The Year of Our Lord 1612

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Bonifacio Agliardi (Alliardi), C.R. †		Bishop of Adria, Italy
		Born	Alfonso Aguayo (Aguado), O.S.B. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Ávila, Spain
		Born	Giovanni Carlo Antonelli †		Bishop of Ferentino, Italy
		Born	Andrés Aznar y Naves, O.S.A. †		Bishop of Teruel, Spain
		Born	Lodovico Betti †		Bishop of Osimo, Italy
		Born	Antonio de Benavides y Bazán †		Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
		Born	Carlo Bonelli †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia
	10.1	Appointed	Gaston Henri de Bourbon †	Bishop of Metz, France	Former Bishop-Elect
	43.0	Ordained Priest	Eusebius Caimus †	Priest	Bishop of Novigrad (Cittanova), Croatia
		Born	Juan de la Calle y Heredia, O. de M. †		Bishop of Arequipa, Peru
	40.0	Resigned	Giovanni Canauli (Cannuli) †	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Vincenzo Costaguti †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Callisto
		Died	Gaspar de Andrada (Anorada), O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
		Born	Diego de Guevara y Estrada †		Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
		Born	Giovanni de la Cruz, O.F.M. †		Bishop-Elect of Trivento, Italy
		Born	Antonio de Morales, O.P. †		Bishop of Concepción, Chile
		Born	Gregório dos Anjos, C. S. J. †		Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
	59.0	Resigned	Agostino Galamini, O.P. †	Master General of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Bishop of Osimo, Italy
	56.0	Died	Maffeo Gambara †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy
		Born	Giovanni Paolo Garzoni †		Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
		Died	Bartolomeo Giorgi, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
	36.9	Appointed	Louis III de Guise de Lorraine †	Abbot of Cluny, France	Cardinal, Archbishop-Elect of Reims, France
		Born	Maciej Marian Kurski, O.F.M. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
	63.0	Appointed	Johann Lohel, O. Praem. †	Grand Master of Knights of the Cross with the Red Star	Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
		Born	Arnauld-François de Maytie †		Bishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
		Born	Arsenius a Mediolano (Milano), O.F.M. †		Titular Bishop of Paphus
		Died	Federico Mezio †	Bishop of Termoli, Italy
	42.0	Died	Giovanni Francesco Murta (de Mirto), C.R. †	Bishop of Aleria, France
		Born	Camillo Piazza †		Titular Bishop of Dragobitia (Drago)
		Born	Gabriel Ramírez de Arellano, O.P. †		Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
		Died	Salvador Ribera Avalos, O.P. †	Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
		Born	Andreas Ridolfi, O.F.M. Conv. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Constantinople
		Died	Jacques Rusconi †	Bishop of Nebbio, France
	31.0	Ordained Priest	Abraham Jan Jacek Śladkowski, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Auxiliary Bishop of Chełm, Poland
		Born	Antonio Sotomayor, O.S.B. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
		Died	Gómez Suárez Figueroa †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
		Born	Luis Tello de Olivares †		Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
		Died	Usimbardo Usimbardi †	Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
		Born	Ferdinandus de Valcácer †		Bishop-Elect of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)
	51.0	Ordained Bishop	Lope Velasco Valdivieso †	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
Jan	31.0	Ordained Priest	Malatesta Baglioni †	Priest	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
5 Jan		Died	Jean Martin †	Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
8 Jan	37.0	Ordained Bishop	Antonio de Gouvea, O.E.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene
8 Jan	37.0	Ordained Bishop	Roberto Roberti (-Vittori), O.P. †	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy
9 Jan	36.8	Appointed	Giovanni Tommaso Eustachio, C.O. †	Bishop of Larino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
9 Jan	59.1	Appointed	Jacques Suarez de Sainte-Marie, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France
10 Jan		Born	Philipp Valentin Albrecht Voit von Rieneck †		Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
15 Jan	36.8	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Tommaso Eustachio, C.O. †	Bishop of Larino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
15 Jan	38.0	Ordained Bishop	Tiberio Muti †	Cardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
16 Jan	23.7	Ordained Priest	Joseph de Bergaigne, O.F.M. Obs. †	Priest of Order of Observant Friars Minor	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
16 Jan	65.0	Appointed	Cristóbal Rodríguez Juárez (Suárez), O.P. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Arequipa, Peru	Bishop
19 Jan		Died	Francesco Simonetta †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
24 Jan	57.8	Died	Honoré du Laurens †	Archbishop of Embrun, France
28 Jan	25.0	Died	Silvestro Aldobrandini, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Cesareo in Palatio
30 Jan	39.0	Appointed	Drause Hennequin †	Coadjutor Bishop of Soissons, France	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus
30 Jan	39.0	Appointed	Drause Hennequin †	Titular Bishop of Claudiopolis in Isauria	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Soissons, France
1 Feb	79.0	Died	Bl. Conor O’Devany, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
5 Feb		Died	Juan Tomás de Blanes, O.P. †	Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
10 Feb	34.3	Selected	Ferdinand von Bayern †	Coadjutor Bishop of Paderborn, Germany	Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
10 Feb		Born	Johann von Goës (Goess) †		Cardinal, Bishop of Gurk, Austria
17 Feb	34.3	Succeeded	Ferdinand von Bayern †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Archbishop-Elect
	34.3	Succeeded	Ferdinand von Bayern †	Bishop of Liège, Belgium	Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	34.3	Succeeded	Ferdinand von Bayern †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany	Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	57.1	Died	Ernst von Bayern †	Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
18 Feb	34.3	Confirmed	Ferdinand von Bayern †	Bishop of Münster, Germany	Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
21 Feb		Born	Lorenzo Imperiali †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono
22 Feb	52.1	Died	Francisco García Guerra, O.P. †	Archbishop of México, Federal District
27 Feb	65.1	Appointed	Cosimo Dossena, B. †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy
	32.1	Appointed	Decius Giustiniani, O.P. †	Bishop of Aleria, France
	61.1	Appointed	Prudencio Sandoval, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
4 Mar	65.1	Ordained Bishop	Cosimo Dossena, B. †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy
	59.3	Ordained Bishop	Jacques Suarez de Sainte-Marie, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France
	82.1	Died	Juan Vich Manrique de Lara †	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
6 Mar		Born	José Bergés †		Bishop of Orihuela, Spain
7 Mar	52.9	Resigned	Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria	Archbishop Emeritus
12 Mar	66.5	Died	Lorenzo Bianchetti †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna
17 Mar	34.9	Ordained Priest	Gaspard Dubois (Van Den Bosch, Nemius) †	Priest of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
18 Mar	32.2	Ordained Bishop	Decius Giustiniani, O.P. †	Bishop of Aleria, France
18 Mar	37.7	Selected	Markus Sittikus von Hohenems †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
19 Mar	34.5	Appointed	Henri Louis Chasteigner de La Rocheposay †	Bishop of Poitiers, France
	54.2	Appointed	Antonio Gallart Traginer †	Bishop of Vic, Spain
	53.1	Appointed	Alexeu de Jesu de Meneses, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
21 Mar	52.8	Appointed	Ludovico de Taragni, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toul, France
21 Mar	52.8	Appointed	Ludovico de Taragni, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Christopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Toul, France
22 Mar	79.2	Died	Girolamo Provenzale †	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
24 Mar		Born	Carlo Bonafaccia †		Bishop of Terni, Italy
26 Mar	46.9	Appointed	Isidoro Aliaga, O.P. †	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
26 Mar	50.2	Appointed	Gavino Manca de Cedrelles †	Bishop of Alghero, Italy	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
28 Mar	76.2	Died	Geoffroy de Billy †	Bishop of Laon, France
28 Mar	26.5	Succeeded	Benjamin de Brichanteau, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Laon, France
1 Apr	70.2	Died	Celso Mancino, C.R.L. †	Bishop of Alessano, Italy
2 Apr	36.2	Resigned	Scipione Caffarelli-Borghese †	Archbishop of Bologna, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	58.2	Appointed	Porfirio Feliciani †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
	58.2	Appointed	Alessandro Ludovisi †	Archbishop of Bologna, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
10 Apr		Born	Lorenzo Brancati di Lauria, O.F.M. Conv. †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli
12 Apr		Died	Ascanio Giacobazio (Giacovazzi) †	Bishop Emeritus of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
14 Apr		Born	Mathieu Thoreau †		Bishop of Dol, France
19 Apr	66.0	Died	Anne d’Escars de Givry (de Pérusse), O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
26 Apr	36.3	Died	Claude de Bellièvre †	Archbishop of Lyon, France
30 Apr	63.3	Appointed	Johann Lohel, O. Praem. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia	Archbishop
1 May	58.3	Ordained Bishop	Porfirio Feliciani †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
1 May	58.3	Ordained Bishop	Alessandro Ludovisi †	Archbishop of Bologna, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
7 May	56.3	Installed	Decio Carafa †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
	53.6	Appointed	Agustín de Carvajal, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru
		Selected	Stephan von Seiboldsdorf †	Bishop of Freising, Germany
11 May		Died	Clément Isnard †	Bishop Emeritus of Glandèves, France
13 May	34.6	Ordained Bishop	Henri Louis Chasteigner de La Rocheposay †	Bishop of Poitiers, France
13 May		Born	Giulio Spinola †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy
14 May	70.3	Appointed	Juan Alvarez de Caldas †	Bishop of Ávila, Spain
	55.3	Appointed	Alfonso Márquez de Prado †	Bishop of Tortosa, Spain	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
		Appointed	Jerónimo Teixeira Cabral †	Bishop of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
19 May	76.2	Died	Gregorio Petrocchini, O.S.A. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
21 May	53.3	Died	Karel Maes †	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
25 May		Born	Jan Olbracht Waza (Wazy), S.J. †		Cardinal, Bishop of Kraków, Poland
30 May	47.1	Installed	Isidoro Aliaga, O.P. †	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
4 Jun	41.1	Appointed	Pietro Aldobrandini †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
	52.4	Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Angrisani, C.R. †	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
	62.9	Appointed	Francesco Maria Bourbon Del Monte Santa Maria †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	57.9	Appointed	Benedetto Giustiniani †	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
7 Jun		Born	Giovanni Battista Falvo †		Bishop Emeritus of Marsico Nuovo, Italy
8 Jun	17.4	Professed	Timoteo Pérez Vargas, O.C.D. †	Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Bishop Emeritus of Ispahan, Iran
11 Jun	52.4	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Antonio Angrisani, C.R. †	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
13 Jun		Died	Gaspare Pasquali, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Rieti, Italy
15 Jun	44.8	Selected	Henri-François van der Burch †	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
16 Jun	22.2	Ordained Priest	Henri Sylvius, O.S.C. †	Priest of Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross	Auxiliary Bishop of Liège, Belgium
18 Jun	50.4	Appointed	Juan Alvarez Zapata, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy	Bishop of Solsona, Spain
	56.4	Appointed	Decio Carafa †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
	50.4	Appointed	Diego de Contreras, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
		Appointed	Arcangelo Gualtieri, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
	37.9	Confirmed	Markus Sittikus von Hohenems †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
	46.4	Appointed	Alfonso Mesía de Tovar †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
24 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Arcangelo Gualtieri, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy

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