The Year of Our Lord 1778

Bishop Events

September to December

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
3 Sep	73.8	Died	Antonio De Cumis †	Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy
4 Sep	37.4	Appointed	Antonio Maria Sacconi, O.F.M. Obs. †	Vicar Apostolic of Hukwang, Shansi [Shanxi], and Shensi [Shaanxi], China
37.4	Appointed	Antonio Maria Sacconi, O.F.M. Obs. †	Titular Bishop of Domitiopolis	Vicar Apostolic of Hukwang, Shansi [Shanxi], and Shensi [Shaanxi], China
9 Sep	41.4	Selected	Vittorio Maria Baldassare Gaetano Costa d’Arignano †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
46.6	Selected	Giovanni Battista Rivellini †	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
11 Sep	52.2	Resigned	Giovanni Battista Filipponi Tenderini †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
13 Sep	51.5	Ordained Bishop	Emmanuel Felix Soares (de Santa Catarina), O.C.D. †	Bishop of Cochin, India	Archbishop of Goa, India
54.6	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Tavares Coutinho da Silva †	Bishop of Portalegre, Portugal
17 Sep		Born	Giuseppe Riccardi †		Bishop of Boiano, Italy
19 Sep	23.1	Ordained Priest	Ladislas Adam Prosper Burzyński, O.F.M. Ref. †	Priest of Order of Reformed Friars Minor	Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland
24.9	Ordained Priest	Pier Camillo de Carolis †	Priest	Bishop of Città della Pieve, Italy
22.8	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Battista Lambruschini †	Priest	Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
86.6	Died	Francisco Mendo Trigoso †	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
25.1	Ordained Priest	Giovanni-Antonio Niccola (Nicola) †	Priest	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
22.2	Ordained Deacon	Josef Chrysostomus Pauer †	Deacon of Clerics Regular of St. Paul	Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria
24.6	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Francesco Toppia †	Priest	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
20 Sep	23.1	Ordained Priest	György Kurbély †	Priest	Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary
21 Sep		Born	Mateo José González Rubio †		Auxiliary Bishop of Popayán, Colombia
26 Sep		Appointed	Francesco Antonio Fracchia †	Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey
	Appointed	Francesco Antonio Fracchia †	Titular Bishop of Theodosiopolis in Armenia	Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey
27 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Francesco Antonio Fracchia †	Titular Bishop of Theodosiopolis in Armenia	Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey
43.3	Ordained Bishop	Antoni Narzymski †	Titular Bishop of Evaria	Auxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland
28 Sep	36.5	Appointed	Cirillo Antonini †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy
39.3	Appointed	Edmund Maria Josef Artz von und zu Vasegg †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
39.3	Appointed	Edmund Maria Josef Artz von und zu Vasegg †	Titular Bishop of Teos	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
54.2	Appointed	Johann Adam Behr †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
54.2	Appointed	Johann Adam Behr †	Titular Bishop of Hemeria (Himeria)	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
56.2	Appointed	Bernardo Bocchini, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece
41.5	Confirmed	Vittorio Maria Baldassare Gaetano Costa d’Arignano †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
32.3	Appointed	Girolamo Luigi Crivelli †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
61.2	Appointed	Diodato Maria Difnico, C.R.L. †	Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia
43.9	Appointed	Angelo Franceschi †	Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
56.2	Appointed	Pier Luigi Galletti, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene
57.2	Appointed	Ferdynand Onufry Kicki †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine	Archbishop
55.7	Appointed	Juan Manuel Moscoso y Peralta †	Bishop of Cuzco, Peru	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
41.2	Appointed	Franciscus de Paula Paternò Castello †	Titular Bishop of Europus
53.3	Appointed	Juan Antonio Sánchez, O.F.M. Disc. †	Bishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México
51.6	Confirmed	José Campos Julián, O.C.D. †	Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
30.1	Appointed	Michal Roman Sierakowski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
30.1	Appointed	Michal Roman Sierakowski †	Titular Bishop of Prusa	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
30 Sep	70.9	Died	Domenico Poltri †	Bishop of San Miniato, Italy
1 Oct	70.1	Died	Gaetano Fantuzzi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
2 Oct		Born	Giambattista Guerra †		Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
	Born	Johann Peter Mirer †		Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
4 Oct	56.3	Ordained Bishop	Bernardo Bocchini, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece
32.3	Ordained Bishop	Girolamo Luigi Crivelli †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
61.2	Ordained Bishop	Diodato Maria Difnico, C.R.L. †	Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia
56.2	Ordained Bishop	Pier Luigi Galletti, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene
46.1	Ordained Bishop	Johann Karl von Hohenzollern-Hechingen †	Titular Bishop of Dibon (Dibona)	Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
8 Oct		Born	Hyacinthe-Louis de Quélen †		Archbishop of Paris, France
11 Oct	36.5	Ordained Bishop	Cirillo Antonini †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy
18 Oct	45.6	Ordained Bishop	Nathaniel Johann Heinrich Bürger, O.F.M. Ref. †	Titular Bishop of Dercos (Dercus)	Vicar Apostolic of Nanking [Nanjing], China
25 Oct		Born	Joaquín Briz, O.P. †		Bishop of Segovia, Spain
17.0	Professed	Hilarión Diéz Fernández, O.S.A. †	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
25.7	Ordained Priest	Bernard-Claude Panet †	Priest of Québec, Canada	Archbishop of Québec, Canada
28 Oct	54.3	Ordained Bishop	Johann Adam Behr †	Titular Bishop of Hemeria (Himeria)	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
29 Oct	18.3	Solemn Vows	Antonio Maria (Giovanni Battista) Grandi, B. †	Member of Clerics Regular of St. Paul	Secretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs
8 Nov	56.0	Installed	Giuseppe Maria Langosco-Stroppiana †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
	Born	Joseph Signay †		Archbishop of Québec, Canada
14 Nov		Born	Franz Xaver von Schwäbl †		Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
15 Nov	43.2	Selected	Laurent-Michel Eon de Cély †	Bishop of Apt, France	Bishop Emeritus
22 Nov	41.3	Ordained Bishop	August Franz von Strauß (Strauss) †	Titular Bishop of Samaria	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
30 Nov	54.8	Installed	Manuel Tavares Coutinho da Silva †	Bishop of Portalegre, Portugal
2 Dec	61.1	Selected	Giovanni Antonio Arras Minutili †	Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy
	Born	Giuseppe Maria Mazzetti, O. Carm. †		Bishop Emeritus of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo, Italy
3 Dec	90.8	Died	Thomas Fabiani †	Bishop of Belcastro, Italy
72.4	Died	James Grant †	Vicar Apostolic of Lowland District, Scotland, Great Britain
49.2	Succeeded	George Hay †	Vicar Apostolic of Lowland District, Scotland, Great Britain	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
5 Dec		Born	José Eusebio Colombres †		Bishop-Elect of Salta, Argentina
8 Dec	30.3	Ordained Bishop	Michal Roman Sierakowski †	Titular Bishop of Prusa	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
9 Dec	59.3	Resigned	Inácio de São Caetano, O.C.D. †	Bishop of Penafiel, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
10 Dec	78.9	Died	Theophilus MacCartan †	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
	Born	Antonio Francesco Orioli, O.F.M. Conv. †		Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
11 Dec	63.6	Resigned	Félicien Bocon de La Merlière †	Bishop of Apt, France	Bishop Emeritus
13 Dec	39.5	Ordained Bishop	Edmund Maria Josef Artz von und zu Vasegg †	Titular Bishop of Teos	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
	Born	Giovanni Maria Bisignani †		Titular Bishop of Aegae
14 Dec	58.4	Appointed	Agustín de Alvarado y Castillo †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Bishop
55.5	Appointed	Antonio Caballero y Góngora †	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
58.7	Appointed	Giuseppe Coppula †	Bishop of Lipari, Italy
46.4	Appointed	Roberto Costaguti †	Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
44.5	Appointed	Luca Nicola de Luca †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Trivento, Italy
43.2	Confirmed	Laurent-Michel Eon de Cély †	Bishop of Apt, France	Bishop Emeritus
49.7	Appointed	Juan Antonio Gallego y Orbigo, O.F.M. Disc. †	Bishop of Nueva Caceres, Philippines	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
39.3	Appointed	Niccolò Marcacci †	Bishop of Arezzo, Italy
59.1	Appointed	Lazzaro Opizio Pallavicini †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli	Cardinal, Secretary of State
46.9	Confirmed	Giovanni Battista Rivellini †	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
59.3	Appointed	Inácio de São Caetano, O.C.D. †	Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica	Bishop Emeritus of Penafiel, Portugal
38.9	Appointed	Salvatore Vecchioni, C.O. †	Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
19 Dec	22.8	Ordained Priest	Baldassare Leone †	Priest	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
23.6	Ordained Priest	Stanislao Lucchesi †	Priest	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
23.4	Ordained Priest	Gaudenzio Giovanni Antonio Patrignani, O.F.M. Obs. †	Priest of Order of Observant Friars Minor	Bishop of Ferentino, Italy
39.9	Appointed	Patrick Joseph Plunkett †	Bishop of Meath, Ireland
25.4	Ordained Priest	Johann Adam Rieger †	Priest of Mainz, Germany	Bishop of Fulda, Germany
23.6	Ordained Priest	Pierre-Marin Rouph de Varicourt †	Priest	Bishop of Orléans, France
25.8	Ordained Priest	Alessandro Tommasini †	Priest	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
24.3	Ordained Priest	Adrianus van Dongen †	Priest of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}, Belgium	Vicar Apostolic of Breda, Netherlands
20 Dec	58.8	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Coppula †	Bishop of Lipari, Italy
46.5	Ordained Bishop	Roberto Costaguti †	Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
44.6	Ordained Bishop	Luca Nicola de Luca †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Trivento, Italy
46.9	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Rivellini †	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
24.0	Ordained Deacon	Gregor Tarkovič (Tárkovits) †	Deacon of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine	Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia
38.9	Ordained Bishop	Salvatore Vecchioni, C.O. †	Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
26 Dec		Born	Etienne-Bruno-Marie d’Arbou †		Bishop Emeritus of Bayonne, France
72.8	Died	John Joseph Hornyold †	Vicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain
51.4	Succeeded	Thomas Joseph Talbot †	Vicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain
30 Dec	60.2	Selected	João António Barbosa Soares †	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
48.2	Selected	Vicente do Espirito Santo, O.A.D. †	Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe	Prelate of Goiás, Brazil
56.1	Selected	Domingos da Encarnação Pontével, O.P. †	Bishop of Mariana, Brazil
52.1	Selected	Francisco de São Simão, O.F.M. Ref. †	Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
31 Dec		Born	Francesco Iovinelli, C.M. †		Bishop of Bovino, Italy
49.6	Succeeded	Ignaz Franz Stanislaus von Spaur †	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
82.6	Died	Leopold Maria Joseph von Spaur †	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy

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