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The Year of Our Lord 1799

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January to June


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornClément Michael Bahous, B.S. †Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
56.2Selected[Louis-Charles Bisson] †Bishop of [Calvados (Constitutional), France]Bishop Emeritus
35.7Ordained PriestJames Yorke Bramston †Priest of London District, England, Great BritainVicar Apostolic
BornGiovanni Battista Cannella †Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs
60.3Selected[André Champsaud] †Bishop of [Basses-Alpes (Constitutional), France]Bishop Emeritus
65.4Ordained PriestLudovico Flangini Giovanelli †PriestCardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
44.8Ordained BishopJosé González de Cándamo y Cauniego †Titular Bishop of MylasaAuxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
22.5Ordained PriestJan Marceli Gutkowski †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersBishop Emeritus of Janów Podlaski (Podlaska o Janów), Poland
51.5Selected[Charles-Robert Lamy] †Bishop of [Eure (Constitutional), France]Bishop Emeritus
79.0DiedTommaso Mancini †Bishop Emeritus of Città della Pieve, ItalyBishop
24.8Ordained PriestManuel Martínez Ferro, O. de M. †Priest of Order of Our Lady of MercyBishop of Málaga, Spain
26.0Ordained PriestPedro Martínez de San Martín †PriestBishop of Barcelona, Spain
25.2Ordained PriestMiguel Orozco †PriestBishop-Elect of La Paz, Bolivia
87.4DiedFilippo Paini †Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
69.0DiedGiuseppe Domenico Porqueddu †Bishop of Iglesias, Italy
73.6DiedPasquale Sansone †Bishop of Ischia, Italy
1 Jan22.6Ordained PriestLuigi Emmanuele Nicolo Lambruschini, B. †Priest of Clerics Regular of St. PaulCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
59.4DiedNiccolò Marcacci †Bishop of Arezzo, Italy
2 Jan63.3DiedJános Szily †Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
6 Jan78.8DiedJean Jacques (Johann Jakob) Lantz †Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
8 Jan62.6DiedFrancisco Ignacio Iñigo Angulo †Bishop of Osma, Spain
13 Jan53.7AppointedAntonio Despuig y Dameto †Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
78.9DiedGiovanni Francesco Guidi di Bagno-Talenti †Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
54.0Ordained BishopJames O’Shaughnessy †Titular Bishop of SamosataBishop of Killaloe, Ireland
14 JanBornJuan Hilario Bosset (Boset) †Bishop of Mérida, Venezuela
22 Jan70.1DiedFrancisco Javier Cabrera Velasco †Bishop of Ávila, Spain
BornEdoardo Hurmuz, C.M.V. †Titular Bishop of Siraces
71.0DiedLorenzo Suarez de Cantillana †Bishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)
23 Jan75.4DiedFrançois-Gaspard de Jouffroy de Gonssans †Bishop of Le Mans, France
26 Jan74.7DiedCarlo Rezzonico (Jr.) †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
2 Feb67.0DiedFeliciano Alonso, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viet Nam
37.1SucceededSt. Ignacio Clemente Delgado Cebrián, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viet Nam
7 Feb16.1ProfessedPedro de Santa Mariana e Souza, O.C.D. †Member of Order of Discalced CarmelitesAuxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9 Feb62.4DiedGiovanni Archinto †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
10 Feb56.4Ordained Bishop[Julien Jean-Baptiste Duchemin] †Bishop of [Calvados (Constitutional), France]
11 Feb63.4DiedJohn Geddes †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Lowland District, Scotland, Great Britain
60.9DiedGiuseppe Gioacchino Lovera †Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
16 Feb23.4Ordained PriestMariano Bianco †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Amalfi, Italy
24.6Ordained PriestMartino Leonardo Brandaglia †PriestBishop of Fiesole, Italy
24.6Ordained PriestCassiodoro Margarita †PriestBishop of Gravina e Irsina (Montepeloso), Italy
17 Feb71.5DiedAlexandre da Silva Pedrosa Guimarães †Bishop Emeritus of Macau, China
22 Feb58.0DiedJohann Baptist Lachenbauer, O.Cr. †Bishop of Brno, Czechia
24 Feb26.9Ordained PriestGiovanni Bindi Sergardi †PriestBishop of Montalcino, Italy
58.4Ordained BishopPedro Díaz Valdés †Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
68.0DiedGiovanni Andrea Serrao †Bishop of Potenza, Italy
49.2Ordained BishopJosé Valério da Cruz, C.O. †Bishop of Portalegre, Portugal
27 Feb28.4Ordained DeaconMateusz Lipski †Deacon of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Bishop of Minsk, Belarus
28 FebBornGiovanni Rosati †Bishop Emeritus of Todi, Italy
4 MarBornCasimir-Alexis-Joseph Wicart †Bishop Emeritus of Laval, France
5 MarBornGuy-Louis-Jean-Marie Alouvry †Bishop Emeritus of Pamiers, France
6 MarBornGiuseppe Maria d’Alessandro †Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
28.4Ordained PriestMateusz Lipski †Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Bishop of Minsk, Belarus
7 Mar78.5DiedBartolomeu Manoel Mendes dos Reis †Bishop Emeritus of Mariana, Brazil
8 Mar58.7DiedPaolo Pozzuoli †Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
9 Mar26.5Ordained DeaconRaffaello de Ghantuz Cubbe †DeaconBishop of Livorno, Italy
24.1Ordained PriestNicola Giuseppe Ugo †PriestArchbishop of Sorrento, Italy
10 Mar42.1Ordained BishopMikołaj Skorodyński †Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
12 Mar80.9DiedFrançois d’Etienne de Prunières de Saint-Jean †Bishop of Grasse, France
13 Mar21.8Ordained PriestLuis María Borbón y Vallábriga †Priest of Toledo, SpainCardinal, Archbishop
14 Mar53.1SelectedJózsef Mártonfi †Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
15 Mar21.8AppointedLuis María Borbón y Vallábriga †Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
73.8DiedKároly Esterházy de Galántha †Bishop of Eger, Hungary
23.2Ordained PriestFrancisco Xavier de Garaycoa Llaguno †Priest of Cuenca, EcuadorArchbishop of Quito, Ecuador
24.1Ordained PriestFelice Greco †PriestBishop of San Marco e Bisignano, Italy
16 Mar58.2AppointedGiovanni Battista Fonton, O.F.M. Conv. †Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey
58.2AppointedGiovanni Battista Fonton, O.F.M. Conv. †Titular Archbishop of MarcianopolisVicar Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey
49.3InstalledJosé Valério da Cruz, C.O. †Bishop of Portalegre, Portugal
23 Mar53.9ResignedAntonio Despuig y Dameto †Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, SpainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
32.2Ordained DeaconAndrzej Benedykt Kłągiewicz †DeaconBishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
22.9Ordained PriestGiuseppe Pecci †Priest of Gubbio, ItalyCardinal, Bishop
28 Mar54.4AppointedMichal Franciszek Karpowicz, C.M. †Bishop of Wigry, Poland
68.1AppointedJuan de Moya de la Torre, O.F.M. Obs. †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Osma, SpainBishop Emeritus
61.0AppointedTeodozy Wisłocki, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Supraśl (Ukrainian), Belarus
29 Mar61.8SelectedSalvator Giuseppe Mammeli †Bishop of Alghero, ItalyBishop-Elect
60.1SelectedGavino Murro †Bishop of Bosa, ItalyArchbishop of Sassari, Italy
31 Mar56.5Died[Julien Jean-Baptiste Duchemin] †Bishop of [Calvados (Constitutional), France]
71.2Ordained BishopGiovanni Battista Simon †Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
3 Apr69.1DiedFilippo d’Ambrogio †Bishop of Caiazzo, Italy
51.7Selected[Alexandre-Victor Rouanet] †Bishop of [Hérault (Constitutional), France]Bishop Emeritus
4 AprBornGuerr’Antonio Boscarini †Bishop of Urbania e Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
7 Apr42.5Ordained Bishop[Charles-François Dorlodot] †Bishop of [Mayenne (Constitutional), France]Bishop Emeritus
10 Apr77.7Died[Dominique Pouderoux] †Bishop of [Hérault (Constitutional), France]
12 AprBornNiccola Paracciani Clarelli †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Reverend Fabric of St. Peter
15 Apr64.9DiedYves-Alexandre de Marbeuf †Archbishop of Lyon, France
51.4AppointedRafael de Múzquiz y Aldunate †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Ávila, SpainArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
17 Apr73.3DiedJose Martinez Palomino y Lopez de Lorena †Bishop Emeritus of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
May43.1ResignedLorenzo Litta †Apostolic Nuncio to Russian FederationCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Residence of Bishops
1 MayBornGiacomo Bernardi †Bishop of Massa Carrara, Italy
5 May60.7Ordained Bishop[André Champsaud] †Bishop of [Basses-Alpes (Constitutional), France]Bishop Emeritus
6 May51.3ResignedNicolao Lorenzo Timoni †Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople, TurkeyBishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
51.3ResignedNicolao Lorenzo Timoni †Titular Archbishop of MarcianopolisBishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
7 May70.4DiedGennaro Clemente Francone †Bishop of Troia, Italy
BornMichelangelo Pieramico †Bishop of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy
9 MayBornEleonoro Aronne †Bishop of Montalto (delle Marche), Italy
12 May22.3Ordained DeaconJosé Hurtado de Mendoza †DeaconAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina
14 MayBornJan Mikołaj Kaliński †Bishop-Elect of Chełm and Bełz (Ukrainian), Poland
15 May62.9DiedJules-Basile Ferron de La Ferronnays †Bishop of Lisieux, France
18 May12.5Ordained PriestRaffaele Blundo †PriestArchbishop of Taranto, Italy
26.7Ordained PriestRaffaello de Ghantuz Cubbe †PriestBishop of Livorno, Italy
32.3Ordained PriestAndrzej Benedykt Kłągiewicz †PriestBishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
24.1Ordained PriestVitaliano Provenzano †Priest of Catanzaro, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop
22 May63.6Died[François-Antoine Brendel] †Bishop Emeritus of [Bas-Rhin (Constitutional), France]
25 May66.4DiedTommaso Maria Francone, C.R. †Archbishop of Manfredonia, Italy
26 May86.3DiedIgnazio Andrea Sambiase, C.R. †Archbishop of Conza, Italy
28 MayBornJosé Antonio de la Peña y Navarro †Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México
31 May65.5DiedFélix Rico Rico †Bishop of Teruel, Spain
1 Jun66.4DiedAugustin Botoš-Okić (Occhich), O.F.M. Obs. †Vicar Apostolic of Bosnia (Ottoman), Croatia
62.6SucceededGrgo Ilijić, O.F.M. Obs. †Vicar Apostolic of Bosnia (Ottoman), CroatiaTitular Bishop of Ruspae
2 Jun22.0Ordained BishopLuis María Borbón y Vallábriga †Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
4 Jun51.9Died[Jean-Baptiste Gratien (Graziani)], C.M. †Bishop of [Seine-Inférieure (Constitutional), France]
7 JunBornLeo Raymond de Neckère, C.M. †Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
15 JunBornLuigi Giuseppe Anselmo Natoli †Archbishop of Messina, Italy
22 JunBornJoseph-Armand Gignoux †Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
24 Jun73.5DiedLuigi (Michael) Spagnoletti, O.F.M. Obs. †Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
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