The Year of Our Lord 1783

Bishop Events

July to December

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
5 Jul	50.4	Died	Joaquín Santiyán y Valdivieso †	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
7 Jul		Born	Juan Cayetano José María Gómez de Portugal y Solis †		Bishop of Michoacán, México
15 Jul	42.5	Resigned	Louis-Apolinaire de La Tour du Pin-Montauban †	Bishop of Nancy, France	Bishop of Troyes, France
16 Jul		Born	Giacomo De’ Foretti †		Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
18 Jul	53.5	Appointed	Manuel Abad y Lasierra, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Ibiza, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Astorga, Spain
43.3	Appointed	José Nicolau de Azevedo Coutinho Gentil †	Titular Bishop of Zoara	Prelate Emeritus of Goiás, Brazil
53.4	Appointed	Ottavio Boni †	Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus
53.4	Appointed	Gregorio (Gaetano Gerardo) Cerati, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
55.6	Confirmed	Giuseppe Maria Corte †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
64.7	Appointed	José Escalzo y Miguel, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
39.3	Confirmed	François de Fontanges †	Bishop of Nancy, France	Bishop of Autun, France
42.3	Appointed	Johann Valentin Heimes †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop of Worms, Germany
38.5	Appointed	Kajetan Ignacy Kicki †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine	Archbishop
38.5	Appointed	Kajetan Ignacy Kicki †	Titular Bishop of Soli	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
70.8	Appointed	Carlo Vittorio Amedeo delle Lanze †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
45.3	Confirmed	Giuseppe Gioacchino Lovera †	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
42.5	Confirmed	Louis-Apolinaire de La Tour du Pin-Montauban †	Archbishop of Auch, France	Bishop of Troyes, France
37.9	Confirmed	José Marques da Silva, O.C.D. †	Bishop of Cochin, India
47.9	Confirmed	José do Menino Jesus (Deus), O.C.D. †	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
50.7	Confirmed	Antônio de Pádua e Bellas, O.F.M. Ref. †	Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
53.0	Appointed	Carlo Maurizio Peiretti †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy
56.7	Confirmed	Franz Joseph Sigismund von Roggenbach †	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
56.4	Confirmed	Giacinto Francesco Rolfi, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Iglesias, Italy
66.7	Appointed	Giovanni Baptista Santonini †	Titular Bishop of Samaria	Titular Bishop of Famagusta
77.6	Appointed	Isidoro Sánchez de Luna, O.S.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Tarsus	Archbishop Emeritus of Salerno, Italy
52.4	Confirmed	Giovanni Andrea Serrao †	Bishop of Potenza, Italy
56.3	Confirmed	Emmanuel Felix Soares (de Santa Catarina), O.C.D. †	Archbishop of Goa, India
36.5	Appointed	Maria José a Santo Tomas, O.P. †	Prelate of Mozambico
36.5	Appointed	Maria José a Santo Tomas, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Pentacomia	Prelate of Mozambico
44.7	Appointed	Johann Joseph Schüller von Ehrenthal †	Titular Bishop of Danaba	Prefect of Lausitz (Lusatia), Germany
43.7	Confirmed	Jean-Baptiste-Auguste de Villoutreix de Faye †	Bishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
60.7	Appointed	Stephan Alexander Würdtwein †	Auxiliary Bishop of Worms, Germany
60.7	Appointed	Stephan Alexander Würdtwein †	Titular Bishop of Heliopolis in Augustamnica	Auxiliary Bishop of Worms, Germany
20 Jul	45.3	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Gioacchino Lovera †	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
53.0	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Maurizio Peiretti †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy
52.4	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Andrea Serrao †	Bishop of Potenza, Italy
21 Jul	43.1	Died	Giovanni Battista Rezzonico †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
23 Jul	58.2	Died	Gaspard-Augustin Laurent de Sainte-Agnès, O.F.M. Conv. †	Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
25 Jul	53.4	Ordained Bishop	Ottavio Boni †	Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus
Aug	80.1	Died	Antonio Francesco de Plato †	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy
9 Aug	46.8	Succeeded	Michał Jerzy Poniatowski †	Bishop of Płock, Poland	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
83.2	Died	Hieronim Antoni Szeptycki (Sheptyskyi) †	Bishop of Płock, Poland
10 Aug	53.5	Ordained Bishop	Gregorio (Gaetano Gerardo) Cerati, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
56.8	Died	Francisco de São Simão, O.F.M. Ref. †	Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
12 Aug		Born	Franciszek Ignacy Lewiński †		Auxiliary Bishop of Janów Podlaski (Podlaska o Janów), Poland
13 Aug	48.2	Selected	Luigi Cusani di Saliano †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
17 Aug	53.6	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Abad y Lasierra, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Ibiza, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Astorga, Spain
64.8	Ordained Bishop	José Escalzo y Miguel, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
39.4	Ordained Bishop	François de Fontanges †	Bishop of Nancy, France	Bishop of Autun, France
49.6	Ordained Bishop	Ildefonso Molina y Santaella †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
43.7	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Baptiste-Auguste de Villoutreix de Faye †	Bishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
19 Aug	49.3	Selected	Antonio Sentmenat y Castellá †	Cardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
24 Aug	59.7	Ordained Bishop	Berndard-Emmanuel (François-Pierre) de Lenzbourg, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
30 Aug	17.6	Professed	St. Domingo Henares, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viet Nam
548.9	Beatified	Bl. Corrado Miliani, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor
31 Aug	36.6	Ordained Bishop	Daniel Delany †	Titular Bishop of Dausara	Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
60.8	Ordained Bishop	Stephan Alexander Würdtwein †	Titular Bishop of Heliopolis in Augustamnica	Auxiliary Bishop of Worms, Germany
Sep	35.3	Ordained Priest	Alessandro Malvasia †	Priest	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
2 Sep	18.8	Professed	Giovanni Giuseppe Antonio Cavalleri, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Bobbio, Italy
19 Sep	68.4	Died	Joseph Rolin de Morel de Mons †	Bishop Emeritus of Viviers (Aps), France
20 Sep	24.0	Ordained Priest	Nicola Caldora †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Venosa, Italy
63.4	Selected	Jan Duwall †	Bishop of Tarnów, Poland	Priest of Kraków, Poland
57.6	Died	Jean-Auguste Frétat de Sarra †	Bishop of Nantes, France
22.9	Ordained Priest	Ignazio Greco †	Priest	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy
24.6	Ordained Priest	Alexis Saussol †	Priest	Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France
23.0	Ordained Priest	Antonio Maria Trigona †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Messina, Italy
22.9	Ordained Priest	Ottavio Zollio †	Priest	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
21 Sep	79.8	Died	Jacques-Marie de Caritat de Condorcet †	Bishop of Lisieux, France
44.8	Ordained Bishop	Johann Joseph Schüller von Ehrenthal †	Titular Bishop of Danaba	Prefect of Lausitz (Lusatia), Germany
22 Sep	69.7	Resigned	Grigore Maior, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Făgăraş (Romanian), Romania	Bishop Emeritus
28 Sep	56.5	Ordained Bishop	Giacinto Francesco Rolfi, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Iglesias, Italy
29 Sep	56.9	Ordained Bishop	Franz Joseph Sigismund von Roggenbach †	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
66.9	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Baptista Santonini †	Titular Bishop of Samaria	Titular Bishop of Famagusta
30 Sep	57.1	Appointed	Pietro Antonio Craveri, O.F.M. Obs. †	Titular Bishop of Aenus	Bishop of Galtelli-Nuoro (Galtelly Nori), Italy
	Appointed	Nicolas Oster †	Vicar Apostolic of Sweden	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
3 Oct		Born	Francisco Javier García Casarrubios y Melgar, O. Cist. †		Bishop of Tuy, Spain
6 Oct	62.3	Died	Antoine-René Bardonnenche †	Bishop of Vence, France
12 Oct	57.1	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Antonio Craveri, O.F.M. Obs. †	Titular Bishop of Aenus	Bishop of Galtelli-Nuoro (Galtelly Nori), Italy
23.0	Ordained Priest	Alexander (Sandor) Rudnay Divékújfalusi †	Priest	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
19 Oct	47.3	Selected	Jules-Basile Ferron de La Ferronnays †	Bishop of Lisieux, France
43.4	Selected	Charles-Eutrope de La Laurancie †	Bishop of Nantes, France
20 Oct		Born	Jerónimo José da Costa Rebelo †		Bishop of Porto, Portugal
26 Oct	43.8	Selected	Etienne-Joseph de Pavée de Villevieille †	Bishop of Bayonne, France
40.6	Selected	Charles-François-Joseph Pisani de La Gaude †	Bishop of Vence, France	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
75.8	Died	Plaicart de Raigecourt †	Bishop of Aire, France
37.8	Succeeded	Sébastien-Charles-Philibert de Roger de Cahuzac de Caux †	Bishop of Aire, France	Bishop Emeritus
3 Nov		Born	Carlos Laborda Clau †		Bishop of Palencia, Spain
9 Nov	45.7	Installed	Giuseppe Gioacchino Lovera †	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
18 Nov	56.7	Died	Pasquale Maria Mastrilli, C.R. †	Titular Archbishop of Nazareth
20 Nov	61.7	Selected	Alexander Franz Joseph Engel von und zu Wagrain †	Bishop of Leoben, Austria
34.8	Selected	Franziskus Xaver von Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim †	Cardinal, Bishop of Gurk, Austria
22 Nov		Born	Celestino Maria Cocle, C.Ss.R. †		Rector Major Emeritus of Patrae (Veters)
23 Nov		Born	Thomas Josef Kovács, O.S.B. †		Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary
30 Nov	79.1	Died	Felipe Beltrán Serrano †	Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
22.3	Ordained Deacon	Karl Joseph von Riccabona (Reichenfels) †	Deacon of Regensburg, Germany	Bishop of Passau, Germany
4 Dec	77.1	Died	Joaquín Herrera Bárcena, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
5 Dec	79.8	Died	Francisco de Mello, O.F.M. Ref. †	Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
55.0	Succeeded	André Teixeira Palha †	Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
79.6	Died	Pierre François de Sales de Thorens †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy
11 Dec	52.2	Appointed	Stanislaw Jan Siestrzencewicz Bohusz †	Archbishop of Mohilev, Belarus
13 Dec	47.4	Resigned	Jules-Basile Ferron de La Ferronnays †	Bishop of Bayonne, France	Bishop of Lisieux, France
14 Dec	43.7	Ordained Bishop	José Nicolau de Azevedo Coutinho Gentil †	Titular Bishop of Zoara	Prelate Emeritus of Goiás, Brazil
35.8	Selected	Jean-Joseph-Victor de Castellane-Adhémar †	Bishop of Senez, France
51.1	Ordained Bishop	Antônio de Pádua e Bellas, O.F.M. Ref. †	Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
46.3	Ordained Bishop	Domingo do Rosario, O.P. †	Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
15 Dec	44.1	Confirmed	Ioan (Janos) Bob (Babb) †	Bishop of Făgăraş (Romanian), Romania
66.7	Appointed	Joaquim Xavier Botelho de Lima †	Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
63.7	Appointed	Vitaliano Borromeo †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ecclesiastical Immunity
44.7	Appointed	Francisco Casto Royo †	Titular Archbishop of Amida
52.8	Appointed	Innocenzo Conti †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli
48.5	Confirmed	Luigi Cusani di Saliano †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
52.9	Appointed	Ignace Michel III Djarwé (Jarweh) †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
52.9	Appointed	Ignace Michel III Djarwé (Jarweh) †	Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Syrian), Lebanon	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
60.3	Appointed	Esteban Lorenzo de Tristán y Esmenota †	Bishop of Durango, México	Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
47.5	Confirmed	Jules-Basile Ferron de La Ferronnays †	Bishop of Lisieux, France
26.1	Appointed	Lorenzo Gómez Haedo †	Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
43.6	Confirmed	Charles-Eutrope de La Laurancie †	Bishop of Nantes, France
59.2	Appointed	Agustín Lezo Palomeque †	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
51.6	Appointed	Alonso Marcos de Llanes Argüelles †	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
62.5	Appointed	Antonio Andrés López Arroyo, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
63.0	Appointed	Sebastián Malvar y Pinto, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
76.7	Appointed	Nicola Molinari, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Bovino, Italy
43.9	Confirmed	Etienne-Joseph de Pavée de Villevieille †	Bishop of Bayonne, France
40.7	Confirmed	Charles-François-Joseph Pisani de La Gaude †	Bishop of Vence, France	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
59.3	Appointed	Francisco Antonio Iglesia Cajiga, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Michoacán, México
53.1	Appointed	Jerónimo María Torres †	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
49.6	Appointed	Francisco Veyán y Mola †	Bishop of Vic, Spain
18 Dec		Born	Luigi Maria Parisio (Canisio) †		Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy
20 Dec	23.0	Ordained Priest	Donat Nicholas Vincenzo Zaccaria Boccardo, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
24.0	Ordained Priest	Andrea Bratti †	Priest	Bishop of Forli, Italy
24.4	Ordained Priest	Francesco Saverio Caruana †	Priest	Bishop of Malta
23.4	Ordained Priest	Joseph Ludwig Colmar †	Priest of Strasbourg, France	Bishop of Mainz, Germany
24.0	Ordained Priest	Leopoldo Corigliano †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Nardò, Italy
24.1	Ordained Priest	Gaétan Giunta †	Priest	Titular Archbishop of Amida
22.3	Ordained Priest	Karl Joseph von Riccabona (Reichenfels) †	Priest of Regensburg, Germany	Bishop of Passau, Germany
22.5	Ordained Priest	Maria-Thaddäus von Trauttmansdorf Wiensberg †	Priest of Olomouc, Czechia	Cardinal, Archbishop
61.1	Installed	Rafael José Verger y Suau, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México
23 Dec	57.5	Appointed	Laurence Arthur Nihill †	Bishop of Kilfenora, Ireland
57.5	Appointed	Laurence Arthur Nihill †	Apostolic Administrator of Kilmacduagh, Ireland	Bishop of Kilfenora, Ireland
26 Dec	65.8	Died	Anton de Révay †	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
30 Dec	66.3	Died	Giovanni Pietro Riboli †	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia

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