The Year of Our Lord 1637

Bishop Events

July to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Jul Born Guillaume de Meschatin † Bishop of Gap, France

53.5 Died Domenico Ravenna † Bishop of Nicastro, Italy

3 Jul Born Stjepan Seliščević † Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia

7 Jul Born Romualdo Tancredi, O.S.B. † Bishop of Montalcino, Italy

9 Jul Died Justino Antolínez Burgos † Bishop of Tortosa, Spain

14 Jul 62.5 Died Giovanni Battista Piccolomini † Bishop of Chiusi, Italy

28 Jul Born Giovanni Stefano Sanarica (Senarega), O.S.B. † Bishop of Conversano, Italy

31.9 Selected Marquard von Schenk von Castell † Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany

74.5 Died Johann Christoph von Westerstetten † Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany

Aug 63.1 Ordained Bishop Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza, O. Carm. † Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)

11 Aug Died Pedro Fernández Zorrilla † Bishop of Pamplona, Spain

16 Aug 47.6 Died Jean de Belleau † Bishop of Meaux, France

Born Louis de Thomassin † Bishop of Sisteron, France

17 Aug 45.6 Appointed Marcantonio Franciotti † Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy

60.6 Appointed Ludovicus Galbiati † Bishop of Acerno, Italy

Appointed Domenico Giordani, O.F.M. Obs. † Bishop of Isernia, Italy

40.9 Confirmed Antonio Marenzi † Bishop of Pedena, Austria Bishop of Trieste, Italy

Appointed Celestino Puccitelli, B. † Bishop of Ravello e Scala, Italy

Appointed Maximilianus Raguzzi † Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy

37.6 Appointed Bruno Sciamanna † Bishop of Lucera, Italy Bishop of Caserta, Italy

57.6 Resigned Giovanni Domenico Spinola † Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente Cardinal, Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy

26 Aug 44.0 Selected Dominique Séguier † Bishop of Meaux, France Bishop Emeritus

30 Aug 72.6 Died Laudivio Zacchia † Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy

5 Sep Born Léonor de Goyon de Matignon (II) † Bishop of Lisieux, France

6 Sep 60.6 Ordained Bishop Ludovicus Galbiati † Bishop of Acerno, Italy

Ordained Bishop Maximilianus Raguzzi † Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy

Born Antonio de Vergara, O.P. † Bishop of Zamora, Spain

7 Sep 50.6 Appointed Cipriano Arcón (Azcon) † Bishop of Alghero, Italy

67.8 Appointed Antonio (Marcello) Barberini (Sr.), O.F.M. Cap. † Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary

35.5 Selected Pierre de Broc † Bishop of Auxerre, France

53.8 Appointed Carlo Maranta † Bishop of Giovinazzo, Italy Bishop of Tropea, Italy

31.6 Appointed Marco Antonio Mandosio † Bishop of Nicastro, Italy

Appointed Diego Requeséns † Titular Archbishop of Cartagine Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy

50.6 Appointed Prospero Spínola † Bishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy

8 Sep Born Louis-Marie Pidou de Saint-Olon, C.R. † Bishop of Baghdad, Iraq

14 Sep 51.7 Died Charles Christian de Gournay † Bishop of Toul, France

19 Sep 53.7 Died Lorenzo Magalotti † Cardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy

20 Sep Ordained Bishop Domenico Giordani, O.F.M. Obs. † Bishop of Isernia, Italy

53.8 Ordained Bishop Carlo Maranta † Bishop of Giovinazzo, Italy Bishop of Tropea, Italy

Ordained Bishop Celestino Puccitelli, B. † Bishop of Ravello e Scala, Italy

21 Sep 31.7 Ordained Bishop Marco Antonio Mandosio † Bishop of Nicastro, Italy

23 Sep 56.7 Installed Juan Sánchez Duque de Estrada † Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

27 Sep 43.8 Ordained Bishop Bl. Alain de Solminihac, O.S.A. † Bishop of Cahors, France

4 Oct 37.7 Ordained Bishop Bruno Sciamanna † Bishop of Lucera, Italy Bishop of Caserta, Italy

5 Oct Appointed Antonio González Acevedo † Bishop of Coria, Spain

50.7 Appointed Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cartagena (en España) Archbishop of Burgos, Spain

44.2 Confirmed Diego Montoya Mendoza † Bishop of Trujillo, Peru

40.7 Appointed Giovanni Spennazzi † Bishop of Pienza, Italy

8 Oct 76.7 Died Francisco de Rivera y Pareja, O. de M. † Bishop of Michoacán, México

11 Oct 40.7 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Spennazzi † Bishop of Pienza, Italy

12 Oct 52.4 Selected Diego Arce Reinoso † Bishop of Ávila, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Plasencia, Spain

25 Oct Ordained Bishop Diego Requeséns † Titular Archbishop of Cartagine Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy

50.8 Ordained Bishop Prospero Spínola † Bishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy

30 Oct 59.2 Died Gaspar Prieto Orduña, O. de M. † Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France

1 Nov 57.8 Ordained Bishop Francisco Garcia Mendes, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Ascalon Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India

4 Nov 68.8 Died Michael Ophovius, O.P. † Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands

11 Nov 73.8 Died Diego Zúñiga Sotomayor † Bishop of Zamora, Spain

12 Nov 45.2 Died Barthélemy de Donadieu de Griet † Bishop of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges, France

14 Nov 33.8 Appointed Matthieu de Castro Malo, C.O. † Vicar Apostolic of Great Mogul (Mughals), India Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Idalcan / Deccan / Bijapur, India

33.8 Appointed Matthieu de Castro Malo, C.O. † Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Idalcan / Deccan / Bijapur, India

Appointed Francesco Antonio Frasella, O.F.M. Conv. † Titular Archbishop of Myra Apostolic Administrator of Japan

15 Nov Born Eustachy Stanisław Kotowicz † Bishop of Smoleńsk, Poland

69.8 Ordained Bishop Francisco de la Serna y Rimaga Salazar, O.E.S.A. † Bishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione) Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia

16 Nov 57.8 Appointed Imre Lósy † Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary

23.8 Selected Leopold Wilhelm von Österreich † Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia Bishop-Elect of Passau, Germany

32.2 Confirmed Marquard von Schenk von Castell † Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany

17 Nov 51.8 Died Charles de Beaumanoir de Lavardin † Bishop of Le Mans, France

19 Nov 36.8 Appointed José Valle de la Cerda, O.S.B. † Bishop of Almería, Spain Bishop of Badajoz, Spain

30 Nov 33.9 Ordained Bishop Matthieu de Castro Malo, C.O. † Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Idalcan / Deccan / Bijapur, India

Ordained Bishop Francesco Antonio Frasella, O.F.M. Conv. † Titular Archbishop of Myra Apostolic Administrator of Japan

30.9 Selected Emmeric-Marc de La Ferté † Bishop of Le Mans, France

7 Dec 41.1 Installed Alessandro Bichi † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina Cardinal, Bishop of Carpentras, France

12 Dec Born Fabrizio Maffei † Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy

14 Dec Appointed Francesco Antonio Biondo, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Capri, Italy Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli, Italy

36.9 Appointed Ippolito Campioni, O.S.B. † Bishop of Chiusi, Italy

35.9 Appointed Giulio Diotallevi † Bishop of Strongoli, Italy

61.9 Confirmed Jerónimo Domín Funes, O. Carm. † Bishop of Gaeta, Italy

45.3 Appointed Johannes Bartholomäus Kobolt von Tambach † Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany

45.3 Appointed Johannes Bartholomäus Kobolt von Tambach † Titular Bishop of Lampsacus Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany

Appointed Alexander Liparuli † Bishop of Satriano e Campagna, Italy

Confirmed Gabriel de Zarate, O.P. † Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru

20 Dec 35.9 Ordained Bishop Giulio Diotallevi † Bishop of Strongoli, Italy

Born Gerolamo Passarelli † Archbishop of Salerno, Italy

64.9 Died Antonio Ricci † Bishop of Arezzo, Italy

21 Dec 61.9 Ordained Bishop Jerónimo Domín Funes, O. Carm. † Bishop of Gaeta, Italy

24 Dec 65.0 Died Juan López de Agurto de la Mata † Bishop of Coro, Venezuela

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Jul		Born	Guillaume de Meschatin †		Bishop of Gap, France
53.5	Died	Domenico Ravenna †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy
3 Jul		Born	Stjepan Seliščević †		Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
7 Jul		Born	Romualdo Tancredi, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Montalcino, Italy
9 Jul		Died	Justino Antolínez Burgos †	Bishop of Tortosa, Spain
14 Jul	62.5	Died	Giovanni Battista Piccolomini †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
28 Jul		Born	Giovanni Stefano Sanarica (Senarega), O.S.B. †		Bishop of Conversano, Italy
31.9	Selected	Marquard von Schenk von Castell †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
74.5	Died	Johann Christoph von Westerstetten †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
Aug	63.1	Ordained Bishop	Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
11 Aug		Died	Pedro Fernández Zorrilla †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
16 Aug	47.6	Died	Jean de Belleau †	Bishop of Meaux, France
	Born	Louis de Thomassin †		Bishop of Sisteron, France
17 Aug	45.6	Appointed	Marcantonio Franciotti †	Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy
60.6	Appointed	Ludovicus Galbiati †	Bishop of Acerno, Italy
	Appointed	Domenico Giordani, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
40.9	Confirmed	Antonio Marenzi †	Bishop of Pedena, Austria	Bishop of Trieste, Italy
	Appointed	Celestino Puccitelli, B. †	Bishop of Ravello e Scala, Italy
	Appointed	Maximilianus Raguzzi †	Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy
37.6	Appointed	Bruno Sciamanna †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy	Bishop of Caserta, Italy
57.6	Resigned	Giovanni Domenico Spinola †	Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente	Cardinal, Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
26 Aug	44.0	Selected	Dominique Séguier †	Bishop of Meaux, France	Bishop Emeritus
30 Aug	72.6	Died	Laudivio Zacchia †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
5 Sep		Born	Léonor de Goyon de Matignon (II) †		Bishop of Lisieux, France
6 Sep	60.6	Ordained Bishop	Ludovicus Galbiati †	Bishop of Acerno, Italy
	Ordained Bishop	Maximilianus Raguzzi †	Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy
	Born	Antonio de Vergara, O.P. †		Bishop of Zamora, Spain
7 Sep	50.6	Appointed	Cipriano Arcón (Azcon) †	Bishop of Alghero, Italy
67.8	Appointed	Antonio (Marcello) Barberini (Sr.), O.F.M. Cap. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
35.5	Selected	Pierre de Broc †	Bishop of Auxerre, France
53.8	Appointed	Carlo Maranta †	Bishop of Giovinazzo, Italy	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
31.6	Appointed	Marco Antonio Mandosio †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy
	Appointed	Diego Requeséns †	Titular Archbishop of Cartagine	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
50.6	Appointed	Prospero Spínola †	Bishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy
8 Sep		Born	Louis-Marie Pidou de Saint-Olon, C.R. †		Bishop of Baghdad, Iraq
14 Sep	51.7	Died	Charles Christian de Gournay †	Bishop of Toul, France
19 Sep	53.7	Died	Lorenzo Magalotti †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
20 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Domenico Giordani, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
53.8	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Maranta †	Bishop of Giovinazzo, Italy	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
	Ordained Bishop	Celestino Puccitelli, B. †	Bishop of Ravello e Scala, Italy
21 Sep	31.7	Ordained Bishop	Marco Antonio Mandosio †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy
23 Sep	56.7	Installed	Juan Sánchez Duque de Estrada †	Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
27 Sep	43.8	Ordained Bishop	Bl. Alain de Solminihac, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Cahors, France
4 Oct	37.7	Ordained Bishop	Bruno Sciamanna †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy	Bishop of Caserta, Italy
5 Oct		Appointed	Antonio González Acevedo †	Bishop of Coria, Spain
50.7	Appointed	Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cartagena (en España)	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
44.2	Confirmed	Diego Montoya Mendoza †	Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
40.7	Appointed	Giovanni Spennazzi †	Bishop of Pienza, Italy
8 Oct	76.7	Died	Francisco de Rivera y Pareja, O. de M. †	Bishop of Michoacán, México
11 Oct	40.7	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Spennazzi †	Bishop of Pienza, Italy
12 Oct	52.4	Selected	Diego Arce Reinoso †	Bishop of Ávila, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Plasencia, Spain
25 Oct		Ordained Bishop	Diego Requeséns †	Titular Archbishop of Cartagine	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
50.8	Ordained Bishop	Prospero Spínola †	Bishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy
30 Oct	59.2	Died	Gaspar Prieto Orduña, O. de M. †	Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
1 Nov	57.8	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Garcia Mendes, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Ascalon	Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India
4 Nov	68.8	Died	Michael Ophovius, O.P. †	Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
11 Nov	73.8	Died	Diego Zúñiga Sotomayor †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
12 Nov	45.2	Died	Barthélemy de Donadieu de Griet †	Bishop of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges, France
14 Nov	33.8	Appointed	Matthieu de Castro Malo, C.O. †	Vicar Apostolic of Great Mogul (Mughals), India	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Idalcan / Deccan / Bijapur, India
33.8	Appointed	Matthieu de Castro Malo, C.O. †	Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Idalcan / Deccan / Bijapur, India
	Appointed	Francesco Antonio Frasella, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Archbishop of Myra	Apostolic Administrator of Japan
15 Nov		Born	Eustachy Stanisław Kotowicz †		Bishop of Smoleńsk, Poland
69.8	Ordained Bishop	Francisco de la Serna y Rimaga Salazar, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)	Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
16 Nov	57.8	Appointed	Imre Lósy †	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
23.8	Selected	Leopold Wilhelm von Österreich †	Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia	Bishop-Elect of Passau, Germany
32.2	Confirmed	Marquard von Schenk von Castell †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
17 Nov	51.8	Died	Charles de Beaumanoir de Lavardin †	Bishop of Le Mans, France
19 Nov	36.8	Appointed	José Valle de la Cerda, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Almería, Spain	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
30 Nov	33.9	Ordained Bishop	Matthieu de Castro Malo, C.O. †	Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Idalcan / Deccan / Bijapur, India
	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Antonio Frasella, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Archbishop of Myra	Apostolic Administrator of Japan
30.9	Selected	Emmeric-Marc de La Ferté †	Bishop of Le Mans, France
7 Dec	41.1	Installed	Alessandro Bichi †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina	Cardinal, Bishop of Carpentras, France
12 Dec		Born	Fabrizio Maffei †		Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy
14 Dec		Appointed	Francesco Antonio Biondo, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Capri, Italy	Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli, Italy
36.9	Appointed	Ippolito Campioni, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
35.9	Appointed	Giulio Diotallevi †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
61.9	Confirmed	Jerónimo Domín Funes, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
45.3	Appointed	Johannes Bartholomäus Kobolt von Tambach †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
45.3	Appointed	Johannes Bartholomäus Kobolt von Tambach †	Titular Bishop of Lampsacus	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
	Appointed	Alexander Liparuli †	Bishop of Satriano e Campagna, Italy
	Confirmed	Gabriel de Zarate, O.P. †	Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru
20 Dec	35.9	Ordained Bishop	Giulio Diotallevi †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
	Born	Gerolamo Passarelli †		Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
64.9	Died	Antonio Ricci †	Bishop of Arezzo, Italy
21 Dec	61.9	Ordained Bishop	Jerónimo Domín Funes, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
24 Dec	65.0	Died	Juan López de Agurto de la Mata †	Bishop of Coro, Venezuela

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