of Order of Our Lady of MercyBishop of Vic, Spain
16.0AppointedYouhanan VIII Hormez †Archbishop of Mossul (Chaldean), IraqPatriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
DiedIgnace Jarbou †Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria
DiedJean †Bishop of Gazireh (Gezira) (Chaldean), Turkey
19.0Ordained PriestArnaud-Ferdinand de La Porte †PriestBishop of Carcassonne, France
22.5Ordained PriestJean de Longueville †PriestPrefect Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
29.0Ordained PriestCharles O’Donnell †PriestBishop of Derry, Ireland
24.3Ordained PriestLuigi Pandolfi †Priest of Fano, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina
BornJosé Joaquim Pereira de Miranda, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the Mission
BornJosé Manuel Eufrasio de Quiroga Sarmiento †Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
82.3DiedFrancesco Antonio Rocco †Bishop of Capri, Italy
50.9InstalledBlas Manuel Sobrino y Minayo †Bishop of Cartagena, ColombiaBishop of Trujillo, Peru
BornPlácido Sukias de Somal, C.M.V. †Abbot General of Congregazione Mechitarista di Venezia
14 Jan52.4Ordained BishopEsteban Lorenzo de Tristán y Esmenota †Bishop of NicaraguaBishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
36.9Ordained BishopJean-Denis de Vienne †Titular Bishop of SareptaAuxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
15 Jan45.5SelectedFrantišek von Berchtold †Bishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
52.1SelectedKarol Salbeck †Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia
20 Jan62.6DiedFrancisco Garrido de la Vega †Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
21 Jan22.3Ordained PriestNikodem Puzyna †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
23 Jan58.7AppointedGiuseppe Vincentini †Apostolic Nuncio to Naples, Italy
29 Jan44.0AppointedDomenico Arcaroli †Bishop of Lavello, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Vieste, Italy
62.7AppointedSerafino Filangeri, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
58.7AppointedAntonio Jorge y Galván †Archbishop of Granada, Spain
39.3AppointedAlessandro Garimberti †Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, Italy
43.7AppointedDomenico Maria Gentile †Bishop of Savona, ItalyBishop Emeritus
54.0AppointedAndrea Gioannetti, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of Hemeria (Himeria)Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
54.0AppointedAndrea Gioannetti, O.S.B. †Administrator of Bologna, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop
53.8AppointedJosé Molina Lario y Navarro †Bishop of Málaga, Spain
57.8AppointedMichel Joseph de Laulanhier †Titular Bishop of Aegae
39.9ConfirmedMarie-Charles-Isidore de Mercy †Bishop of Luçon, FranceArchbishop of Bourges, France
43.9AppointedAlessandro Maria Odoardi †Bishop of Perugia, Italy
51.1AppointedErmenold Piesport, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Fulda, Germany
51.1AppointedErmenold Piesport, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of CapharnaumAuxiliary Bishop of Fulda, Germany
51.7AppointedCarlo Rezzonico (Jr.) †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
51.5AppointedRaffaele Tosti †Bishop of Fondi (Fundi), Italy
30 Jan30.7SelectedWilhelm Florentin von Salm-Salm †Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, BelgiumArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
Feb89.2DiedTomás del Valle, O.P. †Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
4 Feb44.1Ordained BishopDomenico Arcaroli †Bishop of Lavello, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Vieste, Italy
39.3Ordained BishopAlessandro Garimberti †Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, Italy
43.7Ordained BishopDomenico Maria Gentile †Bishop of Savona, ItalyBishop Emeritus
54.0Ordained BishopAndrea Gioannetti, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of Hemeria (Himeria)Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
43.9Ordained BishopAlessandro Maria Odoardi †Bishop of Perugia, Italy
BornIgnacy Ludwik Pawłowski †Archbishop of Mohilev, Belarus
51.5Ordained BishopRaffaele Tosti †Bishop of Fondi (Fundi), Italy
6 FebBornFilippo Martuscelli †Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
7 Feb73.9DiedJean-François de Chatillard de Montillet-Grenaud †Archbishop of Auch, France
9 FebBornPablo Jesús Corcuera y Caserta †Bishop of Vic, Spain
11 Feb24.2Ordained DeaconVincenzo Maria Manieri, O.F.M. Conv. †Deacon of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop of Ruvo e Bitonto, Italy
BornManuel del Villar †Bishop of Lérida, Spain
18 Feb54.7SelectedClaude-Marc-Antoine d’Apchon de Corgenon †Archbishop of Auch, France
BornJean-François de Hercé †Bishop Emeritus of Nantes, France
40.0Ordained BishopMarie-Charles-Isidore de Mercy †Bishop of Luçon, FranceArchbishop of Bourges, France
25 Feb65.0SelectedAntonio Branciforte Colonna †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Agrigento (Girgenti), ItalyCardinal, Bishop
63.2Ordained DeaconGirolamo Volpi †DeaconTitular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto
28 Feb73.1DiedDominik Józef Kiełczewski †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chełm, Poland
29 FebBornGiulio de Tommasi †Bishop of San Severo, Italy
2 Mar24.1Ordained PriestAntonio Maria Nappi †PriestBishop of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola, Italy
63.2Ordained PriestGirolamo Volpi †PriestTitular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto
3 Mar35.9Ordained BishopMaciej Grzegorz Garnysz †Titular Bishop of LarandaBishop of Chełm, Poland
35.8SelectedJacques-Joseph-François de Vogüé †Bishop of Dijon, France
48.9Ordained BishopFriedrich Ludwig Franz von Wangen zu Geroldseck †Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
5 MarBornPablo García Abella, C.O. †Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
8 Mar60.1SelectedÁdám Patačić de Zajezda †Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
14 Mar80.6DiedGiovanni Battista Bortoli †Bishop Emeritus of Feltre, Italy
16 Mar69.5DiedCristoforo Sizzo de Noris †Bishop of Trento, Italy
17 Mar51.2Ordained BishopErmenold Piesport, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of CapharnaumAuxiliary Bishop of Fulda, Germany
21 Mar53.0SelectedFrancesco Ferdinando Sanseverino, C.P.O. †Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
53.0SelectedFrancesco Ferdinando Sanseverino, C.P.O. †Archbishop of Monreale, ItalyArchbishop of Palermo, Italy
63.0DiedFrancisco de Solís Folch de Cardona †Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
23 Mar24.2Ordained PriestFrançois-Marie Bigex †PriestArchbishop of Chambéry, France
25.7Ordained PriestFabiano Giuseppe Giacomo Luigi Galliani, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinTitular Bishop of Pergamum
50.4AppointedGiuseppe Garampi †Apostolic Nuncio to EmperorCardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
23.5Ordained DeaconHieronim Stojnowski (Stroynowski) †DeaconBishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
24 Mar58.0Ordained BishopMichel Joseph de Laulanhier †Titular Bishop of Aegae
25 Mar68.2DiedJean-Louis du Buisson de Beauteville †Bishop of Alčs (Alais), France
AprDiedPatrick Robert Kirwan †Bishop of Achonry, Ireland
70.2DiedStefano Gennaro Spani †Bishop of Minervino Murge, Italy
5 Apr39.9SelectedPierre-Marie-Madeleine Cortois de Baloré †Bishop of Alčs (Alais), FranceBishop Emeritus of Nîmes, France
6 Apr22.7Ordained PriestGabriello Maria Gravina, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictPrelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
26.9Ordained PriestFortuné-Charles de Mazenod †PriestBishop Emeritus of Marseille, France
23.5Ordained PriestHieronim Stojnowski (Stroynowski) †PriestBishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
8 Apr45.7Ordained DeaconNicola Colonna di Stigliano †DeaconCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio
9 Apr45.7Ordained PriestNicola Colonna di Stigliano †PriestCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio
11 AprBornMatthäus Kutschank †Prefect of Lausitz (Lusatia), Germany
12 Apr46.0ResignedMichael Chomiński †Auxiliary Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), LithuaniaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
54.8ResignedClaude-Marc-Antoine d’Apchon de Corgenon †Bishop of Dijon, FranceArchbishop of Auch, France
BornVíctor Damián Sáez y Sánchez Mayor †Bishop of Tortosa, Spain
13 AprBornGiuseppe Pecci †Cardinal, Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
14 Apr24.2Ordained PriestFabrizio Selvi †PriestBishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
15 Apr33.5AppointedFrancisco Mateo Aguiriano Gómez †Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, SpainBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
33.5AppointedFrancisco Mateo Aguiriano Gómez †Titular Bishop of ThagasteBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
39.6Elevated to CardinalGiovanni Archinto †In PectoreCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
62.2AppointedFelice Antonio Bianchi †Auxiliary Bishop of Modena, Italy
62.2AppointedFelice Antonio Bianchi †Titular Bishop of PergamumAuxiliary Bishop of Modena, Italy
65.2ConfirmedAntonio Branciforte Colonna †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Agrigento (Girgenti), ItalyCardinal, Bishop
38.3AppointedAloisio Buonamici †Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, ItalyBishop of Volterra, Italy
59.0AppointedGiuseppe Ippoliti †Bishop of Pistoia e Prato, Italy
25.0AppointedJózef Leon Łopaciński †Auxiliary Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), LithuaniaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
25.0AppointedJózef Leon Łopaciński †Titular Bishop of Tripolis in PhoeniciaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
68.5AppointedPascual López Estaún (Estac) †Bishop of Huesca, Spain
40.6AppointedRanieri Mancini †Bishop of Fiesole, ItalyBishop Emeritus
53.6AppointedJean-Baptiste Miroudot Du Bourg, O. Cist. †Bishop of Baghdad, IraqBishop Emeritus
62.3DiedGiuseppe Orlandi, O.S.B. †Bishop of Giovinazzo e Terlizzi, Italy
49.4AppointedAndrás Ország †Auxiliary Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
49.4AppointedAndrás Ország †Titular Bishop of MyndusAuxiliary Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
40.2AppointedPedro Benito Antonio Quevedo y Quintano †Cardinal, Bishop of Orense, Spain
63.7AppointedAndrea Ratti †Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto
58.3ConfirmedMaximilian Augustin Christoph von Rodt †Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
53.1ConfirmedFrancesco Ferdinando Sanseverino, C.P.O. †Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
53.1ConfirmedFrancesco Ferdinando Sanseverino, C.P.O. †Archbishop of Monreale, ItalyArchbishop of Palermo, Italy
50.5Elevated to CardinalLuigi Valenti Gonzaga †In PectoreCardinal, Librarian of the Vatican Library
19 Apr58.1SelectedAnton de Révay †Bishop of Rožňava, SlovakiaBishop of Nitra, Slovakia
21 Apr38.4Ordained BishopAloisio Buonamici †Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, ItalyBishop of Volterra, Italy
27 Apr67.4DiedSimone Buonacorsi †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina
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