The Year of Our Lord 1741

Bishop Events

January to April

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	62.3	Died	Valerio Bellati †	Titular Archbishop of Antinoë
	21.8	Professed	Vasilije Božičković (Bosicskovich), O.S.B.M. †	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Bishop of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), Croatia
		Born	Gennaro Carelli †		Bishop of Conversano, Italy
		Appointed	Diego de Salinas y Cabrera, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Panamá	Bishop Emeritus
		Resigned	Diego de Salinas y Cabrera, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Panamá	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Giovanni Battista Fonton, O.F.M. Conv. †		Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey
	51.0	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Giampè †	Titular Bishop of Philippopolis in Arabia
	54.2	Ordained Bishop	Franciszek Kanigowski †	Titular Bishop of Torone	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
	17.0	Professed	Berndard-Emmanuel (François-Pierre) de Lenzbourg, O. Cist. †	Member of Order of Cistercians	Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
	60.4	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Minucci, O.F.M. Conv. †	Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop Emeritus of Policastro, Italy
		Born	Fargal O’Reilly †		Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland
	47.0	Died	Pierre de la Raffinie, S.J. †	Prefect of French Guiana-Cayenne, Antilles
Jan	67.9	Died	Camillo de Mari, C.R. †	Bishop of Aleria, France
1 Jan		Born	Giulio Cesare Pallavicini †		Bishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy
2 Jan	30.2	Appointed	Ferenc Barkóczy de Szala †	Titular Bishop of Tanagra	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	70.0	Confirmed	Manuel Coutinho †	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal
	62.1	Confirmed	José Botelho de Matos †	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
	50.0	Appointed	José Maria da Fonseca de Évora, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Porto, Portugal
	53.2	Appointed	João do Nascimento (Marques de Fonseca), O.F.M. Ref. †	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
	67.0	Confirmed	José de Fialho, O. Cist. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Guarda, Portugal	Bishop
	41.9	Confirmed	Joseph Ignaz Philipp von Hessen-Darmstadt †	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
	43.4	Confirmed	Francisco Pablo Matos y Coronado †	Bishop of Michoacán, México
	47.7	Confirmed	Júlio Francisco de Oliveira, C.O. †	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
	69.0	Appointed	Domenico Riviera †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli
5 Jan		Born	Vincenzo Nicola Pasquale Dentice, O.S.B. †		Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
7 Jan	27.2	Ordained Deacon	Vicente da Gamal Leao †	Deacon	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 Jan	36.0	Ordained Bishop	Bernardin-Louis Foucquet †	Archbishop of Embrun, France	Archbishop Emeritus
	37.4	Ordained Bishop	Leopold Josef Hannibal Petazzi de Castel Nuovo †	Bishop of Trieste, Italy	Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
	50.8	Ordained Bishop	Józef Dominik Puzyna †	Bishop of Inflanty (Livonia)-Pilten, Poland
11 Jan	37.0	Selected	Louis-Jacques-François de Vocance †	Bishop of Senez, France
13 Jan		Born	Louis-Apolinaire de La Tour du Pin-Montauban †		Bishop of Troyes, France
14 Jan	67.7	Died	Jacques de Forbin-Janson †	Archbishop of Arles, France
14 Jan	27.3	Ordained Priest	Vicente da Gamal Leao †	Priest	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
15 Jan	23.0	Ordained Priest	Josephus Antonius Bajtay, Sch. P. †	Priest of Order of the Pious Schools	Bishop Emeritus of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
17 Jan		Born	[Philippe Charles François Seguin] †		Bishop Emeritus of [Doubs (Constitutional), France]
20 Jan	46.0	Selected	Mateo de Zamora y Penagos, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
22 Jan	41.8	Ordained Bishop	Eugenio Pilotti, O.F.M. Ref. †	Titular Bishop of Porthmus	Vicar Apostolic of Chansi and Chensi, China
25 Jan	40.0	Appointed	Pio Gallizia, B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Ava e Pegù, Myanmar
	40.0	Appointed	Pio Gallizia, B. †	Titular Bishop of Clysma	Vicar Apostolic of Ava e Pegù, Myanmar
		Born	Filippo Ganucci †		Bishop of Livorno, Italy
29 Jan	49.3	Ordained Bishop	Richard Challoner †	Titular Bishop of Doberus	Vicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain
29 Jan	40.0	Ordained Bishop	Pio Gallizia, B. †	Titular Bishop of Clysma	Vicar Apostolic of Ava e Pegù, Myanmar
30 Jan	56.0	Confirmed	Francisco José de Figueredo y Victoria †	Bishop of Popayán, Colombia	Archbishop of Guatemala
30 Jan	50.1	Confirmed	José Alfonso Meléndez, O.F.M. Disc. †	Bishop of Potenza, Italy	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
31 Jan		Born	Johann Baptist Lachenbauer, O.Cr. †		Bishop of Brno, Czechia
2 Feb		Born	Vicente José Soto y Valcárce †		Bishop of Valladolid, Spain
5 Feb	37.7	Ordained Bishop	José de Bragança †	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
	46.0	Ordained Bishop	João da Cruz Salgado de Castilho, O.C.D. †	Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
	62.2	Ordained Bishop	José Botelho de Matos †	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
	70.6	Died	Apollonio Lupi, C.R.L. †	Titular Bishop of Hemeria (Himeria)
	50.2	Ordained Bishop	José Alfonso Meléndez, O.F.M. Disc. †	Bishop of Potenza, Italy	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
6 Feb	63.7	Died	Maffeo Niccolò Farsetti †	Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
6 Feb	56.2	Died	Domingo Antonio de Zatarain †	Bishop of Nicaragua
12 Feb	42.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Ignaz Philipp von Hessen-Darmstadt †	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
14 Feb	50.2	Appointed	Ludovico Merlini †	Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello
15 Feb	51.5	Selected	Ignace-Dominique Grisella de Rosignan †	Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
19 Feb	62.2	Ordained Bishop	Valeriao da Costa e Gouveia †	Titular Archbishop of Lacedaemonia	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
	65.1	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Lopes Simões †	Bishop of Portalegre, Portugal
	57.2	Ordained Bishop	Miguel de Távora, O.E.S.A. †	Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
21 Feb	39.6	Selected	Joseph-Nicolas Deschamps de Chaumont †	Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
22 Feb	53.8	Selected	Charles-François Cantoni (Couton) †	Bishop of Nice, France
	43.7	Selected	Giuseppe Filippo Felissano †	Bishop of Asti, Italy
		Died	Alfonso Roldán, O.S.Bas. †	Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru
	36.6	Selected	Giambattista Pensa †	Bishop of Fossano, Italy
	42.7	Selected	Giuseppe Filippo Porporato †	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
	62.1	Selected	Carlo Felice Sanmartino †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
	36.8	Selected	Pierre François de Sales de Thorens †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy
	55.4	Selected	Michele Vittorio Villa †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
23 Feb	51.9	Died	José Félix Valverde †	Bishop of Michoacán, México
24 Feb	68.5	Died	Alessandro Caputo, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
25 Feb	24.1	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Francesco Maria della Torre †	Priest	Bishop of Albenga, Italy
	23.2	Ordained Priest	Francesco Antonio Marcucci †	Priest	Bishop of Montalto (delle Marche), Italy
	23.1	Ordained Priest	Manoel da Ressurreição, O.F.M. Obs. †	Priest of Order of Observant Friars Minor	Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
	22.9	Ordained Deacon	Anton de Révay †	Deacon of Esztergom, Hungary	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
4 Mar	34.5	Selected	Ferdinand Michael Cyriakus von Hallweil †	Bishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria
5 Mar	41.1	Ordained Bishop	Pierre de Beaupoil de Saint-Aulaire †	Bishop of Tarbes, France
	53.6	Ordained Bishop	Guillaume d’Hugues de la Motte †	Bishop of Nevers, France	Archbishop of Vienne, France
	53.4	Ordained Bishop	João do Nascimento (Marques de Fonseca), O.F.M. Ref. †	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
		Born	Lourenço Correa de Sá e Benevides †		Bishop of Porto, Portugal
	78.8	Resigned	Oronzio Filomarini, C.R. †	Bishop of Gallipoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	47.8	Ordained Bishop	Júlio Francisco de Oliveira, C.O. †	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Hilário de Santa Rosa, O.F.M. Ref. †	Bishop of Macau, China	Bishop Emeritus
6 Mar	49.5	Appointed	Gaetano d’Arco †	Bishop of Nusco, Italy
	46.1	Confirmed	Mateo de Zamora y Penagos, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
	33.1	Confirmed	Henri-Marie du Breuil de Pontbriand †	Bishop of Québec, Canada
	51.6	Confirmed	Ignace-Dominique Grisella de Rosignan †	Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
	50.8	Confirmed	Diego Martínez y Garrido, O.S. †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
	48.4	Appointed	Domingo Pérez Rivera †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
	48.4	Appointed	Domingo Pérez Rivera †	Titular Bishop of Gadara	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
	50.9	Confirmed	Antonio Maria Pescatori, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Gallipoli, Italy	Bishop
10 Mar	54.2	Appointed	Ferdinando Romualdo Guiccioli, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Lycopolis	Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
11 Mar		Born	Johann Valentin Heimes †		Auxiliary Bishop of Worms, Germany
12 Mar	50.2	Ordained Bishop	José Maria da Fonseca de Évora, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Porto, Portugal
12 Mar	23.0	Ordained Priest	Anton de Révay †	Priest of Esztergom, Hungary	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
14 Mar	78.0	Died	Jean François Fouquet, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Eleutheropolis in Macedonia
18 Mar	29.0	Ordained Deacon	Girolamo Bajardi †	Deacon	Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, Italy
	67.2	Died	José de Fialho, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Ippoliti †	Priest	Bishop of Pistoia e Prato, Italy
19 Mar	70.3	Ordained Bishop	Edward Dicconson †	Titular Bishop of Mallus	Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain
	54.2	Ordained Bishop	Ferdinando Romualdo Guiccioli, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Lycopolis	Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
		Born	Giuseppe Bartolomeo Menocchio, O.E.S.A. †		Titular Bishop of Porphyreon
20 Mar		Died	Juan Cavero de Toledo †	Bishop of Arequipa, Peru
23 Mar		Born	Antonio Maria Sacconi, O.F.M. Obs. †		Vicar Apostolic of Hukwang, Shansi [Shanxi], and Shensi [Shaanxi], China
25 Mar	24.0	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Maria Carafa, C.R. †	Priest of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Bishop Emeritus of Mileto, Italy
29 Mar	45.8	Selected	Salvator Angelo Cadello †	Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy
	69.2	Died	García Pardiñas Villar de Francos, O. de M. †	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
	36.5	Selected	Vincenzo Giovanni Vico Torrellas †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
1 Apr	22.5	Ordained Priest	Joseph Philipp Franz von Spaur †	Priest of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy	Bishop
1 Apr	25.9	Ordained Priest	Angelo Maria Venizza †	Priest	Bishop of Città della Pieve, Italy
2 Apr	62.1	Died	Elzear des Achards de La Baume †	Titular Bishop of Halicarnassus
3 Apr	24.3	Ordained Priest	William Walton †	Priest of London District, England, Great Britain	Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain
8 Apr	80.3	Died	Francesco Volanti †	Bishop of Stagno (Ston), Croatia
9 Apr	39.2	Ordained Bishop	Paul Godefroid de Berlo de Franc-Douaire †	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
	38.1	Ordained Bishop	Miguel da Anunciação (da Cunha), O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
	33.2	Ordained Bishop	Henri-Marie du Breuil de Pontbriand †	Bishop of Québec, Canada
	71.2	Ordained Bishop	Diogo Marques Morato †	Bishop of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
16 Apr	30.5	Ordained Bishop	Ferenc Barkóczy de Szala †	Titular Bishop of Tanagra	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	39.3	Installed	Paul Godefroid de Berlo de Franc-Douaire †	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
	15.3	Professed	Anselmo Maria Toppi, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Termoli, Italy
17 Apr	51.2	Confirmed	François de Beaumont d’Autichamp †	Bishop of Tulle, France
	54.0	Confirmed	Charles-François Cantoni (Couton) †	Bishop of Nice, France
	39.8	Confirmed	Joseph-Nicolas Deschamps de Chaumont †	Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
	43.8	Confirmed	Giuseppe Filippo Felissano †	Bishop of Asti, Italy
	48.2	Appointed	Pier Maria Giustiniani, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Ventimiglia, Italy
	35.1	Appointed	Giorgio Maria Lascaris, C.R. †	Titular Bishop of Zenopolis in Lycia	Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
	49.4	Appointed	Renato Massa †	Titular Archbishop of Sebastea	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
	36.7	Confirmed	Giambattista Pensa †	Bishop of Fossano, Italy
	42.8	Confirmed	Giuseppe Filippo Porporato †	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
	62.2	Confirmed	Carlo Felice Sanmartino †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
	37.0	Confirmed	Pierre François de Sales de Thorens †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy
	55.5	Confirmed	Michele Vittorio Villa †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
19 Apr	57.2	Died	Eugénio Trigueiros, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of Goa, India
19 Apr	57.9	Selected	Angelo Maria (Jean Luc) Volanti, O.P. †	Bishop of Stagno (Ston), Croatia
20 Apr		Born	José Antonio García Mohedano †		Bishop of Guayana, Venezuela
21 Apr	33.3	Selected	Franjo Klobusiczky †	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
23 Apr	54.0	Ordained Bishop	Charles-François Cantoni (Couton) †	Bishop of Nice, France
	51.7	Ordained Bishop	Ignace-Dominique Grisella de Rosignan †	Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
	50.3	Died	Etienne-Joseph de La Fare †	Bishop of Laon, France
	36.7	Ordained Bishop	Giambattista Pensa †	Bishop of Fossano, Italy
	42.8	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Filippo Porporato †	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
	207.1	Beatified	St. Alessandro Maria Sauli, B. †	Bishop of Pavia, Italy
	37.0	Ordained Bishop	Pierre François de Sales de Thorens †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy
25 Apr	43.9	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Filippo Felissano †	Bishop of Asti, Italy
		Born	Vincenzo Maria Morelli, C.R. †		Archbishop of Otranto, Italy
	62.2	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Felice Sanmartino †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
	55.5	Ordained Bishop	Michele Vittorio Villa †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
28 Apr	62.2	Resigned	Manuel Samaniego Jaca †	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
29 Apr		Born	Lorenzo Caleppi †		Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
30 Apr	23.9	Ordained Priest	João Rafael de Mendonça, O.S.H. †	Priest of Orden de San Jerónimo	Bishop of Porto, Portugal

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