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The Year of Our Lord 1796

Bishop Events

January to June

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown35.4Ordained PriestRafael Andreu Guerrero †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
BornGregorio Bahadur †Bishop of Prusa (Bostra, Brussa) (Armenian), Turkey
23.9Ordained PriestJosé María de Jesús Belaunzarán y Ureña, O.F.M. Ref. †Priest of Order of Reformed Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México
60.0ResignedPetro Bielański (Bilyanskyi) †Administrator of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), PolandBishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
60.5DiedLuigi Cusani di Saliano †Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
47.0AppointedEstefan El-Khazen †BishopArchbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
47.0Ordained BishopEstefan El-Khazen †BishopArchbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
26.0Ordained PriestAnton El-Khazen (Gazeno) †PriestBishop of Baalbek (Maronite), Lebanon
55.8DiedFrancesco de Lauria †Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
39.8ResignedLorenzo Litta †Apostolic Nuncio to PolandCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Residence of Bishops
23.0ProfessedCölestin (Jakob Josef) Müller, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland
63.7DiedAlejandro José de Ochoa y Morillo †Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
69.0Ordained BishopManuel Nicolás Rojas y Argandoña †Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
ConfirmedPierre Schauriz †Archbishop of Seert (Chaldean), Turkey
54.9Resigned[Philippe Charles François Seguin] †Bishop of [Doubs (Constitutional), France]Bishop Emeritus
23.6Ordained PriestJosé Jorge de Torres y Estans †PriestBishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
23.4Ordained PriestFélix Torres y Amat †PriestBishop of Astorga, Spain
5 Jan38.0AppointedJames Dillon †Coadjutor Bishop of Raphoe, IrelandBishop of Kilmore, Ireland
38.0AppointedJames Dillon †Titular Bishop of NilopolisBishop of Kilmore, Ireland
59.0AppointedJames Louis O’Donel, O.F.M. Obs. †Titular Bishop of ThyatiraVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Newfoundland, Canada
9 Jan66.9Died[Barthélémy-Jean-Baptiste Sanadon] †Bishop of [Basses-Pyrénées (Constitutional), France]
10 Jan24.0Ordained PriestGiuseppe Maria Bozzi †Priest of Milano {Milan}, ItalyBishop of Mantova, Italy
12 Jan45.1AppointedEmidio Ziucci †Apostolic Nuncio to BavariaTitular Archbishop of Damascus
19 JanBornDamián Gordo Sáez †Bishop of Tortosa, Spain
BornGaspare Grassellini, C.O. †Cardinal, Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri
20 JanBornJacques-Marie-Adrien-Césaire Mathieu †Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
21 Jan68.8DiedTomás Lorenzana Butrón †Bishop of Gerona, Spain
22 Jan59.0AppointedJames Louis O’Donel, O.F.M. Obs. †Vicar Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et MiquelonVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Newfoundland, Canada
59.0ConfirmedJames Louis O’Donel, O.F.M. Obs. †Vicar Apostolic of Newfoundland, CanadaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
26 Jan64.1Ordained BishopJan Chrzciciel Albertrandi †Titular Bishop of Zenopolis in LyciaAuxiliary Bishop of Warszawa, Poland
27 Jan89.3DiedFrancesco Maria Banditi, C.R. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
29 JanBornGiovanni Renier †Bishop of Belluno e Feltre, Italy
2 FebBornWilliam Kinsella †Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
5 FebBornJohannes von Geissel †Cardinal, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
6 FebBornAdam Wojtkiewicz †Bishop of Minsk, Belarus
10 Feb71.4DiedAgustín Lezo Palomeque †Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
12 Feb50.5SelectedIgnatius Cajetanus von Buset zu Faistenberg †Bishop of Trieste, Italy
14 Feb39.8Ordained BishopAnton Anhelovych (Angellowicz) †Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), PolandArchbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
16 FebBornJakob Beer, O.Cr. †Grand Master of Knights of the Cross with the Red Star
18 FebBornVincenzo Santucci †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Studies
19 Feb23.1Ordained PriestGiovanni Giuseppe Cappellari †PriestBishop of Vicenza, Italy
20 Feb27.0Ordained PriestEpifanio Maria Turrisi †PriestTitular Bishop of Flavias
21 Feb39.8InstalledAnton Anhelovych (Angellowicz) †Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), PolandArchbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
46.1Ordained BishopFrancisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont †Titular Bishop of ThaumacusArchbishop of México, Federal District
60.4Ordained BishopAntonio Ramón de Espinosa y Lorenzo, O.P. †Bishop of Mérida, Venezuela
22 FebBornAlexis-Jean-Augustin Bachelot, SS.CC. †Prefect of Sandwich Islands, Hawaii, USA
24 Feb69.3DiedKarl Aloys von Königsegg und Rothenfels †Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
BornCharles-Thomas Thibault †Bishop of Montpellier, France
26 Feb66.7Resigned[François-Thérèse Panisset] †Bishop of [Mont-Blanc (Constitutional), France]Bishop Emeritus
28 FebDiedJulio Maria Pecori (d’Ameno), O.F.M. Ref. †Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey
5 MarBornGaetano Rossini †Bishop of Molfetta, Giovinazzo e Terlizzi, Italy
6 MarBornJean-Irénée Depéry †Bishop of Gap, France
8 MarBornJean-Joseph-Marie-Eugène de Jerphanion †Archbishop of Albi, France
BornNikolaus von Weis †Bishop of Speyer, Germany
12 Mar26.0Ordained PriestAntonio Baldini †PriestTitular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto
23.2Ordained PriestFederico Guarini, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Venosa, Italy
22.8Ordained PriestDomenico Alfonso (Lorenzo) Serafini, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinTitular Bishop of Corycus
13 Mar64.8DiedFilippo Trenta †Bishop of Foligno, Italy
16 MarBornFidèle Sutter, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tunis, Tunisia
17 Mar61.1InstalledIgnacy Błażej Franciszek Krasicki †Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
19 Mar53.6InstalledMateus de Abreu Pereira †Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
23 MarBornSt. Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Corea
24 Mar72.8DiedAntonio Caballero y Góngora †Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
26 Mar23.2Ordained PriestBonifaz Kaspar von Urban †Priest of Order of Hermits of St. AugustineArchbishop of Bamberg, Germany
30 Mar65.7DiedNicola Colonna di Stigliano †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio
BornVital-Honoré Tirmarche †Titular Bishop of Adrasus
31 Mar77.4DiedCarlo Zangari †Bishop of Assisi, Italy
3 Apr24.0Ordained PriestFranz Ferdinand (Johann Franz) Fritz, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Hildesheim, Germany
6 Apr67.4SelectedPio Bonifacio Fassati, O.P. †Bishop of Tortona, ItalyBishop Emeritus
38.4SelectedTeresio Maria Carlo Vittorio Ferrero della Marmora †Bishop of Casale Monferrato, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Saluzzo, Italy
43.9SelectedVincenzo Maria Mossi de Morano †Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), ItalyBishop Emeritus
9 Apr57.5DiedFelipe Scío (de San Miguel), Sch. P. †Bishop-Elect of Segovia, Spain
10 Apr63.1Ordained BishopJosé Alejandro de Egües y Villamar †Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
63.7InstalledJohann Karl von Hohenzollern-Hechingen †Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
45.2Ordained BishopCharles La Mothe, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of CastoriaVicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam
11 Apr73.4DiedStephan Alexander Würdtwein †Auxiliary Bishop of Worms, Germany
12 Apr56.2DiedPhilippe Gemayel †Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), LebanonBishop of Cyprus (Maronite)
14 AprBornGiovanni Corti †Bishop of Mantova, Italy
18 AprBornDominique-Augustin Dufêtre †Bishop of Nevers, France
24 Apr55.6SelectedMarc-Antoine Berdolet †Bishop of [Haut-Rhin (Constitutional), France]Bishop of Aachen, Germany
26 AprBornJean Sarrabeyrouse (Sarebayrouze), O.M.V. †Auxiliary Bishop of Ajaccio, France
71.2DiedBlas Manuel Sobrino y Minayo †Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
28 Apr70.9DiedAngelo Maria Durini †Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Ancyra
18.8ProfessedÂngelo de Nossa Senhora da Boa-Morte, O.F.M. Disc. †Member of Order of Discalced Friars MinorBishop of Elvas, Portugal
36.1SelectedYoussef Tian (Tyen) †Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), LebanonPatriarch Emeritus
1 May55.1Ordained BishopLourenço Correa de Sá e Benevides †Bishop of Porto, Portugal
2 May90.2DiedThomas del Pozzo †Auxiliary Bishop of Messina, Italy
67.9DiedJuan García Ruiz, O.A.D. †Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
64.2DiedWenzel Kobaltz †Prefect of Lausitz (Lusatia), Germany
6 May80.2DiedJean de la Croix de Castries-Mairargues †Bishop of Vabres, France
12 May55.7DiedTadeusz Józef Bukaty †Auxiliary Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
14 MayBornJoão d’Aguiar †Bishop Emeritus of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal
16 May59.1DiedVittorio Maria Baldassare Gaetano Costa d’Arignano †Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
17 May47.3Died[Gabriel Deville] †Bishop Emeritus of [Pyrénées-Orientales (Constitutional), France]
BornMartinus Johannes Niewindt †Vicar Apostolic of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles
19 May67.5DiedFrancesco Paolo Mandarani †Bishop of Nicastro, Italy
20 MayBornClément Bonnand, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Pondicherry, India
21 May22.8Ordained PriestFrancesco Maria Cipriani, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Veroli, Italy
22.8Ordained DeaconIgnaz Anton Demeter †Deacon of Augsburg, GermanyArchbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
25.0Ordained PriestJohann Jakob Humann †Priest of Mainz, GermanyBishop of Mainz, Germany
22 May38.3Ordained BishopJames Dillon †Titular Bishop of NilopolisBishop of Kilmore, Ireland
55.1Ordained BishopGiuseppe Bartolomeo Menocchio, O.E.S.A. †Titular Bishop of Hippo DiarrhytusTitular Bishop of Porphyreon
26 May69.1InstalledFrancisco Gabriel de Olivares y Benito †Bishop of Durango, México
28 MayBornMichele Navazio †Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
30 May66.4DiedDiego de Jesus Jardim, O.S.H. †Bishop of Elvas, Portugal
1 JunBornFrançois-Victor Rivet †Bishop of Dijon, France
3 Jun48.4AppointedNicolao Lorenzo Timoni †Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople, TurkeyBishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
48.4AppointedNicolao Lorenzo Timoni †Titular Archbishop of MarcianopolisBishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
4 Jun54.8SelectedJosé da Costa e Torres †Bishop of Elvas, PortugalArchbishop of Braga, Portugal
50.7SelectedLuis Rodrigues Vilares †Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
6 Jun75.1DiedWojciech Józef Radoszewski †Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków, Poland
10 JunAppointedIosephus Maria Tobia, O.F.M. Conv. †Coadjutor Bishop of Tinos and Mykonos, GreeceBishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
AppointedIosephus Maria Tobia, O.F.M. Conv. †Titular Bishop of AnthedonBishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
19 Jun74.4DiedDenis Conway †Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
50.2SucceededJohn Young †Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
20 JunBornLuigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
21 JunBornJulien-Marie-François-Xavier Hillereau †Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey
74.9DiedLouis-Jérême de Suffren de Saint-Tropez †Bishop of Nevers, France
23 Jun70.6DiedMarcin Chyczewski †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
24 JunBornRafael Barišić, O.F.M. Obs. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Herzegovina
25 JunBornJakob Laurentz Studach †Vicar Apostolic of Sweden
26 JunOrdained BishopIosephus Maria Tobia, O.F.M. Conv. †Titular Bishop of AnthedonBishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
27 Jun58.4AppointedAlessandro Alessandretti †Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, ItalyBishop Emeritus
57.8AppointedAgustín Ayestarán y Landa †Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
67.5AppointedAngelicus (Bartholomaeus) Benincasa, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop of Camerino, Italy
51.0AppointedCarlo Benigni †Bishop of Terni, Italy
50.8ConfirmedIgnatius Cajetanus von Buset zu Faistenberg †Bishop of Trieste, Italy
48.9AppointedCamillo Campanelli †Titular Archbishop of AthenaeBishop of Perugia, Italy
52.9AppointedAntonio David †Bishop of Narni, Italy
43.9AppointedJean-Baptiste d’Odet †Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
86.4ConfirmedMikhail Boutros Fadel †Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
67.6ConfirmedPio Bonifacio Fassati, O.P. †Bishop of Tortona, ItalyBishop Emeritus
38.6ConfirmedTeresio Maria Carlo Vittorio Ferrero della Marmora †Bishop of Casale Monferrato, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Saluzzo, Italy
56.4ConfirmedPhilippe Gemayel †Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), LebanonBishop of Cyprus (Maronite)
43.8AppointedFrancesco Maria Giampè †Bishop of Assisi, Italy
66.7AppointedJerónimo Gómez de Liñán de la Borda †Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
BornFrantišek Petr Krejčí †Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
42.6AppointedFerdinando Lomellino, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of Antipatris
68.7AppointedFrancisco Matienzo †Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru
46.9AppointedMarco Antonio Moscardini †Bishop of Foligno, Italy
44.1ConfirmedVincenzo Maria Mossi de Morano †Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), ItalyBishop Emeritus
56.8AppointedSantiago Pérez Arenillas †Bishop of Gerona, Spain
61.1AppointedGeorges Połubiński †Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
61.1AppointedGeorges Połubiński †Titular Bishop of LorymaAuxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
51.9AppointedFrancesco Pietro Raccamarich †Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), MontenegroBishop of Ossero (Osor), Croatia
35.4AppointedAntonio Angelo Radovani †Bishop of Sapë, AlbaniaBishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), Albania
61.4ConfirmedCyril VII (François) Siaj (Siage), B.S. †Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
61.4ConfirmedCyril VII (François) Siaj (Siage), B.S. †Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek), SyriaPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
60.3AppointedMihajlo Mate Spalatin †Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
57.3AppointedDomenico Spinucci †Cardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
53.1AppointedOnufry Kajetan Szembek †Coadjutor Bishop of Płock, PolandBishop
53.1AppointedOnufry Kajetan Szembek †Titular Bishop of Ptolemais in ThebaideBishop of Płock, Poland
58.7AppointedAntonio Tavira Almazán †Bishop of Osma, SpainBishop of Salamanca, Spain
46.8AppointedManuel Verdugo Albiturría †Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
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