The Year of Our Lord 1752

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Ignace V Cattan (Qattan) †		Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
		Ordained Bishop	Luc d’Aïntab †	Bishop of Marasc (Armenian), Turkey
		Died	Basile Finan †	Bishop of Bāniyās (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
		Died	Jesu-Yab †	Bishop of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean), Iran
	26.2	Ordained Priest	Michal Mateusz Kosmowski, C.R.L. †	Priest of Canons Regular of the Congregation of the Most Holy Saviour of the Lateran	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
	27.0	Ordained Priest	Philip MacDevitt †	Priest	Bishop of Derry, Ireland
	73.0	Died	Polikarp Mihuniewicz (Myhunevych), O.S.B.M. †	Archbishop-Elect of Smoleńsk (Ukrainian), Russian Federation
	84.0	Died	António Paes Godinho †	Bishop Emeritus of Nanking [Nanjing], China
	15.1	Professed	Franz von Raigesfeld, S.J. †	Member of Society of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
	16.4	Professed	Kajetan Maria (Ignaz Judas Thaddäus) Reisach, C.R. †	Member of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Titular Bishop of Dibon (Dibona)
	15.2	Professed	Grgo Ilijić, O.F.M. Obs. †	Member of Order of Observant Friars Minor	Titular Bishop of Ruspae
2 Jan	82.0	Died	Giovanni Pietro Faccolli †	Bishop of Troia, Italy
3 Jan	65.9	Died	Egidio Antonio Isabelli †	Bishop of Alife, Italy
3 Jan	40.4	Selected	Karl Michael von Attems (Attembs) †	Archbishop of Gorizia (Görz), Italy
6 Jan	83.2	Died	Pompeio Aldrovandi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
6 Jan	36.7	Selected	Félicien Bocon de La Merlière †	Bishop of Apt, France	Bishop Emeritus
17 Jan	69.5	Resigned	Francesco Landi Pietra †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
18 Jan		Born	Fabrizio Selvi †		Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
19 Jan	67.8	Died	Johann Joseph Anton Blatter †	Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
19 Jan	50.0	Confirmed	James O’Keeffe †	Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
21 Jan	50.4	Appointed	Jean-Antoine Buocher, O.F.M. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Chansi and Chensi, China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
21 Jan	50.4	Appointed	Jean-Antoine Buocher, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Rosalia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chansi and Chensi, China
22 Jan		Born	Antonio Maria Nappi †		Bishop of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola, Italy
23 Jan		Born	Giuseppe d’Amante †		Bishop of Ischia, Italy
	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Lucretius-Henri-François de La Tour du Pin Montauban †	Bishop of Riez, France
	22.9	Ordained Priest	Baldassarre Vulcano, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
24 Jan	40.2	Appointed	Carlo Ciocchi †	Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	45.3	Confirmed	Diego del Corro †	Bishop of Popayán, Colombia	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
	55.9	Appointed	Juan José de Eguiara y Eguren †	Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México	Former Bishop-Elect
	55.3	Appointed	Michele di Tarsia, C.P.O. †	Bishop of Conversano, Italy
	67.0	Confirmed	Francisco José de Figueredo y Victoria †	Archbishop of Guatemala
	40.1	Appointed	Franz Josef von Gondola, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Tempe	Vicar Apostolic of Nordic Missions, Germany
	40.1	Confirmed	Franz Josef von Gondola, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany	Vicar Apostolic of Nordic Missions, Germany
	53.8	Confirmed	Giovanni Battista Miceli †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
	53.8	Confirmed	Franjo Thauszy †	Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
29 Jan	50.6	Died	Manuel Machado y Luna †	Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
29 Jan	48.0	Selected	Francisco de Mello, O.F.M. Ref. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal	Bishop
30 Jan	42.3	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Baptiste de Belloy-Morangle †	Bishop of Glandèves, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
	40.2	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Ciocchi †	Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	55.3	Ordained Bishop	Michele di Tarsia, C.P.O. †	Bishop of Conversano, Italy
	53.8	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Miceli †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
2 Feb	80.8	Died	Paolo de Mercurio †	Bishop of Giovinazzo e Terlizzi, Italy
7 Feb		Born	Charles-François-Marie Petit-Benoit de Chaffoy †		Bishop of Nîmes, France
7 Feb	45.0	Selected	Gottfried Xaver von Laimbeckhoven, S.J. †	Bishop of Nanking [Nanjing], China
9 Feb	78.6	Died	Giovanni Tommaso Maria Marelli, C.O. †	Bishop of Imola, Italy
12 Feb		Born	John Chisholm †		Vicar Apostolic of Highland District, Scotland, Great Britain
16 Feb		Born	Luigi Bottiglia Savoulx †		Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
20 Feb	46.0	Ordained Bishop	John Joseph Hornyold †	Titular Bishop of Philomelium	Vicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain
24 Feb	44.4	Selected	Antonín Petr Příchovský z P$#345;íchovic †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia	Archbishop
28 Feb	72.1	Died	John Galata †	Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
Mar	60.1	Died	Diego García de Medrano †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
1 Mar	54.1	Resigned	Antun Becić †	Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
4 Mar	39.1	Ordained Bishop	Stefan Sylwester Rudnicki-Lubieniecki, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Lutzk e Ostrog (Ukrainian), Ukraine
5 Mar	41.9	Ordained Bishop	György Klimó †	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
5 Mar	62.0	Died	Józef Dominik Puzyna †	Bishop of Inflanty (Livonia)-Pilten, Poland
6 Mar	66.9	Succeeded	João Luis Vasconcellos, S.J. †	Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India
6 Mar	76.1	Died	Antonio Pimentel, S.J. †	Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India
7 Mar	74.1	Died	Patrick MacDonagh †	Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland
8 Mar	24.4	Ordained Priest	Etienne-Charles de Loménie de Brienne †	Priest	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens, France
12 Mar		Born	Filippo Ghighi †		Bishop of Sovana (Soana), Italy
12 Mar	41.0	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Albrici Pellegrini †	Titular Bishop of Epiphania in Syria	Bishop of Como, Italy
14 Mar	61.7	Died	François de Baglion de la Salle †	Bishop of Arras, France
14 Mar		Born	Bernardo García y Hernández (Fernandez Perdigon), O.F.M. Disc. †		Bishop of Nueva Caceres, Philippines
17 Mar		Born	Patrick MacMullan †		Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
18 Mar	23.1	Ordained Priest	Sebastiano de Rosa †	Priest	Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Francesco Maria Locatelli †	Priest	Cardinal, Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
	25.2	Ordained Deacon	John MacDonald †	Deacon of Highland District, Scotland, Great Britain	Vicar Apostolic
	23.1	Ordained Priest	Franz Melchior Joseph Zen-Ruffinen †	Priest of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland	Bishop
20 Mar	42.6	Appointed	Giovanni Carlo Bandi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Imola, Italy
	61.0	Confirmed	Josephus Antonius Chiolnich †	Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
	62.9	Appointed	Hijacint Marija Milković, O.P. †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
	60.1	Appointed	Francesco Pacca †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
	56.8	Appointed	Juan Manuel Rodríguez Castañón †	Bishop of Tuy, Spain
	45.5	Appointed	Carlo Rosati †	Bishop of Alife, Italy
	64.6	Appointed	Onésimo Salamanca Zaldívar †	Archbishop of Granada, Spain	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
21 Mar		Born	Bartolomeo Cesare †		Bishop of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy
	50.2	Ordained Bishop	James O’Keeffe †	Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
	50.2	Selected	John MacColgan †	Bishop of Derry, Ireland
23 Mar	38.3	Selected	Giuseppe Orlandi, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Giovinazzo e Terlizzi, Italy
25 Mar	60.1	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Pacca †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
	23.5	Ordained Priest	Adelmo Gennaro Pignatelli di Belmonte, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Archbishop of Capua, Italy
	45.5	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Rosati †	Bishop of Alife, Italy
		Born	Giuseppe Maria Tedeschi †		Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
26 Mar		Born	Ramón Falcón y Salcedo †		Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
30 Mar	40.1	Selected	Agatino Maria Reggio Statella †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
1 Apr	32.1	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Francesco Guidi di Bagno-Talenti †	Priest	Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
1 Apr	25.2	Ordained Priest	John MacDonald †	Priest of Highland District, Scotland, Great Britain	Vicar Apostolic
2 Apr	61.7	Ordained Deacon	Giovanni Carlo Antonelli †	Deacon	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
4 Apr	61.7	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Carlo Antonelli †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
8 Apr		Born	Claude-François de Thiollaz †		Bishop of Annecy, France
9 Apr	70.7	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Spínola †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
12 Apr	61.2	Appointed	Mario Antonio Maffei †	Vicar Apostolic of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
12 Apr		Born	Johann Aloys (Algis) Schneider †		Vicar Apostolic of Saxonia (Saxony), Germany
13 Apr		Born	Paolo Antonio Roviglia, O.C.D. †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Malabar, India
16 Apr	45.2	Selected	Jean de Bonneguise †	Bishop of Arras, France
16 Apr	38.6	Ordained Bishop	Marco Antonio Piacentini, O.C.D. †	Bishop of Ispahan, Iran
18 Apr		Born	Etienne-Parfait-Martin Maurel de Mons †		Archbishop of Avignon, France
24 Apr	63.9	Appointed	Jaime Cortada y Brú †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
	52.8	Appointed	Juan Manuel de Escobar y de la Carrera †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
	38.4	Confirmed	Giuseppe Orlandi, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Giovinazzo e Terlizzi, Italy
	40.8	Confirmed	Karl Michael von Attems (Attembs) †	Archbishop of Gorizia (Görz), Italy
25 Apr	51.6	Selected	Pietro Budmani †	Bishop of Stagno (Ston), Croatia
25 Apr		Born	Vincenzo Maria Mossi de Morano †		Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
29 Apr	65.2	Died	Jean-François de Macheco de Prémeaux †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans), France
30 Apr	38.4	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Orlandi, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Giovinazzo e Terlizzi, Italy
3 May		Born	Juan Cruz Ruiz de Cabañas y Crespo †		Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
4 May	50.3	Confirmed	John MacColgan †	Bishop of Derry, Ireland
5 May	81.4	Died	Edward Dicconson †	Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain
	56.3	Selected	Patrick O’Nachten (Naghten) †	Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland	Former Bishop-Elect
	59.5	Succeeded	Francis Petre †	Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain
12 May	56.3	Confirmed	Patrick O’Nachten (Naghten) †	Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland	Former Bishop-Elect
13 May	72.2	Died	Alessandro Guiccioli †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
15 May	61.8	Appointed	Giovanni Carlo Antonelli †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
	61.8	Appointed	Giovanni Carlo Antonelli †	Titular Bishop of Dioclea	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
	53.4	Appointed	José de Oliveira Calado †	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
	53.4	Appointed	José de Oliveira Calado †	Titular Bishop of Mauricastro	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
	41.3	Appointed	Giacinto Giustiniani, O.P. †	Bishop of Syros (e Milos), Greece	Bishop Emeritus
	45.3	Confirmed	Gottfried Xaver von Laimbeckhoven, S.J. †	Bishop of Nanking [Nanjing], China
	37.1	Confirmed	Félicien Bocon de La Merlière †	Bishop of Apt, France	Bishop Emeritus
	50.4	Appointed	Jerónimo de São José, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Évora, Portugal
	50.4	Appointed	Jerónimo de São José, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Tipasa in Mauretania	Auxiliary Bishop of Évora, Portugal
	48.3	Confirmed	Francisco de Mello, O.F.M. Ref. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal	Bishop
21 May	23.3	Ordained Priest	Joseph VI Estephan †	Priest	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
21 May	39.3	Selected	Joseph de Saint-André de Marnays de Vercel †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans), France
22 May	66.9	Died	Juan Bravo del Rivero y Correa †	Bishop of Arequipa, Peru
23 May	59.0	Ordained Deacon	Vincenzo Acqua †	Deacon	Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
23 May	63.9	Ordained Bishop	Jaime Cortada y Brú †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
24 May	58.3	Died	François de Lastic de Saint-Jal †	Bishop of Castres, France
27 May	59.0	Ordained Priest	Vincenzo Acqua †	Priest	Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
	21.9	Ordained Deacon	Pál László Esterházy †	Deacon	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
	27.7	Ordained Deacon	César Constantin François de Hoensbroeck †	Deacon of Liège, Belgium	Bishop
	26.0	Ordained Priest	Angelo Maria Zuccari †	Priest	Bishop of Capaccio, Italy
28 May	27.7	Ordained Priest	César Constantin François de Hoensbroeck †	Priest of Liège, Belgium	Bishop
29 May		Born	Rainieri Alliata †		Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
30 May	60.6	Died	Miguel Vicente Cebrián y Agustín †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
31 May		Born	Jacques-Benjamin Longer, M.E.P. †		Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam
Jun	78.9	Died	Michele Orsi †	Archbishop of Otranto, Italy
Jun	22.9	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Maria Percoto, B. †	Priest of Clerics Regular of St. Paul	Vicar Apostolic of Ava e Pegù, Myanmar
4 Jun	61.8	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Carlo Antonelli †	Titular Bishop of Dioclea	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
4 Jun	37.1	Ordained Bishop	Félicien Bocon de La Merlière †	Bishop of Apt, France	Bishop Emeritus
7 Jun	70.3	Selected	Antoni Sebastian Dembowski †	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
	55.0	Selected	Józef Eustachy Szembek †	Bishop of Płock, Poland
	86.0	Died	Lorenzo Tartagni †	Bishop Emeritus of Veroli, Italy
	47.3	Selected	Walenty Franciszek Wężyk †	Bishop of Chełm, Poland	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
11 Jun	24.4	Ordained Deacon	John Carpenter †	Deacon	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
11 Jun	52.9	Ordained Bishop	Juan Manuel de Escobar y de la Carrera †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
16 Jun	61.5	Died	José Maria da Fonseca de Évora, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Porto, Portugal
18 Jun	24.4	Ordained Priest	John Carpenter †	Priest	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
20 Jun	80.5	Died	José Cubero Ramírez de Arellano, O. de M. †	Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
24 Jun	41.6	Selected	Jean-Sébastien de Barral †	Bishop of Castres, France
	68.9	Appointed	Carlo Alberto Guidobono Cavalchini †	Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the College of Cardinals	Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
	74.4	Died	Domenico de Marzano †	Bishop of Bova, Italy
26 Jun	88.0	Died	Giulio Alberoni †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain
29 Jun	22.9	Ordained Priest	Manuel Ferrer y Figueredo †	Priest	Bishop of Málaga, Spain

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