The Year of Our Lord 1611

Bishop Events

July to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

2 Jul Ordained Bishop Rodolfo Paleotti † Bishop of Imola, Italy

3 Jul 38.5 Ordained Bishop Antonio Ricci † Bishop of Arezzo, Italy

5 Jul 74.5 Died Giovanni Fontana † Bishop of Ferrara, Italy

15 Jul Selected János Pyber de Gyerkény † Bishop of Pécs, Hungary Bishop of Eger, Hungary

17 Jul 68.8 Appointed Juan Bartolome de Bohórquez e Hinojosa, O.P. † Bishop of Coro, Venezuela Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México

18 Jul 50.5 Appointed José de Melo † Archbishop of Évora, Portugal

24 Jul Born Giancarlo de’ Medici † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro

25 Jul Born Nicolaus Choart de Buzenval † Bishop of Beauvais, France

26 Jul Born François Foucquet † Archbishop of Narbonne, France

1 Aug 64.5 Died Juan Castro, O.S.A. † Archbishop Emeritus of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia

3 Aug 38.5 Appointed Giambattista Leni † Cardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy

5 Aug 33.8 Selected Ferdinand von Bayern † Coadjutor Bishop of Münster, Germany Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

71.5 Died Girolamo Bernerio, O.P. † Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina

7 Aug 27.5 Ordained Bishop Jean Jaubert de Barrault † Bishop of Bazas, France Archbishop of Arles, France

47.9 Ordained Bishop Jean Marie Malderus (van Malderen) † Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}, Belgium

9 Aug 69.8 Died Domenico Pinelli (Sr.) † Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy

17 Aug 70.6 Elevated to Cardinal Metello Bichi † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Siena, Italy

57.6 Elevated to Cardinal Jean de Bonsi † Cardinal, Bishop of Béziers, France

31.1 Elevated to Cardinal Gaspar de Borja y Velasco † Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain

50.6 Appointed Sebastián Bricianos, O.F.M. † Bishop of Orense, Spain

55.6 Elevated to Cardinal Decio Carafa † Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

49.6 Elevated to Cardinal Felice Centini, O.F.M. Conv. † Cardinal, Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy

39.6 Elevated to Cardinal Pier Paolo Crescenzi † Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina

Appointed Francisco Diaz de Cabrera y Córdoba, O.P. † Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico) Bishop of Trujillo, Peru

Appointed Lucas Duran, O.S. † Bishop of Albarracin, Spain

29.6 Elevated to Cardinal Filippo Filonardi † Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Aquino, Italy

58.6 Elevated to Cardinal Agostino Galamini, O.P. † Cardinal, Bishop of Osimo, Italy

57.8 Appointed Antonio Maria Gallo † Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina Cardinal, Bishop of Osimo, Italy

57.1 Appointed Benedetto Giustiniani † Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina

39.8 Appointed Giacomo Goria † Bishop of Vercelli, Italy

49.1 Appointed François de Joyeuse † Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri) Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France

Appointed Maciej Konopacki † Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland

39.6 Elevated to Cardinal Orazio Lancellotti † Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council

75.5 Appointed Gregorio Petrocchini, O.S.A. † Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina

Appointed Francesco Piccolomini † Bishop of Grosseto, Italy

36.6 Elevated to Cardinal Domenico Rivarola † Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Nazareth

68.6 Appointed Antonmaria Sauli † Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

41.6 Elevated to Cardinal Giacomo Serra † Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace

51.4 Appointed Paolo Emilio Sfondrati † Cardinal-Bishop of Albano Cardinal, Bishop of Cremona, Italy

19 Aug 36.6 Appointed Antonio de Gouvea, O.E.S.A. † Titular Bishop of Cyrene

28 Aug 39.8 Ordained Bishop Giacomo Goria † Bishop of Vercelli, Italy

31 Aug 58.6 Appointed Angelo Baroni, O.P. † Bishop of Chioggia, Italy

40.6 Appointed Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati

49.6 Appointed Felice Centini, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Mileto, Italy Cardinal, Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy

9 Sep 60.6 Installed Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo, O. de M. † Bishop of Santiago de Cuba Bishop of Michoacán, México

12 Sep 70.6 Installed Metello Bichi † Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Alessio Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Siena, Italy

70.6 Appointed Pedro Castro Nero † Archbishop of Valencia, Spain

39.6 Installed Pier Paolo Crescenzi † Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina

39.7 Installed Orazio Lancellotti † Cardinal-Deacon of San Salvatore in Lauro Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council

36.6 Installed Domenico Rivarola † Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Nazareth

41.6 Installed Giacomo Serra † Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace

17 Sep Died François Baer † Auxiliary Bishop of Basel, Switzerland

18 Sep Born Michele Beggiami (Beggiamo) † Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy

Born Girolamo Valvassori, O.S.A. † Bishop of Pesaro, Italy

25 Sep 36.7 Ordained Bishop János Telegdy † Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary

26 Sep Appointed Marcantonio Genovesi † Bishop of Isernia, Italy

28 Sep 70.7 Died Pedro Castro Nero † Archbishop of Valencia, Spain

2 Oct 49.7 Ordained Bishop Felice Centini, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Mileto, Italy Cardinal, Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy

75.6 Ordained Bishop Gregorio Petrocchini, O.S.A. † Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina

10 Oct 62.7 Appointed Juan Nicolás Valdés de Carriazo † Bishop of Guadix, Spain

44.7 Appointed Marco Pasqualigo † Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece

15 Oct Installed Rodolfo Paleotti † Bishop of Imola, Italy

16 Oct 67.7 Resigned Giovanni Ambrogio Caccia † Bishop of Castro [del Lazio], Italy Bishop Emeritus

22 Oct Died Diego González Samaniego † Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain

24 Oct Appointed Petrus Bellus † Auxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy

Appointed Petrus Bellus † Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria Auxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy

50.8 Appointed Gregorio Carbonelli, O.M. † Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Palaestina

57.8 Appointed Gregorio de Sanctis, C.R. † Bishop of Belcastro, Italy

27 Oct 45.8 Appointed Antonio Caetani (Jr.) † Apostolic Nuncio to Spain Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy

55.8 Resigned Decio Carafa † Apostolic Nuncio to Spain Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

30 Oct 50.8 Ordained Bishop Gregorio Carbonelli, O.M. † Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Palaestina

6 Nov Ordained Bishop Francesco Piccolomini † Bishop of Grosseto, Italy

Born Franz Johann von Vogt von Altensumerau und Prasberg † Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany

14 Nov Appointed Eleuterio Albergone, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Montemarano, Italy

50.8 Appointed Lope Velasco Valdivieso † Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain

16 Nov 37.8 Selected Yosyf Ivan Veliamyn-Rutskyi, O.S.B.M. † Coadjutor Bishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine Archbishop

37.8 Selected Yosyf Ivan Veliamyn-Rutskyi, O.S.B.M. † Bishop of Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine

20 Nov Ordained Bishop Eleuterio Albergone, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Montemarano, Italy

21 Nov Died Geoffroy de Saint-Belin, O. Cist. † Bishop of Poitiers, France

Died Girolamo Velo † Bishop of Larino, Italy

22 Nov 55.8 Died Giuseppe Saladino † Bishop of Siracusa, Italy

24 Nov Professed Francisco Suárez de Villegas, O. Carm. † Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Vicar Apostolic

28 Nov 71.9 Appointed Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Badajoz, Spain Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

53.9 Died Lanfranco Margotti † Cardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy

4 Dec 72.9 Died Lorenzo Asensio Otaduy Avendaño † Bishop of Ávila, Spain

5 Dec 45.9 Appointed Bartolomeo Cesi (Cesa) † Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli Cardinal, Bishop of Tivoli, Italy

36.9 Appointed Roberto Roberti (-Vittori), O.P. † Bishop of Tricarico, Italy

42.9 Appointed Girolamo Rusca, O.P. † Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro Bishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia

10 Dec 31.4 Installed Gaspar de Borja y Velasco † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain

12 Dec 28.9 Appointed François Boyvin de Péricard † Coadjutor Bishop of Évreux, France Bishop

28.9 Appointed François Boyvin de Péricard † Titular Bishop of Tarsus Bishop of Évreux, France

17 Dec 23.9 Ordained Deacon Gian Antonio Paravicini † Deacon of Como, Italy Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy

19 Dec 37.9 Appointed Tiberio Muti † Cardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy

58.9 Appointed Onofre Reart † Bishop of Gerona, Spain Bishop Emeritus

21 Dec 51.9 Ordained Bishop Pedro Ordóñez y Flórez † Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia

24 Dec 35.7 Professed Éric de Lorraine, O.F.M. Cap. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop Emeritus of Verdun, France

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Rodolfo Paleotti †	Bishop of Imola, Italy
3 Jul	38.5	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Ricci †	Bishop of Arezzo, Italy
5 Jul	74.5	Died	Giovanni Fontana †	Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
15 Jul		Selected	János Pyber de Gyerkény †	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary	Bishop of Eger, Hungary
17 Jul	68.8	Appointed	Juan Bartolome de Bohórquez e Hinojosa, O.P. †	Bishop of Coro, Venezuela	Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
18 Jul	50.5	Appointed	José de Melo †	Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
24 Jul		Born	Giancarlo de’ Medici †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro
25 Jul		Born	Nicolaus Choart de Buzenval †		Bishop of Beauvais, France
26 Jul		Born	François Foucquet †		Archbishop of Narbonne, France
1 Aug	64.5	Died	Juan Castro, O.S.A. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
3 Aug	38.5	Appointed	Giambattista Leni †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
5 Aug	33.8	Selected	Ferdinand von Bayern †	Coadjutor Bishop of Münster, Germany	Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
71.5	Died	Girolamo Bernerio, O.P. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
7 Aug	27.5	Ordained Bishop	Jean Jaubert de Barrault †	Bishop of Bazas, France	Archbishop of Arles, France
47.9	Ordained Bishop	Jean Marie Malderus (van Malderen) †	Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}, Belgium
9 Aug	69.8	Died	Domenico Pinelli (Sr.) †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy
17 Aug	70.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Metello Bichi †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Siena, Italy
57.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Jean de Bonsi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Béziers, France
31.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Gaspar de Borja y Velasco †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
50.6	Appointed	Sebastián Bricianos, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Orense, Spain
55.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Decio Carafa †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
49.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Felice Centini, O.F.M. Conv. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy
39.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Pier Paolo Crescenzi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	Appointed	Francisco Diaz de Cabrera y Córdoba, O.P. †	Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)	Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
	Appointed	Lucas Duran, O.S. †	Bishop of Albarracin, Spain
29.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Filippo Filonardi †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Aquino, Italy
58.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Agostino Galamini, O.P. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Osimo, Italy
57.8	Appointed	Antonio Maria Gallo †	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina	Cardinal, Bishop of Osimo, Italy
57.1	Appointed	Benedetto Giustiniani †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
39.8	Appointed	Giacomo Goria †	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
49.1	Appointed	François de Joyeuse †	Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
	Appointed	Maciej Konopacki †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
39.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Orazio Lancellotti †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
75.5	Appointed	Gregorio Petrocchini, O.S.A. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	Appointed	Francesco Piccolomini †	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
36.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Domenico Rivarola †	Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Nazareth
68.6	Appointed	Antonmaria Sauli †	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
41.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Giacomo Serra †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace
51.4	Appointed	Paolo Emilio Sfondrati †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Bishop of Cremona, Italy
19 Aug	36.6	Appointed	Antonio de Gouvea, O.E.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene
28 Aug	39.8	Ordained Bishop	Giacomo Goria †	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
31 Aug	58.6	Appointed	Angelo Baroni, O.P. †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
40.6	Appointed	Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
49.6	Appointed	Felice Centini, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Mileto, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy
9 Sep	60.6	Installed	Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo, O. de M. †	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba	Bishop of Michoacán, México
12 Sep	70.6	Installed	Metello Bichi †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Alessio	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Siena, Italy
70.6	Appointed	Pedro Castro Nero †	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
39.6	Installed	Pier Paolo Crescenzi †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
39.7	Installed	Orazio Lancellotti †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Salvatore in Lauro	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
36.6	Installed	Domenico Rivarola †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti	Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Nazareth
41.6	Installed	Giacomo Serra †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace
17 Sep		Died	François Baer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
18 Sep		Born	Michele Beggiami (Beggiamo) †		Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
	Born	Girolamo Valvassori, O.S.A. †		Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
25 Sep	36.7	Ordained Bishop	János Telegdy †	Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
26 Sep		Appointed	Marcantonio Genovesi †	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
28 Sep	70.7	Died	Pedro Castro Nero †	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
2 Oct	49.7	Ordained Bishop	Felice Centini, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Mileto, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy
75.6	Ordained Bishop	Gregorio Petrocchini, O.S.A. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
10 Oct	62.7	Appointed	Juan Nicolás Valdés de Carriazo †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain
44.7	Appointed	Marco Pasqualigo †	Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece
15 Oct		Installed	Rodolfo Paleotti †	Bishop of Imola, Italy
16 Oct	67.7	Resigned	Giovanni Ambrogio Caccia †	Bishop of Castro [del Lazio], Italy	Bishop Emeritus
22 Oct		Died	Diego González Samaniego †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
24 Oct		Appointed	Petrus Bellus †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy
	Appointed	Petrus Bellus †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria	Auxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy
50.8	Appointed	Gregorio Carbonelli, O.M. †	Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Palaestina
57.8	Appointed	Gregorio de Sanctis, C.R. †	Bishop of Belcastro, Italy
27 Oct	45.8	Appointed	Antonio Caetani (Jr.) †	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
55.8	Resigned	Decio Carafa †	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
30 Oct	50.8	Ordained Bishop	Gregorio Carbonelli, O.M. †	Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Palaestina
6 Nov		Ordained Bishop	Francesco Piccolomini †	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
	Born	Franz Johann von Vogt von Altensumerau und Prasberg †		Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
14 Nov		Appointed	Eleuterio Albergone, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Montemarano, Italy
50.8	Appointed	Lope Velasco Valdivieso †	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
16 Nov	37.8	Selected	Yosyf Ivan Veliamyn-Rutskyi, O.S.B.M. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Archbishop
37.8	Selected	Yosyf Ivan Veliamyn-Rutskyi, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
20 Nov		Ordained Bishop	Eleuterio Albergone, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Montemarano, Italy
21 Nov		Died	Geoffroy de Saint-Belin, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Poitiers, France
	Died	Girolamo Velo †	Bishop of Larino, Italy
22 Nov	55.8	Died	Giuseppe Saladino †	Bishop of Siracusa, Italy
24 Nov		Professed	Francisco Suárez de Villegas, O. Carm. †	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Vicar Apostolic
28 Nov	71.9	Appointed	Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Badajoz, Spain	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
53.9	Died	Lanfranco Margotti †	Cardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
4 Dec	72.9	Died	Lorenzo Asensio Otaduy Avendaño †	Bishop of Ávila, Spain
5 Dec	45.9	Appointed	Bartolomeo Cesi (Cesa) †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli	Cardinal, Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
36.9	Appointed	Roberto Roberti (-Vittori), O.P. †	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy
42.9	Appointed	Girolamo Rusca, O.P. †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro	Bishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia
10 Dec	31.4	Installed	Gaspar de Borja y Velasco †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
12 Dec	28.9	Appointed	François Boyvin de Péricard †	Coadjutor Bishop of Évreux, France	Bishop
28.9	Appointed	François Boyvin de Péricard †	Titular Bishop of Tarsus	Bishop of Évreux, France
17 Dec	23.9	Ordained Deacon	Gian Antonio Paravicini †	Deacon of Como, Italy	Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy
19 Dec	37.9	Appointed	Tiberio Muti †	Cardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
58.9	Appointed	Onofre Reart †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
21 Dec	51.9	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Ordóñez y Flórez †	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
24 Dec	35.7	Professed	Éric de Lorraine, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Verdun, France

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