The Year of Our Lord 1656

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	73.0	Died	Tommaso d’Ancora (Ariconi), C.R. †	Archbishop of Trani, Italy
	33.3	Ordained Priest	Juan de Andaya y Sotomayor †	Priest	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
	57.0	Resigned	Francisco Araújo, O.P. †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	61.0	Appointed	Georges Rizqallah Beseb’ely †	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon	Patriarch
	22.3	Ordained Deacon	Johann Philipp Burkhard †	Deacon of Speyer, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
		Born	Edmund Byrne †		Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
	61.4	Resigned	Persio Caracci †	Bishop of Larino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	38.0	Died	Marco Crisio †	Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
		Born	François de Nettancourt d’Haussonville de Vaubecourt †		Bishop Emeritus of Montauban, France
		Born	Luke Fagan †		Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
		Born	Andrea Galata †		Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), Albania
		Born	François Gaspard de Grammont †		Auxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France
		Died	Dominici de Grammatica †	Bishop of Andros, Greece
		Died	Carlo Impellizzeri †	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
		Born	Silvester Jenks †		Titular Bishop of Chariopolis
		Born	Kazimierz Benedykt Leżeński, O. Cist. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
		Died	Gerolamo Lomellini †	Bishop of Todi, Italy
	71.0	Resigned	Giovanni Agostino Marliani †	Bishop of Accia and Mariana, France	Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
		Born	Juan Miguélez Mendaña †		Bishop of Tortosa, Spain
	26.0	Ordained Priest	François-Placide de Baudry de Piancourt, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Mende, France
	47.0	Ordained Priest	Celio Piccolomini †	Priest	Cardinal, Archbishop of Siena, Italy
		Born	Antonio Prado Sandoval y Rojas †		Titular Bishop of Thermae Basilicae
		Born	Alfonso Rozado †		Bishop-Elect of Badajoz, Spain
		Born	Juan Ruiz y Simón †		Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
	23.9	Ordained Priest	Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán †	Priest	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
		Died	Felice Tamburelli †	Bishop of Sora, Italy
Jan	54.0	Resigned	Giuseppe Ciantes, O.P. †	Bishop of Marsico Nuovo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
2 Jan	63.0	Ordained Bishop	Louis Barbier de La Rivière †	Bishop of Langres, France
10 Jan	53.0	Died	Francisco Camps de la Carrera y Molés †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
		Appointed	Francisco de la Rocha, O.S. †	Titular Bishop of Constantia in Arabia
	34.0	Appointed	Carlo Fabrizio Giustiniani †	Bishop of Accia and Mariana, France
	37.0	Appointed	Vincenzo Giovannelli, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Pult (Pulati), Albania
		Appointed	Jan Leszczyński †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
16 Jan	34.0	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Fabrizio Giustiniani †	Bishop of Accia and Mariana, France
16 Jan		Born	Daniel Joseph Mayern †		Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
17 Jan	60.0	Died	Jerzy Tyszkiewicz †	Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
21 Jan	42.0	Appointed	Leopold Wilhelm von Österreich †	Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland	Bishop-Elect of Passau, Germany
22 Jan	80.0	Selected	Lorenzo Horta Rodríguez †	Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
25 Jan	42.0	Ordained Bishop	Pál Hoffmann †	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
27 Jan		Born	Filippo Anastasio †		Archbishop Emeritus of Sorrento, Italy
30 Jan	73.0	Died	Pierdonato Cesi (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello
31 Jan	45.0	Appointed	Ludwig Wilhelm Benzi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
	45.0	Appointed	Ludwig Wilhelm Benzi †	Titular Bishop of Dardanus	Auxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
	50.6	Confirmed	François de Bosquet †	Bishop of Montpellier, France
	67.0	Appointed	Miguel Escartín Arbeza, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Lérida, Spain	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
		Appointed	Albertus Grabowski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
		Appointed	Albertus Grabowski †	Titular Bishop of Aenos	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
		Confirmed	Pedro Manero, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
	72.4	Appointed	Diego Martínez Zarzosa †	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
	46.9	Appointed	Diego de Tejada y la Guardia †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
2 Feb		Born	Marco Antonio Attaffi †		Bishop of Squillace, Italy
12 Feb		Died	Miguel Pérez de Nueros †	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
14 Feb	69.1	Died	Bernardo Florio, O.S.C. †	Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
	53.1	Appointed	Diego Antonio Francés de Urrutigoyti y Lerma †	Bishop of Barbastro, Spain	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
	41.1	Appointed	Pietro Martire Rusca, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Caorle, Italy
16 Feb	66.3	Died	Marco Gradenigo †	Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
16 Feb	58.5	Succeeded	Girolamo Gradenigo †	Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
17 Feb	57.1	Died	Bernardo Atayde de Lima Perera †	Bishop of Ávila, Spain
20 Feb	41.1	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Martire Rusca, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Caorle, Italy
21 Feb	63.1	Died	Giovanni Paolo Bucciarelli (Buccerelli) †	Bishop of Narni, Italy
22 Feb		Appointed	Zacharie de Metz †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Batavia (Holland Mission), Netherlands
22 Feb		Appointed	Zacharie de Metz †	Titular Bishop of Tralles in Asia	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Batavia (Holland Mission), Netherlands
1 Mar		Died	Lorenzo Reynoso †	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
3 Mar	39.8	Appointed	Bandino Accarigi †	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
6 Mar	41.9	Appointed	Antonio Bichi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Osimo, Italy
	51.1	Appointed	Andrija Bogdani †	Archbishop of Skopje, North Macedonia	Archbishop Emeritus
	35.1	Appointed	Pjetër Bogdani †	Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), Albania	Archbishop of Skopje, North Macedonia
		Appointed	Girolamo Cori (de Coris) †	Bishop of Nardò, Italy	Bishop of Sovana (Soana), Italy
	44.1	Appointed	Vincenzo Costaguti †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Callisto
	44.6	Appointed	Giancarlo de’ Medici †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro
	52.1	Appointed	Giulio Gabrielli †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
		Appointed	Marcantonio Oddi †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria	Bishop of Perugia, Italy
	44.7	Resigned	Bl. Benedetto Odescalchi †	Bishop of Novara, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Appointed	Giulio Maria Odescalchi, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Novara, Italy
	40.8	Appointed	Virginio Orsini, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
	48.1	Appointed	Pierre Parcevich †	Vicar Apostolic of Moldavia
	48.1	Appointed	Pierre Parcevich †	Titular Bishop of Marcianopolis	Vicar Apostolic of Moldavia
	39.1	Appointed	Paolo Emilio Rondinini †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin	Cardinal, Bishop of Assisi, Italy
	41.1	Appointed	Georgius Vladagni †	Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
12 Mar	39.8	Ordained Bishop	Bandino Accarigi †	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Girolamo Cori (de Coris) †	Bishop of Nardò, Italy	Bishop of Sovana (Soana), Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Zacharie de Metz †	Titular Bishop of Tralles in Asia	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Batavia (Holland Mission), Netherlands
		Ordained Bishop	Marcantonio Oddi †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria	Bishop of Perugia, Italy
13 Mar	35.9	Ordained Priest	Bernardino León de la Rocha †	Priest	Bishop of Coria, Spain
14 Mar		Born	Francisco de Paula Garcés Marcilla, O.M. †		Bishop of Huesca, Spain
14 Mar		Born	Rogerius Giacobetti †		Bishop of Assisi, Italy
19 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Giulio Maria Odescalchi, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Novara, Italy
20 Mar	59.3	Appointed	Giuseppe della Corgna (Cornea), O.P. †	Bishop of Orvieto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
20 Mar	41.9	Appointed	Franjo Soimirovic (Svimirovich), O.F.M. Obs. †	Archbishop of Achrida (Ochrida), Bulgaria
25 Mar	25.6	Ordained Priest	Bl. Estephan Douaihi †	Priest of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon	Patriarch
	60.7	Ordained Bishop	Ägidius Gelenius †	Titular Bishop of Aureliopolis in Asia	Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Parcevich †	Titular Bishop of Marcianopolis	Vicar Apostolic of Moldavia
26 Mar	41.2	Ordained Priest	Charles Montecatini †	Priest	Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon
1 Apr	71.3	Selected	Juan del Pozo Horta, O.P. †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
1 Apr	23.0	Ordained Priest	Fabrizio Susanna †	Priest	Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy
3 Apr	69.2	Confirmed	Francisco Guerra, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
		Born	François Hyacinthe Valperga di Masino †		Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
	43.2	Appointed	Tomasz Wieyski (Ujejski) †	Bishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow), Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus
4 Apr	45.4	Died	Angelo Maria Ciria Panvini, O.S.M. †	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
15 Apr	27.7	Ordained Priest	Gherardo Gherardi †	Priest	Bishop of Pistoia e Prato, Italy
23 Apr		Born	Giovanni Manola †		Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia
24 Apr	71.3	Died	Francesco Cherubini †	Cardinal, Bishop of Senigallia, Italy
	42.7	Appointed	Alderano Cibo †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
	54.3	Resigned	Giacomo Corradi †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
27 Apr	66.3	Died	Marc Scurra, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
28 Apr	51.3	Died	Cyrus Straserra, C.R. †	Bishop of Ajaccio, France
30 Apr	45.3	Ordained Bishop	Ludwig Wilhelm Benzi †	Titular Bishop of Dardanus	Auxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
1 May	67.3	Died	Domenico Cecchini †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Sisto
3 May		Born	Bisanzio Fili †		Bishop of Ostuni, Italy
10 May		Born	Gerolamo Francesco Malpasciuto †		Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
14 May	24.6	Ordained Bishop	Toussaint de Forbin de Janson †	Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Arabia	Cardinal, Bishop of Beauvais, France
16 May	23.2	Ordained Priest	Pierre de Montenbach †	Priest of Lausanne, Switzerland	Bishop
18 May		Died	Giovanni Gerini †	Bishop of Pistoia e Prato, Italy
19 May	43.3	Selected	Nicolas Sévin †	Coadjutor Bishop of Cahors, France	Bishop
21 May	31.3	Ordained Priest	Alexander Dunbar Winchester (Winster) †	Priest	Prefect Emeritus of Scotland, Great Britain
29 May	61.4	Appointed	Juan Francisco Arnaldo Isasi †	Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
	44.6	Appointed	Michele Beggiami (Beggiamo) †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy	Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
	59.4	Appointed	Sebastiano Gentili †	Bishop of Terni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	80.4	Confirmed	Lorenzo Horta Rodríguez †	Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
	46.1	Confirmed	Juan Lozano, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
	48.4	Resigned	Francesco Angelo Rapaccioli †	Bishop of Terni, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
5 Jun	44.7	Ordained Bishop	Michele Beggiami (Beggiamo) †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy	Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
9 Jun		Born	Antoine Girard de La Bornat (La Bournat) †		Bishop of Poitiers, France
17 Jun		Appointed	Giovanni Battista Barducci †	Bishop of San Miniato, Italy
21 Jun		Born	Giacomo Falconetti, O.P. †		Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
23 Jun	39.1	Appointed	Giovanni Delfino †	Coadjutor Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy	Cardinal, Patriarch
23 Jun	39.1	Appointed	Giovanni Delfino †	Titular Archbishop of Thagaste	Cardinal, Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
24 Jun	38.7	Ordained Bishop	Lothar Friedrich von Metternich-Burscheid †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
25 Jun	53.4	Ordained Bishop	Diego Antonio Francés de Urrutigoyti y Lerma †	Bishop of Barbastro, Spain	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
26 Jun	57.8	Appointed	Federico (Tommaso) Carpegna, C.R. †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
		Appointed	Raimondo Castelli †	Bishop of Narni, Italy
	47.4	Appointed	Diego Escolano y Ledesma †	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
	38.4	Appointed	Louis de Fortia-Montréal †	Coadjutor Bishop of Carpentras, France	Bishop
	56.4	Confirmed	Gaspare Litago †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
	58.4	Confirmed	Louis de Nogaret de La Valette †	Bishop of Carcassonne, France
	62.7	Appointed	Angelo Pineri †	Bishop of Marsico Nuovo, Italy
	53.4	Appointed	Federico Sforza †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti	Cardinal, Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
	53.4	Resigned	Federico Sforza †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
		Appointed	Giacomo Vianoli †	Titular Bishop of Famagusta	Bishop of Torcello (Turris), Italy
27 Jun		Died	Giovanni Mihele de Curtis, O. Carm. †	Bishop Emeritus of Syros (e Milos), Greece
29 Jun	34.4	Ordained Bishop	Ignace André Akhidjan †	Bishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon

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