The Year of Our Lord 1779

Bishop Events

July to December

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Jul	53.4	Selected	Ferdinand-Marie de Lobkowitz †	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
2 Jul	60.8	Selected	Albert Louis de Lichtervelde †	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
12 Jul	39.0	Appointed	Wilhelm Joseph Leopold Willibald von Baden †	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
39.0	Appointed	Wilhelm Joseph Leopold Willibald von Baden †	Titular Bishop of Milevum	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
37.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Maria (Angelo Pietro) Bressa, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
62.1	Appointed	Bonaventura Calcagnini †	Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy
53.0	Appointed	Francesco del Tufo, C.R. †	Bishop of Aversa, Italy
55.5	Appointed	Luis Tomás Esteban de Piña y Mazo, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
72.5	Appointed	Pietro Silvio di Gennaro †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy
48.8	Confirmed	Franz Ludwig von Erthal †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
48.8	Confirmed	Franz Ludwig von Erthal †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
53.3	Appointed	Francesco Brunone Fazzi †	Bishop of San Miniato, Italy
55.0	Confirmed	Carlo Giuseppe Filippa della Martiniana †	Cardinal, Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
51.8	Appointed	Alvise Maria Gabrieli †	Bishop of Vicenza, Italy
45.4	Appointed	Andrea Benedetto Ganassoni, O.S.B. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Feltre, Italy	Bishop
41.3	Appointed	Stefano Giustiniani †	Bishop of Albenga, Italy
52.5	Appointed	Marie-Joseph Green de Saint-Marsault †	Titular Bishop of Pergamum
44.2	Elevated to Cardinal	František de Paula Hrzán z Harasova †	Cardinal, Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
35.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Alessandro Mattei †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
47.6	Appointed	József Ferenc Pierer, S.J. †	Bishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia	Auxiliary Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
47.6	Confirmed	József Ferenc Pierer, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
33.8	Confirmed	Camille-Louis-Apollinaire de Polignac †	Bishop of Meaux, France	Bishop Emeritus
67.7	Appointed	Johann Mathäus Schweiberer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
67.7	Appointed	Johann Mathäus Schweiberer †	Titular Bishop of Antipatris	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
33.0	Appointed	Salvatore Spinelli, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy	Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
48.3	Appointed	Johann Nepomuk August Ungelter von Deisenhausen †	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
48.3	Appointed	Johann Nepomuk August Ungelter von Deisenhausen †	Titular Bishop of Pella	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
55.3	Appointed	Luis Velasco y Maeda, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)
51.7	Appointed	Michael Zorawski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland
51.7	Appointed	Michael Zorawski †	Titular Bishop of Thespiae	Auxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland
14 Jul		Born	Buenaventura Cano y Torrente, O. de M. †		Titular Bishop of Magydus
15 Jul		Born	Nicolas-Augustin de la Croix d’Azolette †		Archbishop Emeritus of Auch, France
75.2	Died	Claudio Sanz Torres y Ruiz Castañedo †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
18 Jul	37.2	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Maria (Angelo Pietro) Bressa, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
62.2	Ordained Bishop	Bonaventura Calcagnini †	Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy
48.3	Selected	Jean-Gabriel d’Agay †	Coadjutor Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France	Bishop
53.0	Ordained Bishop	Francesco del Tufo, C.R. †	Bishop of Aversa, Italy
53.4	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Brunone Fazzi †	Bishop of San Miniato, Italy
41.3	Ordained Bishop	Stefano Giustiniani †	Bishop of Albenga, Italy
33.1	Ordained Bishop	Salvatore Spinelli, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy	Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
24 Jul	66.7	Died	Adam Joseph Ernest Bernclau von Schönreith †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
25 Jul	23.0	Ordained Deacon	Fernando Caicedo y Flores †	Deacon of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia	Archbishop
26 Jul	23.0	Ordained Priest	Fernando Caicedo y Flores †	Priest of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia	Archbishop
24.4	Ordained Priest	Kajetan Augustyn Warteresiewicz †	Priest of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine	Archbishop
28 Jul		Born	Giuseppe Maria Traversi di Pereta †		Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
31 Jul		Born	Ignacio Díaz de la Caneja y Sosa †		Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
Aug	69.5	Died	Giovanni Pergolini †	Bishop of Urbania e Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
5 Aug		Born	José Domingo Sánchez Reza †		Titular Bishop of Macri
7 Aug	59.2	Died	György Richvaldszky †	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
8 Aug	22.9	Ordained Deacon	János Benyovszky †	Deacon	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
52.6	Ordained Bishop	Marie-Joseph Green de Saint-Marsault †	Titular Bishop of Pergamum
33.9	Ordained Bishop	Camille-Louis-Apollinaire de Polignac †	Bishop of Meaux, France	Bishop Emeritus
9 Aug	75.4	Died	Antônio de São José Moura Marinho, O.E.S.A. †	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
10 Aug	23.7	Ordained Priest	Agostino Albergotti †	Priest	Bishop of Arezzo, Italy
11 Aug	56.6	Appointed	Hugh MacMullan †	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
15 Aug	47.7	Ordained Bishop	József Ferenc Pierer, S.J. †	Bishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia	Auxiliary Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
67.8	Ordained Bishop	Johann Mathäus Schweiberer †	Titular Bishop of Antipatris	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
17 Aug	51.6	Appointed	Simon Quinn †	Coadjutor Bishop of Cloyne and Ross, Ireland
51.6	Appointed	Simon Quinn †	Titular Bishop of Diocletianopolis in Palaestina	Coadjutor Bishop of Cloyne and Ross, Ireland
18 Aug	64.9	Resigned	Gennaro Antonio de Simone †	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
22 Aug		Born	José Maria de Macerata, O.F.M. Cap. †		Former Bishop-Elect of Cuiabá, Brazil
23 Aug	46.9	Resigned	Eustach Federl, O.C.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Malabar, India
24 Aug	43.0	Ordained Bishop	Cayetano Franco y Monroy †	Archbishop of Guatemala
25 Aug		Born	Zenobio Maria Benucci, O.F.M. Cap. †		Vicar Apostolic of Tibet-Hindustan, India
26 Aug		Born	Publio Maria Sant †		Bishop Emeritus of Malta
29 Aug	76.5	Died	Miguel da Anunciação (da Cunha), O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
38.0	Selected	Marie-Anne-Hippolyte Hay de Bonteville †	Bishop of Grenoble, France
44.3	Succeeded	Francisco de Lemos de Faria Pereira Coutinho †	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
32.7	Selected	Claude-Marie Ruffo de Laric †	Bishop of Saint-Flour, France	Bishop Emeritus
48.5	Ordained Bishop	Johann Nepomuk August Ungelter von Deisenhausen †	Titular Bishop of Pella	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
2 Sep		Born	Antolín García Lozano †		Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
4 Sep		Appointed	Antonio (Andon) Missirli †	Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople (Istanbul) (Armenian), Turkey
	Appointed	Antonio (Andon) Missirli †	Titular Bishop of Alia	Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople (Istanbul) (Armenian), Turkey
8 Sep	23.0	Ordained Priest	János Benyovszky †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	Born	Jan Frans (Jean-François) Van de Velde †		Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
14 Sep	73.4	Died	Miguel de Bulhões e Souza, O.P. †	Bishop of Leiria, Portugal
15 Sep	15.5	Professed	Desiderio Mennone, C.SS.R. †	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy
18 Sep	26.0	Ordained Priest	Louis Joseph d’Humières †	Priest	Archbishop of Avignon, France
25.0	Ordained Priest	Jean-Baptiste Dubois †	Priest	Bishop of Dijon, France
23.8	Ordained Priest	Carlo Fioravanti †	Priest	Bishop of Rieti, Italy
24.0	Ordained Priest	Claude-Madeleine de La Myre-Mory †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France
22.8	Ordained Priest	Domenico Orlando, O.F.M. Conv. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop of Catania, Italy
22.9	Ordained Priest	Simon Melchior de Petris †	Priest of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Seckau, Austria
	Born	Tomás Roda y Rodríguez †		Bishop of Jaén, Spain
19 Sep	49.0	Ordained Bishop	Franz Ludwig von Erthal †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
	Appointed	Symeon Młotskyi (Młocki), O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Volodymyr (Włodzimierz) et Brėst (Ukrainian)	Bishop Emeritus
20 Sep	51.5	Appointed	Alfonso Airoldi †	Titular Archbishop of Heraclea in Europa	Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
72.0	Appointed	Rocco Maria Barsanti, C.R.M. †	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
48.5	Appointed	Jean-Gabriel d’Agay †	Titular Bishop of Canopus	Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
48.5	Confirmed	Jean-Gabriel d’Agay †	Coadjutor Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France	Bishop
41.4	Appointed	Francesco Maria Fenzi †	Archbishop of Corfù, Greece	Archbishop Emeritus
39.5	Appointed	Vincenzo Ferretti †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
53.6	Confirmed	Ferdinand-Marie de Lobkowitz †	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
51.4	Appointed	Saverio Marini †	Bishop of Rieti, Italy
52.6	Appointed	Ludwik Józef de Mathy †	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
52.6	Appointed	Ludwik Józef de Mathy †	Titular Bishop of Tanis	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
55.2	Appointed	Andrea Antonio Silverio Minucci †	Archbishop of Fermo, Italy
	Ordained Bishop	Symeon Młotskyi (Młocki), O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Volodymyr (Włodzimierz) et Brėst (Ukrainian)	Bishop Emeritus
41.3	Appointed	Felice Paoli †	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy	Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, Italy
58.7	Appointed	Benoit Judica, O. de M. †	Titular Bishop of Thelepte
21 Sep		Born	Castruccio Castracane degli Antelminelli †		Cardinal, Bishop of Palestrina, Italy
41.4	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Maria Fenzi †	Archbishop of Corfù, Greece	Archbishop Emeritus
41.3	Ordained Bishop	Felice Paoli †	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy	Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, Italy
25 Sep		Died	Alexander Irwin †	Bishop of Killala, Ireland
26 Sep	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Saverio Marini †	Bishop of Rieti, Italy
33.3	Ordained Priest	José António Pinto de Mendonça Arrais †	Priest	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
27 Sep	57.9	Selected	Antônio Corrêa, O.E.S.A. †	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
28 Sep	66.7	Died	Joseph de Saint-André de Marnays de Vercel †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans), France
30 Sep	44.0	Appointed	John Geddes †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Lowland District, Scotland, Great Britain	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
44.0	Appointed	John Geddes †	Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos, Titular Sees	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Lowland District, Scotland, Great Britain
43.7	Appointed	Alexander MacDonald †	Vicar Apostolic of Highland District, Scotland, Great Britain
43.7	Appointed	Alexander MacDonald †	Titular Bishop of Polemonium	Vicar Apostolic of Highland District, Scotland, Great Britain
37.5	Appointed	William Gregory Sharrock, O.S.B. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain	Vicar Apostolic
37.5	Appointed	William Gregory Sharrock, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Telmissus	Vicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain
Oct	62.4	Died	Giuseppe Vincentini †	Apostolic Nuncio to Naples, Italy
3 Oct	36.9	Selected	Dominique de Lastic Fournels †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans), France
6 Oct	62.3	Selected	Domenico Russo †	Bishop of Monopoli, Italy
10 Oct		Born	Giovanni Soglia Ceroni †		Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
16 Oct	79.8	Died	Bonaventure Bauyn †	Bishop of Uzés, France
	Born	Mariano Martínez Robledo y Robledo †		Bishop of Guadix, Spain
17 Oct	63.4	Died	Bartolomeo Bitozzi †	Bishop of Ripatransone, Italy
28 Oct		Born	Giacomo Traversi †		Bishop Emeritus of Segni, Italy
29 Oct	52.3	Died	Antonio de Torres, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
30 Oct	43.8	Appointed	Petro Bielański (Bilyanskyi) †	Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
31 Oct	50.6	Ordained Bishop	Juan Antonio Gallego y Orbigo, O.F.M. Disc. †	Bishop of Nueva Caceres, Philippines	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
Nov		Born	Maximos III Michel Mazloum †		Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
1 Nov	35.2	Selected	Henri-Benoit-Jules de Béthizy †	Bishop of Uzés, France
6 Nov		Born	Vincenzo Fois †		Former Bishop-Elect of Ogliastra, Italy
11 Nov	52.3	Died	Miguel García San Esteban, O.P. †	Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
	Born	Gregorio Zelli, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
15 Nov	48.1	Selected	Francesco Benincasa, S.J. †	Bishop of Carpi, Italy
19 Nov	68.6	Died	Franz Anton Xaver von Scheben †	Auxiliary Bishop of Worms, Germany
21 Nov	50.1	Ordained Bishop	Francisco José Marán †	Bishop of Concepción, Chile	Bishop of Santiago de Chile
22 Nov	17.9	Professed	Manuel Nicolau de Almeida, O.C.D. †	Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Bishop of Angra, Portugal
54.4	Installed	Juan Antonio Sánchez, O.F.M. Disc. †	Bishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México
28 Nov	83.9	Died	Manuel Pérez Minayo y Zumeda †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
30 Nov	51.7	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso Airoldi †	Titular Archbishop of Heraclea in Europa	Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
49.1	Ordained Bishop	Vicente do Espirito Santo, O.A.D. †	Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe	Prelate of Goiás, Brazil
Dec	65.4	Died	Władysław Wierusz Walknowski (Walichnowski) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
10 Dec	67.9	Resigned	Jean de Cairol de Madaillan †	Bishop of Grenoble, France	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	José António da Silva Rebelo, C.M. †		Bishop of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal
38.3	Resigned	Marie-Anne-Hippolyte Hay de Bonteville †	Bishop of Saint-Flour, France	Bishop of Grenoble, France
11 Dec	87.1	Died	Alessandro Albani †	Cardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive
13 Dec	61.1	Appointed	Pasquale Acquaviva d’Aragona †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio
53.7	Appointed	Bartolomeo Bacher †	Bishop of Ripatransone, Italy
48.2	Confirmed	Francesco Benincasa, S.J. †	Bishop of Carpi, Italy
35.3	Confirmed	Henri-Benoit-Jules de Béthizy †	Bishop of Uzés, France
58.1	Confirmed	Antônio Corrêa, O.E.S.A. †	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
67.5	Appointed	Pedro Cortez y Larraz †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Tortosa, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
37.1	Confirmed	Dominique de Lastic Fournels †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans), France
38.3	Confirmed	Marie-Anne-Hippolyte Hay de Bonteville †	Bishop of Grenoble, France
55.2	Appointed	Agustín Lezo Palomeque †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
47.5	Appointed	Ladislaus Luzénszky †	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
47.5	Appointed	Ladislaus Luzénszky †	Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
59.9	Appointed	Diego Martín Rodríguez, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain	Bishop of Coria, Spain
69.1	Appointed	Andrea Negroni †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti
60.5	Appointed	Domenico Orsini d’Aragona †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata
33.0	Confirmed	Claude-Marie Ruffo de Laric †	Bishop of Saint-Flour, France	Bishop Emeritus
45.0	Appointed	Valentin Anton von Schneid †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
45.0	Appointed	Valentin Anton von Schneid †	Titular Bishop of Corycus	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
46.0	Appointed	Paol’Antonio Agostini Zamperoli †	Bishop of Urbania e Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
15 Dec	62.3	Appointed	Francesco Saverio de Zelada †	Cardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive
18 Dec	33.5	Appointed	Dominic Bellew †	Bishop of Killala, Ireland
23.2	Ordained Priest	Jacques-François Besson †	Priest	Bishop of Metz, France
22.8	Ordained Priest	Antonio Gabriele Severoli †	Priest of Faenza, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
19 Dec	53.7	Ordained Bishop	Bartolomeo Bacher †	Bishop of Ripatransone, Italy
	Born	Giovanni Battista Parretti †		Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
25.8	Ordained Priest	Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord †	Priest
21 Dec	59.0	Ordained Bishop	Benoit Judica, O. de M. †	Titular Bishop of Thelepte
23 Dec	53.3	Appointed	Pietro Antonio Craveri, O.F.M. Obs. †	Vicar Apostolic of Smirne, Turkey	Bishop of Galtelli-Nuoro (Galtelly Nori), Italy
26 Dec	71.5	Died	Johann Philipp Karl Anton von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach †	Titular Bishop of Taenarum
27 Dec	54.5	Died	Juan Antonio Sánchez, O.F.M. Disc. †	Bishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México
29 Dec		Born	Tommaso Bernetti †		Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

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