The Year of Our Lord 1620

Bishop Events

July to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Jul 58.5 Died Gavino Manca de Cedrelles † Archbishop of Sassari, Italy

7 Jul 46.7 Selected Jacques Boonen † Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium

28.5 Incardinated Adrian Grodecki † Priest Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland

9 Jul 31.3 Appointed Gregor Kathmann von Maurugk † Prefect of Lausitz (Lusatia), Germany

47.5 Died Pedro de Solier y Vargas, O.E.S.A. † Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

12 Jul Ordained Bishop Léonard Goetz † Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia

15 Jul 64.5 Died Jean Bertier † Bishop of Rieux, France

19 Jul 49.5 Ordained Bishop Alessandro Damasceni Peretti † Bishop of Albano Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop

20 Jul 46.5 Appointed Paolo Arese, C.R. † Bishop of Tortona, Italy Bishop Emeritus

Born Camillo Massimi † Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia

50.5 Appointed Juan Sentís † Bishop of Barcelona, Spain

1 Aug 53.5 Died Baccio Gherardini † Bishop of Fiesole, Italy

6 Aug Ordained Bishop Ambrosio Vallejo Mejía, O. Carm. † Bishop of Popayán, Colombia Bishop of Trujillo, Peru

9 Aug 40.6 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe (Giacomo) Pamphilj † Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro

15 Aug 70.6 Died Juan García Valdemora † Bishop of Tuy, Spain

17 Aug 56.6 Appointed Carlos Marcelo Corni Velazquez † Bishop of Trujillo, Peru

31.5 Appointed Léonor d’Estampes de Valançay, O.S.B. † Bishop of Chartres, France Archbishop of Reims, France

Appointed Germanicus Mantica † Titular Bishop of Famagusta Bishop of Adria, Italy

66.6 Appointed Luis Jerónimo Oré, O.F.M. † Bishop of Concepción, Chile

45.6 Appointed Philippus Rovenius † Titular Archbishop of Philippi Vicar Apostolic of Batavia (Holland Mission), Netherlands

22 Aug Died François Martinengo, O.F.M. † Bishop of Nice, France

72.5 Died Giovanni Evangelista Pallotta † Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina

27 Aug Selected Benito Rodriguez Valtodano (Baltodano), O.S.B. † Bishop of Nicaragua

30 Aug 58.6 Ordained Bishop Plácido Tosantos Medina, O.S.B. † Bishop of Guadix, Spain Bishop of Zamora, Spain

31 Aug 49.4 Appointed Pietro Aldobrandini † Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina Cardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy

54.6 Appointed Bartolomeo Cesi (Cesa) † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere Cardinal, Bishop of Tivoli, Italy

66.2 Appointed Benedetto Giustiniani † Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina

1 Sep Died Ursino de Bertiis † Bishop of Trieste, Italy

5 Sep 67.6 Died Orazio Spannocchi † Bishop of Chiusi, Italy

15 Sep Died Tommaso Piolatto (Biolato), C.R.L. † Bishop of Fossano, Italy

20 Sep 46.7 Ordained Bishop Paolo Arese, C.R. † Bishop of Tortona, Italy Bishop Emeritus

54.7 Died Giovanni Battista de Asti, O.S.A. † Titular Bishop of Thagaste

23 Sep Died Giambattista Dal Mare, O.P. † Bishop of Lavello, Italy

28 Sep 28.7 Appointed Louis Dinet † Bishop of Mâcon, France

29 Sep Born Jean d’Arenthon d’Alex † Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland

Born Jean Louis (Johann Ludwig) d’Elderen † Bishop of Liège, Belgium

Oct 43.7 Ordained Bishop Meletiy Maksym Smotrytskyi (Smotrycki) † Bishop Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia

12 Oct 42.7 Appointed Jean-François de Sales † Coadjutor Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland Bishop

42.7 Appointed Jean-François de Sales † Titular Bishop of Chalcedon Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland

60.7 Appointed Gonzalo Hernandez y Hermosillo y Gonzalez, O.S.A. † Bishop of Durango, México

Appointed Vincenzo Giovanni Spínola, O.S.A. † Titular Bishop of Thagaste Bishop of Brugnato, Italy

15 Oct Died Alfonso Santillán Fajardo, O.P. † Bishop of Quito, Ecuador

16 Oct Born Jean Antoine Blavier, O.F.M. Conv. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Liège, Belgium

69.7 Died Francisco Virgili † Bishop of Lérida, Spain

18 Oct 56.7 Ordained Bishop Carlos Marcelo Corni Velazquez † Bishop of Trujillo, Peru

23 Oct Selected Jeronim Jeremija Poczapowski † Bishop of Lutzk e Ostrog (Ukrainian), Ukraine

25 Oct 57.8 Died Innocenzo Stoilino, O.S.B. † Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania

26 Oct Appointed Simoni Jeçi † Bishop of Sapë, Albania

28 Oct Ordained Bishop Germanicus Mantica † Titular Bishop of Famagusta Bishop of Adria, Italy

Ordained Bishop Vincenzo Giovanni Spínola, O.S.A. † Titular Bishop of Thagaste Bishop of Brugnato, Italy

8 Nov Ordained Bishop Simoni Jeçi † Bishop of Sapë, Albania

45.8 Ordained Bishop Philippus Rovenius † Titular Archbishop of Philippi Vicar Apostolic of Batavia (Holland Mission), Netherlands

16 Nov 59.8 Appointed Garcerán Albañell † Archbishop of Granada, Spain

65.8 Appointed Francesco Campanari † Bishop of Alatri, Italy

50.8 Appointed Gregorius Pedrocca, O.F.M. † Bishop of Acqui, Italy

40.8 Appointed Alfonso Petrucci † Bishop of Chiusi, Italy

Appointed Tommaso Ximenes † Bishop of Fiesole, Italy

20 Nov 37.8 Succeeded Paul-Antoine de Fay-Perault † Bishop of Uzés, France

62.0 Died Louis de Vigne, O. Carm. † Bishop of Uzés, France

21 Nov Born Antonio Graziani † Bishop of Boiano, Italy

50.8 Ordained Bishop Gregorius Pedrocca, O.F.M. † Bishop of Acqui, Italy

22 Nov Ordained Bishop Tommaso Ximenes † Bishop of Fiesole, Italy

25 Nov Born Ludovico Giustiniani, O.S.M. † Bishop of Assisi, Italy

30 Nov 65.9 Ordained Bishop Francesco Campanari † Bishop of Alatri, Italy

40.9 Ordained Bishop Alfonso Petrucci † Bishop of Chiusi, Italy

1 Dec Born Giacinto Maria Passati, O.P. † Bishop of Stagno (Ston), Croatia

2 Dec 60.9 Died Placido della Marra † Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy

6 Dec Died Vincenzo Capece, C.R. † Bishop of Gallipoli, Italy

9 Dec 49.0 Died Orazio Lancellotti † Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council

12 Dec 39.9 Died Tommaso Sanfelice, C.R. † Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy

13 Dec 31.8 Ordained Bishop Léonor d’Estampes de Valançay, O.S.B. † Bishop of Chartres, France Archbishop of Reims, France

14 Dec 40.9 Appointed Pedro Moncada † Bishop of Gerona, Spain

Appointed Fernando de Ocampo, O.F.M. † Coadjutor Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Bishop

Appointed Fernando de Ocampo, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Usula Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

36.9 Appointed Pierre Scarron † Bishop of Grenoble, France

52.0 Appointed Bernardo de Valbuena y Villanueva † Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)

17 Dec 26.2 Ordained Priest Claude D’Achey † Priest Archbishop of Besançon, France

67.9 Died Rafael Ripoz, O.P. † Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France

21 Dec 48.9 Died Giuliano Castagnola † Bishop of Nebbio, France

27 Dec Died Caesar Fedele † Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy

29 Dec Died Giuseppe Saluzzo † Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Jul	58.5	Died	Gavino Manca de Cedrelles †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
7 Jul	46.7	Selected	Jacques Boonen †	Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
28.5	Incardinated	Adrian Grodecki †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
9 Jul	31.3	Appointed	Gregor Kathmann von Maurugk †	Prefect of Lausitz (Lusatia), Germany
47.5	Died	Pedro de Solier y Vargas, O.E.S.A. †	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
12 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Léonard Goetz †	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
15 Jul	64.5	Died	Jean Bertier †	Bishop of Rieux, France
19 Jul	49.5	Ordained Bishop	Alessandro Damasceni Peretti †	Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop
20 Jul	46.5	Appointed	Paolo Arese, C.R. †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Camillo Massimi †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia
50.5	Appointed	Juan Sentís †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
1 Aug	53.5	Died	Baccio Gherardini †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy
6 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Ambrosio Vallejo Mejía, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Popayán, Colombia	Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
9 Aug	40.6	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe (Giacomo) Pamphilj †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
15 Aug	70.6	Died	Juan García Valdemora †	Bishop of Tuy, Spain
17 Aug	56.6	Appointed	Carlos Marcelo Corni Velazquez †	Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
31.5	Appointed	Léonor d’Estampes de Valançay, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Chartres, France	Archbishop of Reims, France
	Appointed	Germanicus Mantica †	Titular Bishop of Famagusta	Bishop of Adria, Italy
66.6	Appointed	Luis Jerónimo Oré, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Concepción, Chile
45.6	Appointed	Philippus Rovenius †	Titular Archbishop of Philippi	Vicar Apostolic of Batavia (Holland Mission), Netherlands
22 Aug		Died	François Martinengo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Nice, France
72.5	Died	Giovanni Evangelista Pallotta †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
27 Aug		Selected	Benito Rodriguez Valtodano (Baltodano), O.S.B. †	Bishop of Nicaragua
30 Aug	58.6	Ordained Bishop	Plácido Tosantos Medina, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
31 Aug	49.4	Appointed	Pietro Aldobrandini †	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
54.6	Appointed	Bartolomeo Cesi (Cesa) †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
66.2	Appointed	Benedetto Giustiniani †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
1 Sep		Died	Ursino de Bertiis †	Bishop of Trieste, Italy
5 Sep	67.6	Died	Orazio Spannocchi †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
15 Sep		Died	Tommaso Piolatto (Biolato), C.R.L. †	Bishop of Fossano, Italy
20 Sep	46.7	Ordained Bishop	Paolo Arese, C.R. †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
54.7	Died	Giovanni Battista de Asti, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Thagaste
23 Sep		Died	Giambattista Dal Mare, O.P. †	Bishop of Lavello, Italy
28 Sep	28.7	Appointed	Louis Dinet †	Bishop of Mâcon, France
29 Sep		Born	Jean d’Arenthon d’Alex †		Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
	Born	Jean Louis (Johann Ludwig) d’Elderen †		Bishop of Liège, Belgium
Oct	43.7	Ordained Bishop	Meletiy Maksym Smotrytskyi (Smotrycki) †	Bishop	Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia
12 Oct	42.7	Appointed	Jean-François de Sales †	Coadjutor Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland	Bishop
42.7	Appointed	Jean-François de Sales †	Titular Bishop of Chalcedon	Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
60.7	Appointed	Gonzalo Hernandez y Hermosillo y Gonzalez, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Durango, México
	Appointed	Vincenzo Giovanni Spínola, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Thagaste	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
15 Oct		Died	Alfonso Santillán Fajardo, O.P. †	Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
16 Oct		Born	Jean Antoine Blavier, O.F.M. Conv. †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Liège, Belgium
69.7	Died	Francisco Virgili †	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
18 Oct	56.7	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Marcelo Corni Velazquez †	Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
23 Oct		Selected	Jeronim Jeremija Poczapowski †	Bishop of Lutzk e Ostrog (Ukrainian), Ukraine
25 Oct	57.8	Died	Innocenzo Stoilino, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
26 Oct		Appointed	Simoni Jeçi †	Bishop of Sapë, Albania
28 Oct		Ordained Bishop	Germanicus Mantica †	Titular Bishop of Famagusta	Bishop of Adria, Italy
	Ordained Bishop	Vincenzo Giovanni Spínola, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Thagaste	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
8 Nov		Ordained Bishop	Simoni Jeçi †	Bishop of Sapë, Albania
45.8	Ordained Bishop	Philippus Rovenius †	Titular Archbishop of Philippi	Vicar Apostolic of Batavia (Holland Mission), Netherlands
16 Nov	59.8	Appointed	Garcerán Albañell †	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
65.8	Appointed	Francesco Campanari †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy
50.8	Appointed	Gregorius Pedrocca, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Acqui, Italy
40.8	Appointed	Alfonso Petrucci †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
	Appointed	Tommaso Ximenes †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy
20 Nov	37.8	Succeeded	Paul-Antoine de Fay-Perault †	Bishop of Uzés, France
62.0	Died	Louis de Vigne, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Uzés, France
21 Nov		Born	Antonio Graziani †		Bishop of Boiano, Italy
50.8	Ordained Bishop	Gregorius Pedrocca, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Acqui, Italy
22 Nov		Ordained Bishop	Tommaso Ximenes †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy
25 Nov		Born	Ludovico Giustiniani, O.S.M. †		Bishop of Assisi, Italy
30 Nov	65.9	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Campanari †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy
40.9	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso Petrucci †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
1 Dec		Born	Giacinto Maria Passati, O.P. †		Bishop of Stagno (Ston), Croatia
2 Dec	60.9	Died	Placido della Marra †	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
6 Dec		Died	Vincenzo Capece, C.R. †	Bishop of Gallipoli, Italy
9 Dec	49.0	Died	Orazio Lancellotti †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
12 Dec	39.9	Died	Tommaso Sanfelice, C.R. †	Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy
13 Dec	31.8	Ordained Bishop	Léonor d’Estampes de Valançay, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Chartres, France	Archbishop of Reims, France
14 Dec	40.9	Appointed	Pedro Moncada †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain
	Appointed	Fernando de Ocampo, O.F.M. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia	Bishop
	Appointed	Fernando de Ocampo, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Usula	Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
36.9	Appointed	Pierre Scarron †	Bishop of Grenoble, France
52.0	Appointed	Bernardo de Valbuena y Villanueva †	Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
17 Dec	26.2	Ordained Priest	Claude D’Achey †	Priest	Archbishop of Besançon, France
67.9	Died	Rafael Ripoz, O.P. †	Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
21 Dec	48.9	Died	Giuliano Castagnola †	Bishop of Nebbio, France
27 Dec		Died	Caesar Fedele †	Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy
29 Dec		Died	Giuseppe Saluzzo †	Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy

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