The Year of Our Lord 1659

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Juan de Argüelles, O.S.A. †		Bishop of Arequipa, Peru
	74.0	Died	Baldassarre Bonifazio †	Bishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia
	27.7	Selected	Pierre de Bonzi †	Bishop of Béziers, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Narbonne, France
		Born	Antonio Maria Brancaccio, C.R. †		Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
		Born	Jean de Catelan †		Bishop of Valence, France
		Died	Sallustio Cherubini †	Bishop of Città Ducale, Italy
	38.0	Died	Scipione Costaguti †	Titular Archbishop of Cartagine
	49.0	Died	Giuseppe de Rossi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
	51.0	Resigned	Jean d’Estrade †	Bishop of Condom, France	Bishop Emeritus
	45.0	Died	Giovanni Francesco Ferrari †	Bishop of Isola, Italy
		Died	Girolamo Figini-Oddi †	Bishop of Teramo, Italy
		Born	Simeón Guinda Apéztegui, O.S.A. †		Bishop of Urgell, Spain
		Died	Fernando Heras Manrique †	Bishop-Elect of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
		Born	Josafat Hutorovyč †		Bishop of Smoleńsk (Ukrainian), Russian Federation
		Died	Andrea Lanfranchi, C.R. †	Bishop of Ugento, Italy
		Born	Juan José Llamas Rivas, O. Carm. †		Bishop of Panamá
		Appointed	Hyacinthe Macripodari, O.P. †	Bishop of Csanád, Hungary
		Died	Tomás Manso, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Nicaragua
		Born	Rodrigo Marín y Rubio †		Bishop of Jaén, Spain
	71.0	Resigned	Pietro Marioni †	Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Ennemond Allemand de Montmartin †		Bishop of Grenoble, France
		Born	Giovanni Nicastro †		Vicar Apostolic of Benevento, Italy
	20.0	Ordained Priest	Jan Kazimierz Opaliński, O. Cist. †	Priest of Poznań, Poland	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
		Born	Thaddeus Francis O’Rourke, O.F.M. Ref. †		Bishop of Killala, Ireland
	67.0	Died	Giovanni Pusky †	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
		Died	Jan Rakowski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
		Born	João Ribeiro, S.J. †		Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India
	51.0	Ordained Bishop	Diego Riquelme y Quirós †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
		Born	Marko Zorčić, O.S.B.M. †		Vicar Apostolic of Valachia (Križevci), Croatia
	41.9	Ordained Priest	Wilderich von Walderdorff †	Priest of Mainz, Germany	Bishop of Wien, Austria
4 Jan		Born	Giacinto Gaetano Chiurlia (Chyurlia), O.P. †		Bishop of Giovinazzo, Italy
5 Jan		Born	Domenico Antonio Menafra †		Bishop of Acerno, Italy
5 Jan	54.0	Appointed	Carlo Roberti (de’ Vittori) †	Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli
12 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes †	Bishop of Panamá	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
	45.0	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Pingré †	Bishop of Toulon, France
	53.0	Ordained Bishop	Claude Ruffier †	Bishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France
13 Jan	53.8	Appointed	Filiberto Alberto Bailly, B. †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy
		Appointed	Laurent de Chery †	Coadjutor Bishop of Nevers, France
		Appointed	Laurent de Chery †	Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia	Coadjutor Bishop of Nevers, France
	68.0	Appointed	Agazio di Somma †	Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, Italy	Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy
	40.0	Appointed	Marco Galli (Gallo, Gallio) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Rimini, Italy
	51.0	Appointed	Honuphrius Geronda (Gerona) †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
	45.0	Confirmed	Eustache Le Clerc de Lesseville †	Bishop of Coutances, France
	40.0	Appointed	Dominique de Ligni †	Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Arabia	Bishop of Meaux, France
	40.0	Confirmed	Dominique de Ligni †	Coadjutor Bishop of Meaux, France	Bishop
	46.0	Appointed	Marzio Marini †	Bishop of Sagone (Sagona), France
	66.0	Confirmed	Enrique Peralta y Cárdenas †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
	38.0	Appointed	Bartolomeo Polla †	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
	40.0	Confirmed	Johann Konrad von Roggenbach †	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
14 Jan	33.1	Died	Henri de Savoie-Nemours †	Former Archbishop-Elect of Reims, France
18 Jan		Born	Giovanni Battista Missiroli †		Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
21 Jan	68.1	Died	Camillo Melzi †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
26 Jan	68.0	Ordained Bishop	Agazio di Somma †	Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, Italy	Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy
	40.0	Ordained Bishop	Marco Galli (Gallo, Gallio) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Rimini, Italy
	46.0	Ordained Bishop	Marzio Marini †	Bishop of Sagone (Sagona), France
27 Jan	52.5	Appointed	Gabriel de Esparza Pérez †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
	35.0	Appointed	Carlo Labia, C.R. †	Archbishop of Corfù, Greece	Bishop of Adria, Italy
	53.4	Appointed	Wacław Leszczyński †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
		Appointed	Antonio de Matteis Corano †	Bishop of Sarno, Italy
	61.4	Appointed	Giambattista Spada †	Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono
	79.0	Confirmed	Alfonso de Sanvítores de la Portilla, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
	72.0	Appointed	Gaspar de Villarroel, O.E.S.A. †	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
Feb	67.0	Died	Papirio Silvestri †	Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy
2 Feb	56.0	Ordained Bishop	Tomasz Leżeński, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Chełm, Poland	Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
		Selected	Attilio Pietrasanta, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
	59.0	Died	François Servien †	Bishop of Bayeux, France
6 Feb	62.8	Installed	Martín López de Hontiveros †	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
7 Feb	51.0	Resigned	Bonaventura D’Avalos, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
7 Feb	28.1	Appointed	Sigmund Franz von Österreich †	Bishop of Trento, Italy
9 Feb	35.1	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Labia, C.R. †	Archbishop of Corfù, Greece	Bishop of Adria, Italy
11 Feb		Born	José Ulzurrun de Asanza y Civera †		Bishop of León, Spain
16 Feb	32.1	Ordained Priest	Niccolò Radulovich †	Priest	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
17 Feb	53.9	Appointed	Juan de Almoguera, O.SS.T. †	Bishop of Arequipa, Peru	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
17 Feb	53.7	Confirmed	Charles-François d’Anglure de Bourlémont †	Bishop of Castres, France	Archbishop of Toulouse, France
20 Feb		Born	Niccolò Spínola †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo
22 Feb		Appointed	Daniel Delfino †	Coadjutor Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
22 Feb		Appointed	Daniel Delfino †	Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Arabia	Coadjutor Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
26 Feb	52.1	Died	Fabrizio Savelli †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Salerno, Italy
Mar		Born	Carlo Pignatelli, C.R. †		Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
2 Mar	26.0	Ordained Bishop	Louis Foucquet †	Bishop of Agde, France
2 Mar	22.1	Ordained Deacon	Andrea Arcadio Stanila †	Deacon	Titular Bishop of Colonia in Armenia
9 Mar	54.0	Ordained Bishop	Filiberto Alberto Bailly, B. †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy
	40.1	Ordained Bishop	Dominique de Ligni †	Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Arabia	Bishop of Meaux, France
	66.8	Died	Deodato (Zanucca) Scaglia, O.P. †	Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
10 Mar	51.1	Appointed	Luis Morales, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Ariano, Italy	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
	61.1	Confirmed	Pedro Olginat de Medicis, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Orihuela, Spain	Bishop-Elect
	32.1	Appointed	Niccolò Radulovich †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
		Appointed	Bernard de Sariac †	Bishop of Aire, France
11 Mar	33.6	Appointed	Eugenius Albertus d’Allamont †	Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
12 Mar		Died	Antonio del Pezzo †	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
	40.1	Succeeded	Dominique de Ligni †	Bishop of Meaux, France
	65.6	Resigned	Dominique Séguier †	Bishop of Meaux, France	Bishop Emeritus
15 Mar		Born	Raimondo Asperti, O.P. †		Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
16 Mar	51.2	Ordained Bishop	Luis Morales, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Ariano, Italy	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
16 Mar	32.2	Ordained Bishop	Niccolò Radulovich †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
17 Mar	47.6	Succeeded	François Foucquet †	Archbishop of Narbonne, France
17 Mar	72.2	Died	Claude de Rebé †	Archbishop of Narbonne, France
18 Mar		Born	Giosafatte (Giosafat) Battistelli †		Bishop of Foligno, Italy
23 Mar	68.2	Died	Miguel Ferrer †	Bishop of Tuy, Spain
	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Eustache Le Clerc de Lesseville †	Bishop of Coutances, France
	40.2	Ordained Bishop	Johann Konrad von Roggenbach †	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
24 Mar	24.0	Ordained Priest	Alberto Mugiasca, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
27 Mar		Born	Francisco Antonio de Borja-Centelles y Ponce de Léon †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
29 Mar	27.5	Ordained Priest	Antonio Pérez de la Lastra †	Priest	Bishop of Gallipoli, Italy
30 Mar	23.1	Ordained Priest	Gottfried Kapaun von Swoykow †	Priest of Praha {Prague}, Czechia	Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czechia
31 Mar		Confirmed	Antonio Piña (Peña) y Hermosa †	Bishop of Málaga, Spain	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
31 Mar	51.8	Confirmed	François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon †	Bishop of Sarlat, France
3 Apr		Born	François-Maurice Gontieri (de Gonteriis) †		Archbishop of Avignon, France
4 Apr	52.2	Died	Giovanni Girolamo Lomellini †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Onofrio
6 Apr	76.2	Died	Luigi Capponi †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna, Italy
11 Apr	47.2	Selected	Arnauld-François de Maytie †	Bishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
12 Apr	31.5	Ordained Priest	Giacomo Bruti †	Priest	Bishop of Novigrad (Cittanova), Croatia
21 Apr	63.8	Appointed	Ulderico Carpegna †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	55.0	Appointed	Girolamo Colonna †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
	67.0	Appointed	José de la Peña García de Ceniceros †	Bishop of Orense, Spain	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
	55.3	Appointed	Sebastiano Dossena, B. †	Bishop of Alife, Italy
	36.3	Appointed	Jean de Meaupéou †	Bishop of Chalons-sur-Saône, France
	47.9	Appointed	Bl. Benedetto Odescalchi †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Onofrio	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	65.2	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
	59.3	Appointed	Ottaviano Prati †	Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
	56.2	Appointed	Federico Sforza †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia	Cardinal, Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
26 Apr	61.3	Died	Pedro Olginat de Medicis, O. Carm. †	Bishop-Elect of Orihuela, Spain
27 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Laurent de Chery †	Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia	Coadjutor Bishop of Nevers, France
3 May		Born	Giuseppe Grisconi †		Bishop of Vieste, Italy
4 May	55.3	Ordained Bishop	Sebastiano Dossena, B. †	Bishop of Alife, Italy
11 May	18.5	Professed	Placido Scoppa (Stoppa), C.R. †	Member of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Bishop of Venosa, Italy
16 May	65.7	Died	Dominique Séguier †	Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France
18 May	64.3	Died	François de Robles †	Bishop of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium
24 May	51.3	Confirmed	Jean Jodoc Quartéry, C.R.A. †	Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
25 May	52.0	Ordained Bishop	François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon †	Bishop of Sarlat, France
26 May	64.4	Confirmed	Georges Rizqallah Beseb’ely †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
26 May	37.9	Confirmed	Guillaume Le Boux †	Bishop of Acqs (Dax), France	Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
27 May	16.4	Solemn Vows	José Sicardo Martinez, O.S.A. †	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
Jun		Died	Francesco Caetani †	Bishop of Sarsina, Italy
1 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Bernard de Sariac †	Bishop of Aire, France
4 Jun	72.4	Died	Francesco Biglia †	Bishop of Pavia, Italy
5 Jun	68.4	Died	Diego López de la Vega †	Bishop of Coria, Spain
7 Jun	24.0	Ordained Priest	Alessandro Avio †	Priest	Bishop of San Severino (Marche), Italy
	28.6	Ordained Priest	João Duarte do Sacramento, C.O. †	Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	Bishop-Elect of Olinda, Brazil
	30.4	Ordained Priest	Antonio Savo de’ Panicoli †	Priest	Bishop of Termoli, Italy
9 Jun		Confirmed	Giovanni Montoya de Cardona (Montoja) †	Bishop of Gallipoli, Italy
	54.4	Appointed	Salvatore Mulas Pirella †	Bishop of Alghero, Italy
	64.4	Appointed	Bernardo de Hontiveros, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
	75.4	Appointed	Alfonso Pérez de Humanares, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Almería, Spain	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
	44.4	Appointed	Antonio Ricciulli †	Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
	55.4	Appointed	Giacinto Solaro di Moretta †	Bishop of Nice, France	Bishop Emeritus of Mondovi, Italy
	58.4	Appointed	Juan Vande-Escarth y Briceño, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain	Bishop of León, Spain
	40.4	Confirmed	Michelangelo Vaginari, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Giovinazzo, Italy
	42.4	Appointed	Giovanni Carlo Valentini †	Bishop of Città Ducale, Italy
15 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Montoya de Cardona (Montoja) †	Bishop of Gallipoli, Italy
	44.4	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Ricciulli †	Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
	55.4	Ordained Bishop	Giacinto Solaro di Moretta †	Bishop of Nice, France	Bishop Emeritus of Mondovi, Italy
	40.4	Ordained Bishop	Michelangelo Vaginari, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Giovinazzo, Italy
	42.4	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Carlo Valentini †	Bishop of Città Ducale, Italy
19 Jun	37.0	Selected	Antonio Sanz Lozano †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
21 Jun	28.1	Appointed	Flavio Chigi (Sr.) †	Librarian of the Vatican Library	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
23 Jun	70.4	Died	Giovanni Delfino †	Bishop Emeritus of Belluno, Italy
		Appointed	Marcantonio Oddi †	Bishop of Perugia, Italy
		Resigned	Marcantonio Oddi †	Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Bishop of Perugia, Italy
24 Jun	45.4	Died	Pál Hoffmann †	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
28 Jun		Born	Joseph-Emmanuel de la Trémoille †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Cambrai, France
29 Jun	80.4	Died	Alfonso Mendes, S.J. †	Patriarch of Ethiopia

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