The Year of Our Lord 1756

Bishop Events

July to December

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Jul	57.5	Died	Liborio Pisani †	Bishop of Massa Lubrense, Italy
62.4	Appointed	Giuseppe Spinelli †	Pro-Prefect of the Congregation of the Council	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia
4 Jul	67.3	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Filippo (Prudenzio) Patti, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Isauria
6 Jul		Born	François Antoine Marie Constantin de Méan et de Beaurieux †		Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
14 Jul	57.5	Died	Domenico Anelli †	Bishop of Andria, Italy
75.5	Resigned	Valério do Sacramento, O.F.M. Ref. †	Bishop of Angra, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
15 Jul		Born	Fernando Caicedo y Flores †		Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
17 Jul		Born	Nicolas-Alexis Ondernard †		Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
54.1	Died	Mihály Karl (Michele Carlo) von Althan †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary
65.5	Selected	Domenico Zicari †	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
18 Jul	22.8	Ordained Deacon	Franciszek Komornicki †	Deacon	Auxiliary Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
41.7	Resigned	Christoph Bartholomäus Anton Migazzi Von Waal Und Sonnenthurn †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
19 Jul	54.7	Appointed	Francesco Felice Alberti d’Enno †	Titular Bishop of Miletopolis	Bishop of Trento, Italy
54.7	Confirmed	Francesco Felice Alberti d’Enno †	Coadjutor Bishop of Trento, Italy	Bishop
39.3	Appointed	Giuseppe Maria Carafa, C.R. †	Bishop of Mileto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
52.5	Confirmed	Gaspar Afonso da Costa Brandão †	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
54.3	Confirmed	Salvator dos Reis, S.J. †	Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India
57.1	Appointed	António Caetano da Rocha †	Bishop of Angra, Portugal
42.8	Appointed	Vicente da Gamal Leao †	Coadjutor Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus
42.8	Appointed	Vicente da Gamal Leao †	Titular Bishop of Etalonia (Hetalonia)	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
52.4	Confirmed	Antônio de São José Moura Marinho, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
49.5	Appointed	Manuel Antonio Palmero y Rallo †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain
34.7	Appointed	Giuseppe Pitocco †	Bishop of Trivento, Italy
47.9	Confirmed	Théodore de Santa Maria, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, India	Former Bishop-Elect
21 Jul	52.5	Selected	Antony Blake †	Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
70.5	Selected	Augustine Cheevers, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Meath, Ireland
22 Jul	69.6	Died	Francesco Antonio Spadea †	Bishop Emeritus of Aquino e Pontecorvo, Italy
25 Jul	79.4	Died	Mario Millini (Mellini) †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello
34.7	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Pitocco †	Bishop of Trivento, Italy
31 Jul	62.9	Selected	Mariano Amato †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
3 Aug	47.5	Selected	James O’Fallon †	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
6 Aug		Born	Antoine-Xavier Maynaud de Pancemont †		Bishop of Vannes, France
7 Aug	70.5	Confirmed	Augustine Cheevers, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Meath, Ireland
8 Aug	15.6	Professed	Andrzej Antoni Ignacy Gawroński †	Member of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
	Born	Lorenz Barlomiej Ignacy Antoni Raczyński, O. Cist. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
11 Aug	52.6	Appointed	Antony Blake †	Administrator of Clonmacnoise, Ireland	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
52.6	Confirmed	Antony Blake †	Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
45.7	Died	Paolo Antonio Nerini, B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Ava e Pegù, Myanmar
14 Aug	47.6	Confirmed	James O’Fallon †	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
18 Aug	58.8	Died	Johannes Christoph Ludwig von Kuenburg †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
21 Aug		Born	Johann Friedrich von Waldenstein-Wartenberg †		Bishop of Seckau, Austria
24 Aug		Born	Pietro Paolo Mazzichi †		Bishop of Montalto (delle Marche), Italy
28 Aug	41.8	Selected	Christoph Bartholomäus Anton Migazzi Von Waal Und Sonnenthurn †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
66.4	Died	Silvio Valenti Gonzaga †	Cardinal, Secretary of State
2 Sep	23.8	Ordained Priest	Andrij Bacynskyj †	Priest of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine	Bishop
5 Sep		Born	János Benyovszky †		Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
10 Sep	57.8	Appointed	Alberico Archinto †	Cardinal, Secretary of State
57.8	Appointed	Alberico Archinto †	Prefect of the Congregation of the Sacred Consulta	Cardinal, Secretary of State
	Born	José Maria de Melo, C.O. †		Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
52.1	Died	Ignazio Rovèro †	Bishop of Novara, Italy
11 Sep		Born	Etienne-Hubert de Cambacérès †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
62.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Spinelli †	Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia
12 Sep		Born	Jacques-François Besson †		Bishop of Metz, France
43.4	Ordained Bishop	José Patricio de la Cuesta Velarde †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
70.6	Died	Teodozy Teofil Godebski, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Volodymyr (Włodzimierz) et Brėst (Ukrainian)
	Born	Manuel Ros de Medrano †		Bishop of Tortosa, Spain
16 Sep	48.7	Ordained Bishop	Cezarij (Cezary) Stebnovskyj (Stebnowski), O.S.B.M. †	Archbishop of Smoleńsk (Ukrainian), Russian Federation
18 Sep	25.3	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Capece †	Priest	Bishop of Oria, Italy
23.0	Ordained Deacon	József Fengler, Sch. P. †	Deacon of Order of the Pious Schools	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
23.0	Ordained Priest	Franciszek Komornicki †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
22.9	Ordained Priest	Vittorio Filippo Melano di Portula, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Novara, Italy
22.8	Ordained Priest	Paol’Antonio Agostini Zamperoli †	Priest	Bishop of Urbania e Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
19 Sep		Born	[Charles-François Dorlodot] †		Bishop Emeritus of [Mayenne (Constitutional), France]
20 Sep	57.8	Appointed	Alberico Archinto †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso	Cardinal, Secretary of State
50.2	Appointed	Carlo Camuzi †	Bishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia	Bishop Emeritus
48.3	Appointed	Girolamo Colonna di Sciarra †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti
48.3	Appointed	Girolamo Colonna di Sciarra †	Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti
75.4	Appointed	Joaquín Fernández de Portocarrero Mendoza †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
41.9	Confirmed	Christoph Bartholomäus Anton Migazzi Von Waal Und Sonnenthurn †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
63.7	Appointed	Camillo Paolucci (Merlini) †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
46.4	Appointed	Carlo Augusto Peruzzini, B. †	Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy
58.9	Appointed	Franz Ignaz Albert von Werdenstein †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
58.9	Appointed	Franz Ignaz Albert von Werdenstein †	Titular Bishop of Taenarum	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
21 Sep	52.7	Ordained Bishop	Gaspar Afonso da Costa Brandão †	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
57.3	Ordained Bishop	António Caetano da Rocha †	Bishop of Angra, Portugal
82.5	Died	Joseph de Guyon de Crochans †	Archbishop of Avignon, France
52.5	Ordained Bishop	Antônio de São José Moura Marinho, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
22 Sep	67.1	Died	Ignace-Dominique Grisella de Rosignan †	Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
23 Sep	59.4	Selected	Louis-César-Constantin de Rohan-Guémené-Montbazon †	Cardinal, Bishop of Strasbourg, France
29 Sep		Born	Joachim Józef Grabowski †		Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Mohilev, Belarus
30 Sep		Born	Jerónimo Castellón y Salas †		Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
2 Oct	73.6	Died	Sebastián José Emparán y Loyola, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Urgell, Spain
3 Oct	42.4	Ordained Bishop	Diego Antonio Díez Madroñero †	Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
46.4	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Augusto Peruzzini, B. †	Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy
4 Oct		Born	Juan Francisco Castañiza Larrea y Gonzalez de Agüero †		Bishop of Durango, México
10 Oct		Born	Simon Melchior de Petris †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Seckau, Austria
15 Oct		Born	Patrício da Silva, O.E.S.A. †		Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
19 Oct		Born	Silvestro Granito †		Bishop of Cava e Sarno, Italy
20 Oct	60.8	Died	Bernardo de Arbizu y Ugarte †	Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
61.7	Died	João da Cruz Salgado de Castilho, O.C.D. †	Bishop of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
23 Oct		Born	Giuseppe de Nobili †		Archbishop of Lucca, Italy
24 Oct	22.9	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Maria Beneventi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
43.0	Ordained Bishop	Vicente da Gamal Leao †	Titular Bishop of Etalonia (Hetalonia)	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
28 Oct	50.3	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Camuzi †	Bishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia	Bishop Emeritus
30 Oct		Born	Giovanni Nepomuceno Ferdiani †		Bishop of Iglesias, Italy
31 Oct	16.0	Solemn Vows	Carlo Francesco Maria Caselli, O.S.M. †	Member of Order of Friar Servants of Mary	Cardinal, Bishop of Parma, Italy
	Born	Paolo Garzilli †		Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
1 Nov		Born	Domenico Orlando, O.F.M. Conv. †		Bishop of Catania, Italy
6 Nov	67.7	Died	Giovanni Filippo (Prudenzio) Patti, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Isauria
14 Nov	55.1	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Felice Alberti d’Enno †	Titular Bishop of Miletopolis	Bishop of Trento, Italy
15 Nov	37.1	Appointed	Maksymilian Ryłło, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Chełm (Ukrainian), Poland	Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland
19 Nov	77.8	Died	Martín de Elizacoechea †	Bishop of Michoacán, México
21 Nov	59.1	Ordained Bishop	Franz Ignaz Albert von Werdenstein †	Titular Bishop of Taenarum	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
25 Nov		Born	Jean-Baptiste-François-Nicolas Millaux †		Bishop of Nevers, France
	Born	Pietro Tasca †		Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
28 Nov		Born	Vitale Loschi †		Bishop of Parma, Italy
30 Nov	53.1	Ordained Bishop	Pio Angelo Bellingeri †	Titular Bishop of Tamasus	Auxiliary Bishop of Pavia, Italy
Dec	53.9	Died	José Antonio Flores de Rivera †	Bishop of Nicaragua
70.7	Died	Franz Bernardin Verbeck, O.F.M. Conv. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
4 Dec	71.8	Died	Amand von Buseck, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Fulda, Germany
5 Dec		Born	Mathias Le Groing de La Romagère †		Bishop of Saint-Brieuc, France
24.0	Ordained Priest	Francesco Lucerna Rorengo di Rorà †	Priest	Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
8 Dec		Born	Max Franz (Maximilian Franciscus) von Habsburg-Lothringen (Österreich) †		Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
11 Dec	72.8	Died	Gregorio Galindo †	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
16 Dec		Born	Tommaso Maria Raimondo Leopoldo Arezzo †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
61.5	Appointed	Giovanni Giacomo Millo †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
18 Dec	23.7	Ordained Priest	Godefroid Philippe Joseph de La Porte, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
23.0	Ordained Priest	Pietro Mancini †	Priest	Bishop of Minervino Murge, Italy
23.1	Ordained Priest	Michelangelo della Peruta †	Priest	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
24.6	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Luca Solari †	Priest	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
21 Dec		Born	Adam Korwin Kossakowski †		Auxiliary Bishop of Inflanty (Livonia)-Pilten, Poland
34.9	Ordained Bishop	Charles Walmesley, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Ramata (Rama)	Vicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain
25 Dec		Born	Bartolomeo Pacca †		Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for Universal Inquisition
27 Dec		Born	Arnaud-Ferdinand de La Porte †		Bishop of Carcassonne, France
29 Dec	60.7	Resigned	Innocenzo Sanseverino †	Bishop of Alife, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
30 Dec	55.3	Succeeded	Jean-Antoine Buocher, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Chansi and Chensi, China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
57.7	Died	Eugenio Pilotti, O.F.M. Ref. †	Vicar Apostolic of Chansi and Chensi, China
31 Dec		Died	Timothée Masaji †	Archbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey

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