The Year of Our Lord 1817

Bishop Events

January to April

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	59.5	Appointed	Jean-Joseph Audemar †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viet Nam
	59.5	Appointed	Jean-Joseph Audemar †	Titular Bishop of Adraa	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viet Nam
	22.0	Ordained Priest	Francisco de Paula Campo y Pérez †	Priest	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
	59.2	Resigned	Teresio Maria Carlo Vittorio Ferrero della Marmora †	Bishop of Pinerolo, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Saluzzo, Italy
	77.0	Died	Istvan Gosztonyi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
		Born	Paul Hachim †		Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria
	34.0	Appointed	Denys Michel Hardaya †	Bishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria
	22.1	Ordained Priest	Toussaint (Raffaele Sante) Casanelli d’Istria †	Priest	Bishop of Ajaccio, France
	63.0	Died	Patrick Lambert, O.F.M. Ref. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Newfoundland, Canada
		Confirmed	Jakiv (Jakub) Martusevyc (Martusiewicz) †	Bishop of Lutsk and Ostroh (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Archbishop of Polotsk (Połock)-Vitebsk (Ukrainian), Belarus
		Born	Pierre Masad †		Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Syria dei Maroniti
	24.3	Ordained Priest	Mario Mattei †	Priest	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	61.4	Resigned	Gaudenzio Giovanni Antonio Patrignani, O.F.M. Obs. †	Minister General of Order of Observant Friars Minor	Bishop of Ferentino, Italy
	40.0	Ordained Priest	Nicolaus Rodrigues Pereira de Borja, C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Bishop-Elect of Macau, China
		Appointed	[Ignatius George V Sayar] †	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Jacobite), Syria	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
		Died	Giorgio Tuno †	Vicar Apostolic of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria
	25.2	Ordained Priest	Edward Walsh †	Priest	Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
	25.4	Ordained Priest	José Antonio Laureano de Zubiría y Escalante †	Priest	Bishop of Durango, México
1 Jan	84.8	Died	Giuseppe Gregorio (Josip Grgur) Scotti †	Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
10 Jan	75.6	Died	Lorenzo Caleppi †	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
11 Jan		Born	Filippo Campus Chessa †		Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy
12 Jan	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Paolo Leardi †	Titular Archbishop of Ephesus	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
12 Jan	56.2	Ordained Bishop	Ramón Strauch y Vidal, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Vic, Spain
13 Jan	74.7	Died	Giuseppe Maria (Angelo Pietro) Bressa, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
16 Jan		Born	Ignazio Masotti †		Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
17 Jan		Born	Giovanni Antonio Balma, O.M.V. †		Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
17 Jan	70.0	Died	Tomasz Ostaszewski †	Bishop of Płock, Poland
19 Jan	22.3	Ordained Deacon	Johannes Zwijsen (Zwysen) †	Deacon	Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
21 Jan	76.2	Died	Joseph Christian Franz de Paula zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein †	Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
26 Jan	23.0	Ordained Priest	Anton Karner †	Priest	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
27 Jan	58.8	Appointed	Jozafat Bułhak, O.S.B.M. †	Administrator of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Archbishop
1 Feb	57.5	Died	Juan Bautista Sacristán y Galiano †	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
4 Feb	63.7	Died	László Kámánházy †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary
6 Feb	78.2	Died	Gerardo Mele †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
9 Feb		Born	Francesco Macarone-Palmieri †		Bishop of Boiano, Italy
10 Feb	73.0	Died	Karl Theodor von Dalberg †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
16 Feb	89.2	Died	Gaetano Maria Garrasi, O.E.S.A. †	Archbishop of Messina, Italy
	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Vicente Román y Linares, O. Praem. †	Titular Bishop of Dausara	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Joachin (Gioacchino Domenico) Salvetti, O.F.M. Obs. †	Titular Bishop of Euroea in Epiro	Vicar Apostolic of Shansi {Scian-Si} (Chan-Si), China
17 Feb		Born	Christoph Moufang †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mainz, Germany
17 Feb	71.4	Died	Heinrich (Philipp Ernst) von Warnsdorf, O.S.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Fulda, Germany
19 Feb		Born	Gabino Catalina del Amo †		Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
24 Feb	22.1	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Carlo Gentili †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Pesaro, Italy
24 Feb		Born	Gaetano Lironi †		Bishop of Assisi, Italy
25 Feb		Born	Bartolomeo Pacca, Jr. †		Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
27 Feb	42.3	Appointed	Ignaz Heinrich von Wessenberg †	Vicar Apostolic of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 Mar		Born	Luiz Antônio dos Santos †		Archbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
1 Mar		Born	Albin Dunajewski †		Cardinal, Bishop of Kraków, Poland
5 Mar	23.9	Ordained Deacon	Jozef Gaganecz †	Deacon of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine	Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia
7 Mar		Born	Pierre-Louis-Marie Cortet †		Bishop of Troyes, France
8 Mar	23.9	Ordained Priest	Jozef Gaganecz †	Priest of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine	Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia
9 Mar		Born	Giuseppe Milesi Pironi Ferretti †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
10 Mar		Born	Claude Marie Dubuis †		Bishop Emeritus of Galveston, Texas, USA
10 Mar		Born	Patrick Neeson Lynch †		Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USA
15 Mar	46.6	Appointed	Paul Nicolas Guillier †	Prefect of French Guiana-Cayenne, Antilles	Prefect Emeritus
15 Mar	56.5	Selected	Antonio Maria Trigona †	Archbishop of Messina, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
16 Mar	68.7	Appointed	Antonio Dugnani †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
19 Mar	26.6	Ordained Priest	José Domingo Armestar Espinoza de los Monteros †	Priest of Trujillo, Peru	Bishop
22 Mar	24.0	Ordained Deacon	José Manuel Pasquel y Losada †	Deacon of Lima, Peru	Archbishop
25 Mar	89.0	Died	Alfonso Airoldi †	Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
28 Mar	72.5	Resigned	Giuseppe Capecelatro †	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
29 Mar		Born	Henryk Ludwik Plater †		Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
Apr	37.2	Incardinated	Franz Laurenz (Johannes Franz Ignatius) Mauermann, O. Cist. †	Priest of Saxonia (Saxony), Germany	Vicar Apostolic
1 Apr		Born	Pierre Rougeyron, S.M. †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nouvelle-Calédonie (New Caledonia), Pacific (Oceania)
2 Apr		Born	José Manuel Orrego Pizarro †		Bishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
5 Apr	29.4	Ordained Priest	Jean-François Croizier †	Priest	Bishop of Rodez, France
5 Apr	22.5	Ordained Deacon	Nikolaus Franz Florentini †	Deacon of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop
6 Apr	47.2	Appointed	Giacomo Giustiniani †	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Cardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
6 Apr		Born	Paul-Matthieu de La Foata †		Bishop of Ajaccio, France
7 Apr	22.5	Ordained Priest	Nikolaus Franz Florentini †	Priest of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop
8 Apr	24.3	Ordained Deacon	Emmanuele Francesco Barrutia y Croquer †	Deacon of Guatemala	Auxiliary Bishop
	67.0	Resigned	Etienne-André-François de Paule de Fallot de Béaupré de Beaumont †	Bishop of Piacenza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Vaison, France
	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Franciszek Borgiasz Mackiewicz †	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
12 Apr		Born	Guillaume-René Meignan †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Tours, France
14 Apr	53.2	Appointed	Francisco Albán Barreiro, O.P. †	Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
	50.6	Appointed	Antonio Allué y Sesse †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain	Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
	50.0	Appointed	José Ignacio de Arancibia y Hormaguei, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México
	24.3	Ordained Priest	Emmanuele Francesco Barrutia y Croquer †	Priest of Guatemala	Auxiliary Bishop
	58.2	Appointed	Federico Bencivenni, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
	35.5	Appointed	Ferdynand Maria von Chotek †	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czechia	Archbishop
	35.5	Appointed	Ferdynand Maria von Chotek †	Titular Bishop of Ptolemais in Thebaide	Archbishop of Olomouc, Czechia
	58.4	Appointed	Luigi Ercolani †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Marco
	52.5	Appointed	Miguel Fernández Flórez, O.F.M. Obs. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
	47.2	Appointed	Giacomo Giustiniani †	Titular Archbishop of Tyrus	Cardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
	33.2	Appointed	José Sebastian Goyeneche y Barreda †	Bishop of Arequipa, Peru	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
	40.9	Confirmed	Joseph von Hohenzollern-Hechingen †	Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
	57.8	Appointed	Bernardo Martínez y Ocejo, O.C.D. †	Bishop of Sonora, México
	36.5	Appointed	Nicola Mattei Baldini †	Archbishop of Camerino, Italy	Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
	36.5	Appointed	Nicola Mattei Baldini †	Apostolic Administrator of Treia, Italy	Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
	60.6	Appointed	Pietro Paolo Mazzichi †	Bishop of Montalto (delle Marche), Italy
	53.2	Appointed	Carlo Monti †	Bishop of Sarsina, Italy	Bishop of Cagli e Pergola, Italy
	66.0	Appointed	Francesco Ridolfi †	Titular Bishop of Carystus
	58.2	Appointed	Manuel Julián Rodríguez del Barranco †	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
	68.4	Appointed	Juan Raimundo Santos Larumbe y Larrayoz †	Bishop of Tudela, Spain
	62.2	Appointed	Nicola Serarcangeli †	Bishop of Fano, Italy
	55.5	Appointed	Matthias Paul Steindl †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
	55.5	Appointed	Matthias Paul Steindl †	Titular Bishop of Antaeopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
	39.4	Appointed	Rafael Téllez, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
	58.7	Appointed	Pedro Valera y Jiménez †	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	68.1	Appointed	Michele de Vincenti †	Titular Bishop of Erythrum
20 Apr	58.2	Ordained Bishop	Federico Bencivenni, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
	47.3	Ordained Bishop	Giacomo Giustiniani †	Titular Archbishop of Tyrus	Cardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
	36.6	Ordained Bishop	Nicola Mattei Baldini †	Archbishop of Camerino, Italy	Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
	66.0	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Ridolfi †	Titular Bishop of Carystus
	62.2	Ordained Bishop	Nicola Serarcangeli †	Bishop of Fano, Italy
21 Apr		Born	Luigi Vaccari, O.S.B. †		Coadjutor Bishop of Nicotera e Tropea, Italy
23 Apr	80.3	Died	László Kollonitz †	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
24 Apr	17.4	Professed	Juan de la Cruz Calienes Olazabal, O.F.M. Obs. †	Member of Order of Observant Friars Minor	Bishop of Arequipa, Peru
27 Apr	53.3	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Monti †	Bishop of Sarsina, Italy	Bishop of Cagli e Pergola, Italy
28 Apr	18.8	Professed	Pier Giuseppe Vaggi, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Bobbio, Italy
29 Apr	75.9	Died	Saverio Granata, C.R. †	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
29 Apr	37.4	Appointed	Maximos III Michel Mazloum †	Titular Archbishop of Myra	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
30 Apr	63.7	Died	Romoaldo Braschi-Onesti †	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}
30 Apr		Born	Antonio La Scala †		Bishop of San Severo, Italy

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