The Year of Our Lord 1653

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Resigned	Carlo Azzolini †	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Hugh Burke, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Kilmacduagh, Ireland
	79.0	Died	Francisco de Castro †	Bishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal
	43.0	Resigned	Michelangelo Catalani, O.F.M. Conv. †	Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
		Born	Giovanni Giuseppe Camuzzi †		Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
	58.0	Died	Luc Cochiglia †	Bishop of Patti, Italy
		Died	Clemente Del Pezzo, C.R. †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
		Born	Matias de Figueiredo e Mello †		Bishop of Olinda, Brazil
	21.2	Selected	Toussaint de Forbin de Janson †	Coadjutor Bishop of Digne, France	Cardinal, Bishop of Beauvais, France
	60.0	Died	Ippolito Franconi †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
		Died	Antonio Leoncillo †	Bishop of Termoli, Italy
	19.6	Professed	Jean Charles de Mari, C.R. †	Member of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Bishop Emeritus of Accia and Mariana, France
		Born	Stefan Antonin Mdzewski, O.P. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
	51.8	Died	Sigismund Miutini von Spilenberg †	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
	15.0	Professed	Francesco Maria Moles, C.R. †	Member of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Bishop Emeritus of Nola, Italy
		Born	Juan Navarro Gilaberte, O. de M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Albarracin, Spain
		Born	Miguel del Olmo Manrique †		Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
		Born	Manuel Pérez Araciel y Rada †		Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
		Born	Miguel Pérez Lara †		Bishop of Coria, Spain
		Born	François-Louis de Polastron †		Bishop of Lectoure, France
	25.9	Ordained Priest	Juan de Porras y Atienza †	Priest	Bishop of Coria, Spain
	60.0	Died	Francesco Antonio Roberti †	Bishop of Alessano, Italy
		Died	Costantino de Rossi, C.R.S. †	Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia
		Born	Tomasz Bogoria Skotnicki †		Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
		Born	Biagio Terzi †		Bishop of Isernia, Italy
	52.0	Died	Bartolomeo Vannini †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
	56.4	Died	Petrus de Vespa, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Paphus
Jan		Appointed	Athanasius II †	Archbishop	Archbishop Emeritus
4 Jan	49.5	Died	Melchior Otto von Voit von Salzburg †	Bishop-Elect of Bamberg, Germany
5 Jan		Born	Antoine Simon de Magny †		Bishop-Elect of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
8 Jan	45.0	Appointed	Andrzej Leszczyński †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
8 Jan	49.0	Appointed	Francisco de Rojas-Borja y Artés †	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
13 Jan	79.0	Died	Jean Ricard de Gourdon de Genouillac de Vaillac †	Bishop of Tulle, France
20 Jan	41.0	Confirmed	Giovanni de la Cruz, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Trivento, Italy	Bishop-Elect
27 Jan	58.0	Resigned	Lorenzo Gavotti, C.R. †	Bishop of Ventimiglia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
Feb	24.9	Selected	César d’Estrées †	Bishop of Laon, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
Feb	73.0	Died	Hugh O’Reilly †	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
1 Feb	41.7	Appointed	Carlo Carafa della Spina, C.R. †	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy
2 Feb	42.0	Ordained Bishop	Charles de Bourlon (Bourbon) †	Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Bithynia	Bishop of Soissons, France
3 Feb	40.8	Appointed	Carlo Bonafaccia †	Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli, Italy	Bishop of Terni, Italy
	56.0	Appointed	Bartolomé de Foncalda (Fontcalda), O.S.A. †	Bishop of Jaca, Spain	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
		Appointed	Carlo Giuliani, O.P. †	Bishop of Stagno (Ston), Croatia
	35.0	Appointed	Carlo Mannello †	Bishop of Termoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
5 Feb		Born	Timóteo do Sacramento, O.S.P.P.E. †		Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
9 Feb	40.8	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Bonafaccia †	Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli, Italy	Bishop of Terni, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Carlo Giuliani, O.P. †	Bishop of Stagno (Ston), Croatia
		Ordained Bishop	Jean de Miossens de Sansons †	Bishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Francisco de Rojas-Borja y Artés †	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
13 Feb	41.0	Selected	Philipp Valentin Albrecht Voit von Rieneck †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
16 Feb		Born	José Gasch (Casch), O.M. †		Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
22 Feb		Born	Vidal Marín Fernández †		Bishop of Ceuta, Spain
26 Feb	73.1	Died	Tiberio Cenci †	Cardinal, Bishop of Jesi, Italy
Mar	22.9	Ordained Priest	Ignace Cotolendi, M.E.P. †	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic of Nanking [Nanjing], China
2 Mar	22.1	Professed	Ágoston Benkovich, O.S.P.P.E. †	Member of Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
3 Mar	53.5	Appointed	Jacques de La Haye, O.S.Sp. †	Titular Archbishop of Nicaea
3 Mar	33.6	Confirmed	Johann Franz von Schönau †	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
4 Mar	56.8	Selected	Alfonso de la Peña Montenegro †	Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
8 Mar	24.7	Ordained Priest	Pietro Antonio d’Alessandro †	Priest	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
8 Mar	32.7	Ordained Priest	Lancelot de Gottignies †	Priest	Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands
11 Mar		Born	Domenico Catalani †		Bishop of Termoli, Italy
11 Mar	64.1	Died	Giovanni Francesco Fossati, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy
16 Mar		Born	Johann Sigmund Zeller von und zu Leibersdorf †		Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
17 Mar		Appointed	José de Láyñez y Gutiérrez, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain
17 Mar	76.2	Appointed	Diego de Zambrana de Villalobos y Cordero †	Bishop of Santiago de Chile	Bishop of Concepción, Chile
21 Mar		Born	Thomas Angelus Passante, Sch. P. †		Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
22 Mar	67.2	Died	François de Harlay de Champvallon †	Archbishop Emeritus of Rouen, France
23 Mar	43.2	Ordained Bishop	Adam Adami, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria	Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
	71.2	Died	Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu, O. Cart. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France
	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Juan Francisco Pacheco †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
24 Mar		Died	Arthur Magennis, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
25 Mar		Died	Roger d’Aumont †	Bishop Emeritus of Avranches, France
28 Mar	40.3	Selected	François Faure †	Bishop of Amiens, France
29 Mar	25.9	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Consoli †	Priest	Bishop of Bisignano, Italy
29 Mar	80.2	Died	Angelo Gozzadini †	Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy
Apr	59.9	Resigned	Jost (Jodok) Knab †	Apostolic Internuncio to Switzerland	Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
2 Apr		Born	Egidio Quinto, O.F.M. Ref. †		Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
9 Apr		Born	Joseph-Ignace-Jean-Baptiste de Mesgrigny, O.F.M. Cap. †		Bishop of Grasse, France
15 Apr		Born	Gaspare Gori-Mancini, O.S.Io.Hieros. †		Bishop of Malta
20 Apr		Died	Nicola Dalmazzo (Dalmatico), O.S.A. †	Bishop of Fossano, Italy
21 Apr	51.3	Appointed	Giacomo Corradi †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
21 Apr	51.3	Appointed	Jan Gembicki †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
24 Apr	67.4	Died	Bartolomeo Giustiniani †	Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
25 Apr		Born	Benedetto Pamphilj, O.S.Io.Hieros. †		Cardinal, Librarian of the Vatican Library
1 May	51.3	Ordained Bishop	Giacomo Corradi †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
5 May	32.0	Appointed	Francesco Maidalchini †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Pancrazio	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede
5 May	36.3	Appointed	Paolo Emilio Rondinini †	Cardinal, Bishop of Assisi, Italy
11 May	58.6	Appointed	Alessandro Argoli †	Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Bishop of Veroli, Italy
11 May	52.6	Died	Petronio Veroni, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Boiano, Italy
13 May	54.2	Appointed	Fabio Chigi †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Imola, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
13 May	20.6	Professed	Tommaso Guzzoni, C.O. †	Member of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	Bishop Emeritus of Sora, Italy
19 May		Born	Jan Mikołaj Zgierski †		Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
22 May		Born	Pedro de Lencastre, O. Cist. †		Bishop of Elvas, Portugal
25 May	56.3	Selected	Juan Emanuel de Espinosa, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Urgell, Spain	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
25 May	36.3	Ordained Bishop	Paolo Emilio Rondinini †	Cardinal, Bishop of Assisi, Italy
26 May		Born	Vincenzo Grimani †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio
	35.5	Confirmed	Louis de Rechiègne Voisin de Guron †	Bishop of Tulle, France	Bishop of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges, France
	51.4	Appointed	Ferdinando Sánchez de Cuéllar, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
28 May	34.4	Selected	Bernard Coignet de Marmiesse †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans), France
2 Jun		Born	Filippo de Cordova (de’ duchi di Suessa) †		Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
2 Jun	42.5	Ordained Bishop	Ludwik Stempkowski †	Titular Bishop of Heliopolis in Augustamnica	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
5 Jun	73.5	Died	Federico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
9 Jun	60.4	Appointed	Gerolamo Bollini, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
	49.2	Appointed	Girolamo Colonna †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
		Appointed	Stanisław Domaniewski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
		Appointed	Stanisław Domaniewski †	Titular Bishop of Margarita	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
	67.3	Appointed	Marzio Ginetti †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	48.4	Appointed	Giovanni Granafei †	Bishop of Alessano, Italy	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
	35.6	Confirmed	Lothar Friedrich von Metternich-Burscheid †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
	61.4	Appointed	György Széchényi †	Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
11 Jun	78.8	Died	Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
13 Jun		Born	Henri Feydeau de Brou †		Bishop of Amiens, France
15 Jun	56.4	Ordained Bishop	Bartolomé de Foncalda (Fontcalda), O.S.A. †	Bishop of Jaca, Spain	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
15 Jun	33.9	Ordained Bishop	Johann Franz von Schönau †	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
20 Jun	51.4	Selected	Michel Tuboeuf †	Bishop of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières, France	Bishop of Castres, France
22 Jun	60.4	Ordained Bishop	Gerolamo Bollini, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
		Born	André-Hercule de Fleury †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fréjus, France
	48.4	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Granafei †	Bishop of Alessano, Italy	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
23 Jun	23.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Carlo Barberini †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
	56.4	Appointed	Dionisio de Cimbrón, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Concepción, Chile
	54.4	Died	Pachomiusz Woyna Orański †	Bishop of Pińsk-Turaŭ (Ukrainian), Belarus
	67.7	Installed	Domingo Pimentel Zúñiga, O.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
29 Jun		Died	Martín Carrillo Alderete †	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
29 Jun	56.4	Died	Francesco Colonna †	Bishop of Castro di Puglia, Italy

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