The Year of Our Lord 1672

Bishop Events

January to June

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Appointed	Henri Bertrand de Beuvron †	Abbot of Cluny, France	Abbot Emeritus
	62.0	Died	Michelangelo Catalani, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
		Born	Nicolaus de Camillis †		Bishop-Elect of Syros (e Milos), Greece
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Petrus Codde, C.O. †	Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Batavia (Holland Mission), Netherlands
	24.0	Ordained Priest	André Colbert †	Priest	Bishop of Auxerre, France
		Died	Girolamo Cori (de Coris) †	Bishop of Sovana (Soana), Italy
	54.0	Died	Mauritii Doria †	Bishop of Tinos and Mykonos, Greece
	38.8	Resigned	Marcello Durazzo †	Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy	Cardinal, Bishop of Faenza, Italy
		Appointed	Ebed-Jesu †	Bishop of Gazireh (Gezira) (Chaldean), Turkey
		Ordained Bishop	Ebed-Jesu †	Bishop of Gazireh (Gezira) (Chaldean), Turkey
	51.7	Ordained Priest	Nicolas Ladvocat-Billiard †	Priest	Bishop of Boulogne (-Sur-Mer), France
	26.0	Ordained Priest	Henri-Guillaume Le Jay †	Priest	Bishop of Cahors, France
		Died	Hyacinthe Macripodari, O.P. †	Bishop of Csanád, Hungary
	54.1	Resigned	Louis de Rechiègne Voisin de Guron †	Bishop of Tulle, France	Bishop of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges, France
		Appointed	Constantino Sampaio †	Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, Brazil	Bishop-Elect
		Died	Constantino Sampaio †	Bishop-Elect of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, Brazil
		Died	Simon-Joseph †	Bishop of Gazireh (Gezira) (Chaldean), Turkey
	68.0	Died	Giacinto Solaro di Moretta †	Bishop Emeritus of Mondovi, Italy
		Born	Piotr Tarło †		Bishop of Poznań, Poland
	47.0	Appointed	Alexander Dunbar Winchester (Winster) †	Prefect of Scotland, Great Britain	Prefect Emeritus
	22.0	Appointed	Cyrille V (Constantin) Za’im †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
Jan	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Pavao Zorčić, O.S.B.M. †	Titular Bishop of Plataea	Vicar Apostolic of Valachia (Križevci), Croatia
2 Jan		Born	Eugénio Boto da Silva †		Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
3 Jan	53.6	Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo Cibo (Cybo) †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy
3 Jan	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Cristovão de Almeida, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Martyropolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal
6 Jan	56.2	Died	Giberto Borromeo †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
7 Jan	37.9	Selected	Johann Hugo von Orsbeck †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Trier, Germany	Archbishop
12 Jan		Born	García Pardiñas Villar de Francos, O. de M. †		Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
13 Jan	23.3	Entered	Louis-Armand Champion de Cicé †	Member of Society of Priests of Saint Sulpice	Vicar Apostolic of Siam, Thailand
15 Jan	41.0	Appointed	Pedro de Alagón y de Cardona †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
	68.2	Appointed	Sebastiano d’Alessandro, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy
	61.0	Appointed	Francisco López de Urraca, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy	Bishop of Barbastro, Spain
	55.4	Appointed	Lussorio Roger (Rogger) †	Bishop of Alghero, Italy
17 Jan		Born	Antonio Nin †		Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
19 Jan		Died	Gian Vincenzo de’ Giuli †	Bishop of Massa Lubrense, Italy
19 Jan	54.0	Died	Giovanni Battista Rabbia, C.R. †	Bishop of Lodi, Italy
24 Jan	64.1	Ordained Bishop	Johann Eberhard Nidhard (Neidhardt), S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
31 Jan	57.0	Ordained Bishop	Cosme Roger, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Lombez, France
3 Feb	60.0	Died	Philipp Valentin Albrecht Voit von Rieneck †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
7 Feb	22.4	Ordained Deacon	Johann Franz von Khuen zu Liechtenberg †	Deacon of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy	Bishop
8 Feb	32.9	Confirmed	Henri de Barillon †	Bishop of Luçon, France
	40.2	Appointed	Jacques-Théodore de Brias †	Bishop of Saint-Omer, France	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
	60.9	Appointed	Giacomo Buoni †	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
	47.5	Appointed	Neri Corsini †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Arezzo, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
	42.1	Appointed	Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros †	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
	45.6	Appointed	Lodovico Malaspina, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
		Confirmed	Charles de Rosmadec †	Archbishop of Tours, France
	53.1	Appointed	Carlo Sgombrino †	Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy
	51.1	Appointed	Emmanuel a Santo Ludovico, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Goa, India
	51.1	Appointed	Emmanuel a Santo Ludovico, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Milevum	Auxiliary Bishop of Goa, India
9 Feb		Born	Sostegno Maria Cavalli, O.S.M. †		Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
15 Feb		Born	Fabio Colloredo, C.O. †		Archbishop of Lucca, Italy
19 Feb	55.9	Ordained Priest	Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Priest	Cardinal, Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
20 Feb		Born	Bernardo de Serreda y Villate, O. Carm. †		Bishop of Cuzco, Peru
21 Feb	34.5	Ordained Bishop	Louis de Thomassin †	Titular Bishop of Rhodiapolis	Bishop of Sisteron, France
22 Feb	60.1	Appointed	Alfonso Aguayo (Aguado), O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ávila, Spain
	60.1	Appointed	Alfonso Aguayo (Aguado), O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Bithynia	Auxiliary Bishop of Ávila, Spain
	40.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Bernhard Gustav von Baden-Durlach, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna
	40.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Pierre de Bonzi †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Narbonne, France
	38.9	Appointed	Carlo Galgano †	Bishop of Belcastro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	58.1	Appointed	Alonso García de Losada, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
	58.1	Appointed	Alonso García de Losada, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Constantia in Arabia	Auxiliary Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
	73.1	Selected	Pedro de Godoy, O.P. †	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
	29.1	Confirmed	Jacques de Goyon de Matignon †	Bishop of Condom, France	Bishop Emeritus
	25.1	Appointed	Carlo Francesco Muti †	Bishop of Città della Pieve, Italy
	23.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	36.1	Confirmed	Jean-Armand de Rotondy de Biscarras †	Bishop of Béziers, France
	49.1	Appointed	José Sanchís y Ferrandis (Jerez), O. de M. †	Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
	34.1	Appointed	Jerónimo Zolivera †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarragona, Spain	Bishop of Teruel, Spain
	34.1	Appointed	Jerónimo Zolivera †	Titular Bishop of Traianopolis in Phrygia	Bishop of Teruel, Spain
25 Feb	60.9	Ordained Bishop	Giacomo Buoni †	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
	68.3	Ordained Bishop	Sebastiano d’Alessandro, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy
	45.6	Ordained Bishop	Lodovico Malaspina, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
Mar		Ordained Bishop	Pedro Alencastre †	Titular Archbishop of Side
6 Mar	25.1	Ordained Priest	Carlo Francesco Muti †	Priest	Bishop of Città della Pieve, Italy
6 Mar	55.1	Ordained Bishop	John O’Mollony †	Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland	Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
9 Mar		Born	Luis Simões Brandão †		Bishop Emeritus of Angola e Congo
12 Mar	23.1	Ordained Priest	Pompeo Sarnelli †	Priest	Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy
14 Mar		Resigned	Vincenzo Pineri, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
15 Mar		Born	Tommaso Cervioni, O.E.S.A. †		Archbishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy
15 Mar		Born	François-César Le Blanc, C.R.S.A. †		Bishop of Avranches, France
21 Mar	41.2	Appointed	Antonio de León y Becerra †	Bishop of Panamá	Bishop of Arequipa, Peru
		Born	Andrés de Orbe y Larreátegui †		Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
	56.0	Confirmed	Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
	34.2	Confirmed	Louis de La Vergne-Montenard de Tressan †	Bishop of Le Mans, France
	38.0	Confirmed	Jules Mascaron, C.O.I. †	Bishop of Tulle, France	Bishop of Agen, France
	59.2	Appointed	Ferenc Szegedy †	Bishop of Eger, Hungary
22 Mar	37.3	Ordained Priest	Bento de Beja Noronha †	Priest	Bishop of Elvas, Portugal
22 Mar	52.7	Selected	Peter Philipp von Dernbach †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
23 Mar		Born	Nicola Antonio Schiaffinati, O.E.S.A. †		Bishop of Ischia, Italy
31 Mar	62.2	Died	Honuphrius Ippoliti †	Titular Bishop of Porphyreon
Apr		Died	Giovanni Antonio de’ Vecchi †	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
2 Apr	60.2	Selected	Ferdinandus de Valcácer †	Bishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)	Bishop-Elect
4 Apr	54.2	Selected	Antonio de Isla y Mena †	Bishop of Osma, Spain
6 Apr	71.2	Died	Juan Vande-Escarth y Briceño, O.S.H. †	Bishop of León, Spain
15 Apr	52.2	Installed	Estevão dos Santos Carneiro de Moraes, C.R.S.J.E. †	Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, Brazil
16 Apr	23.1	Ordained Priest	Aleksandar Ignacije Mikulić Brokunovečki †	Priest	Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
17 Apr	66.5	Died	Antoine Godeau †	Bishop of Vence, France
17 Apr	34.6	Succeeded	Louis de Thomassin †	Bishop of Vence, France	Bishop of Sisteron, France
24 Apr	61.3	Ordained Bishop	Francisco López de Urraca, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy	Bishop of Barbastro, Spain
26 Apr	35.8	Appointed	Francesco Nerli (Jr.) †	Apostolic Nuncio to France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Assisi, Italy
May	34.3	Ordained Bishop	Jerónimo Zolivera †	Titular Bishop of Traianopolis in Phrygia	Bishop of Teruel, Spain
1 May	52.3	Ordained Bishop	Paul-Philippe de Chaumont Quitry †	Bishop of Acqs (Dax), France	Bishop Emeritus
1 May	168.2	Beatified	St. Antonio (Michele) Ghislieri, O.P. †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
2 May	52.3	Appointed	Francisco José Crespos de Escobar †	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
	40.3	Confirmed	Hugues de Bar †	Bishop of Lectoure, France
	53.3	Appointed	Giuseppe Eusanio, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Porphyreon
	50.3	Appointed	Scipione de Martinis †	Bishop of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy
	40.3	Confirmed	György Pongrácz †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary
	67.2	Appointed	Giacinto Tarugi (Torisi), O.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Myra	Bishop of Venosa, Italy
4 May	58.3	Died	Luis Guillermo (Guillén) de Moncada de Aragón Luna de Peralta y de La Cerda †	Cardinal, Priest
8 May	38.1	Ordained Bishop	Jules Mascaron, C.O.I. †	Bishop of Tulle, France	Bishop of Agen, France
12 May	38.3	Died	Rodolpho Acquaviva †	Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Phrygia
16 May	53.3	Appointed	Sebastián de Arévalo y Torres, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain	Bishop of Osma, Spain
	54.3	Appointed	Bernardo Cristóbal de Quirós †	Bishop of Popayán, Colombia
	44.2	Elevated to Cardinal	César d’Estrées †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Laon, France
	71.3	Appointed	Fabio dos Reis Fernandes, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
	61.3	Appointed	Juan de Esturizada, O.P. †	Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
	51.3	Confirmed	Jean de Forcoal †	Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France
	73.3	Confirmed	Pedro de Godoy, O.P. †	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
	42.6	Appointed	Philip Thomas Howard of Norfolk, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva
	44.2	Appointed	Francesco Maria Neri †	Bishop of Massa Lubrense, Italy	Bishop of Venosa, Italy
	64.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Johann Eberhard Nidhard (Neidhardt), S.J. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
	23.2	Installed	Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	43.3	Appointed	Giacomo Rospigliosi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
		Born	Julius Nicolaus Torno †		Titular Bishop of Arcadiopolis in Asia
	60.3	Confirmed	Ferdinandus de Valcácer †	Bishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)	Bishop-Elect
21 May		Born	Felipe Molina y Figueroa †		Bishop of Nueva Caceres, Philippines
22 May	44.2	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Maria Neri †	Bishop of Massa Lubrense, Italy	Bishop of Venosa, Italy
24 May	19.1	Professed	Joseph-Ignace-Jean-Baptiste de Mesgrigny, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Grasse, France
29 May	40.5	Ordained Bishop	Jacques-Théodore de Brias †	Bishop of Saint-Omer, France	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
Jun	41.6	Resigned	Michele Antonio Vibò †	Apostolic Internuncio to France	Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
4 Jun	50.4	Selected	Aleksander Michał Kotowicz †	Bishop of Smoleńsk, Poland	Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
5 Jun	33.2	Ordained Bishop	Henri de Barillon †	Bishop of Luçon, France
5 Jun	50.4	Ordained Priest	Carlo Vincenzo Toti †	Priest	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
8 Jun		Born	Gerolamo Archinto †		Apostolic Nuncio to Poland
12 Jun	40.4	Ordained Bishop	György Pongrácz †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary
12 Jun	49.4	Ordained Bishop	José Sanchís y Ferrandis (Jerez), O. de M. †	Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
18 Jun	81.4	Died	Diego Chueca †	Bishop of Teruel, Spain
22 Jun	44.9	Selected	Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño †	Bishop of Durango, México	Archbishop of México, Federal District
27 Jun	43.4	Appointed	Manuel de Noroña, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
27 Jun	50.4	Appointed	Carlo Vincenzo Toti †	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
29 Jun	66.4	Died	Francesco Maria Mancini †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana

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