The Year of Our Lord 1766

Bishop Events

January to June

See Also: July to December | Overview | Necrology | Previous Year (1765) | Next Year (1767)

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Thomas Coen †		Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland
		Born	Francesco Saverio Dracopoli †		Bishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
	54.0	Resigned	Jacques Girard, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon	Prefect Emeritus
	20.0	Professed	Luigi Grondona, B. †	Member of Clerics Regular of St. Paul	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Ava e Pegù, Myanmar
	75.8	Died	Marcello Papiniano-Cusani †	Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
		Appointed	Gilles-François Pinabel, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon	Prefect Emeritus
	23.7	Ordained Priest	William Gregory Sharrock, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Vicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain
Jan	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Miguel Moreno y Ollo †	Bishop of Panamá	Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru
9 Jan	71.8	Died	Valentín Moran Menéndez, O. de M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
10 Jan		Born	Louis-Guillaume-Valentin Dubourg, P.S.S. †		Archbishop of Besançon, France
14 Jan	41.0	Confirmed	Philip MacDevitt †	Bishop of Derry, Ireland
15 Jan	59.4	Died	Giovanni Francesco Mora, C.O. †	Bishop of Adria, Italy
17 Jan	66.6	Died	Asensio Sales †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
17 Jan		Born	Juan Baltasar Toledano †		Bishop of Valladolid, Spain
18 Jan	61.8	Died	Giuseppe Lancellotti, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Isola, Italy
19 Jan		Born	Johann Martin Manl †		Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
19 Jan	20.3	Ordained Priest	Luis Rodrigues Vilares †	Priest	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
20 Jan	55.0	Died	Francisco San Andrés, O.S.H. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
21 Jan	50.9	Appointed	Jean-Olivier Briand †	Bishop of Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
22 Jan	41.0	Died	Pierre-Jean Kerhervé, M.E.P. †	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères
23 Jan	69.4	Died	Jean-François de La Cropte de Bourzac †	Bishop of Noyon, France
24 Jan	82.8	Died	Louis-François-Renaud de Villeneuve †	Bishop of Montpellier, France
25 Jan		Born	Pablo Colmenares, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Lérida, Spain
26 Jan		Born	Francisco de São Luiz (Manoel Justiniano) Saraiva, O.S.B. †		Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
26 Jan	63.0	Died	Hervé-Nicolas Thépault de Brignou †	Bishop of Saint-Brieuc, France
27 Jan	33.0	Appointed	Alexander Bianchi †	Bishop of Pult (Pulati), Albania
	60.4	Appointed	Ludovico Terin Bonesio, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Bobbio, Italy
	54.2	Appointed	Domenico de Dominicis †	Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli, Italy
	57.9	Confirmed	Giovanni Girolamo Gradenigo, C.R. †	Archbishop of Udine, Italy
	60.9	Appointed	Domenico Giovanni Prosperi †	Bishop of San Severino (Marche), Italy
2 Feb	60.4	Ordained Bishop	Ludovico Terin Bonesio, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Bobbio, Italy
2 Feb	57.9	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Girolamo Gradenigo, C.R. †	Archbishop of Udine, Italy
5 Feb	85.2	Died	Antonio Guglielmi †	Archbishop of Urbino, Italy
8 Feb		Born	Jean-Paul-Gaston de Pins †		Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Lyon (-Vienne), France
9 Feb	54.2	Ordained Bishop	Domenico de Dominicis †	Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli, Italy
9 Feb	60.9	Ordained Bishop	Domenico Giovanni Prosperi †	Bishop of San Severino (Marche), Italy
10 Feb		Born	Carlo Pio Ravasi, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Adria, Italy
16 Feb	34.0	Selected	Louis-François-Marc-Hilaire de Conzié †	Bishop of Saint-Omer, France	Bishop of Arras, France
22 Feb	26.7	Ordained Priest	Edmund Maria Josef Artz von und zu Vasegg †	Priest of Trento, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
	24.1	Ordained Priest	Filippo Angelico (Antonius Maria Alexander) Becchetti, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop Emeritus of Città della Pieve, Italy
	23.7	Ordained Deacon	José (Joseph) Cariati (Kariattil) †	Deacon of Cranganore (Angamala), India	Archbishop
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Paolo Giuseppe Solaro di Villanova †	Priest	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Aosta, Italy
23 Feb	35.1	Ordained Bishop	Ignace Michel III Djarwé (Jarweh) †	Bishop	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
26 Feb	38.6	Appointed	Thomas Joseph Talbot †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain	Vicar Apostolic
26 Feb	38.6	Appointed	Thomas Joseph Talbot †	Titular Bishop of Akka	Vicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain
Mar		Born	Alexander Paterson †		Vicar Apostolic of Eastern District, Scotland, Great Britain
Mar	38.6	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Joseph Talbot †	Titular Bishop of Akka	Vicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain
2 Mar	26.1	Ordained Deacon	Walenty Wołczacki, O.P. †	Deacon of Order of Friars Preachers	Titular Bishop of Tamasus
12 Mar		Born	Francisco Javier de Cienfuegos y Jovellanos †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
15 Mar	47.4	Ordained Deacon	João António Barbosa Soares †	Deacon	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
	23.8	Ordained Priest	José (Joseph) Cariati (Kariattil) †	Priest of Cranganore (Angamala), India	Archbishop
	28.3	Ordained Deacon	Iwo Onufry Rogowski †	Deacon of Poznań, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
	39.0	Ordained Priest	Friedrich Ludwig Franz von Wangen zu Geroldseck †	Priest of Basel, Switzerland	Bishop
	22.9	Ordained Priest	Johann Nepomuk von Wolf †	Priest of Regensburg, Germany	Bishop
16 Mar	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Olivier Briand †	Bishop of Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
18 Mar	77.6	Died	Diego Rivera Higuera, O. de M. †	Bishop of Barbastro, Spain
23 Mar		Born	Alexander Dobrzański †		Auxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland
27 Mar	72.4	Died	Arcangelo Lupi, O.P. †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
30 Mar	31.3	Selected	Charles de Broglie †	Bishop of Noyon, France
4 Apr	45.1	Appointed	Jan Maurycy von Strachwitz †	Apostolic Administrator of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
4 Apr		Born	Pierre Trenchant, M.E.P. †		Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan), China
6 Apr	25.2	Ordained Priest	Gennaro Carelli †	Priest	Bishop of Conversano, Italy
13 Apr	57.6	Died	Esteban Villanova Colomer †	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
14 Apr	56.0	Appointed	Tommaso Battiloro †	Bishop of San Severo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	35.8	Appointed	François Maria Collet, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Adrasus
	40.0	Appointed	Ferdinando de Vicariis, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
	34.2	Confirmed	Louis-François-Marc-Hilaire de Conzié †	Bishop of Saint-Omer, France	Bishop of Arras, France
	43.5	Appointed	Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana y Butrón †	Archbishop of México, Federal District	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
	34.9	Appointed	Johann Anton Miocevich †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
	52.9	Appointed	Domenico Monti †	Archbishop of Urbino, Italy
	67.9	Died	Domenico Pasqualigo †	Bishop of Scardona (Skradin), Croatia
	37.5	Appointed	Basilio Tomás Sancho y Hernando (de Santas Justa y Rufina), Sch. P. †	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
	46.6	Appointed	Andrea Spana †	Bishop of Segni, Italy
	39.8	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Filipponi Tenderini †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	51.5	Appointed	Cyprian Kazimierz von Wolicki †	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
	51.5	Appointed	Cyprian Kazimierz von Wolicki †	Titular Bishop of Sinope	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
19 Apr	77.2	Died	Nicola Paolo Pandolfelli †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
20 Apr	56.0	Ordained Bishop	Tommaso Battiloro †	Bishop of San Severo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	35.8	Ordained Bishop	François Maria Collet, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Adrasus
	45.4	Ordained Bishop	José Luis de Lila y Moreno, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru
	40.1	Ordained Bishop	Ferdinando de Vicariis, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
	44.1	Ordained Bishop	José Molina Lario y Navarro †	Bishop of Albarracin, Spain	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
	34.9	Ordained Bishop	Johann Anton Miocevich †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
	46.6	Ordained Bishop	Andrea Spana †	Bishop of Segni, Italy
22 Apr		Born	Antoine Martinet †		Archbishop of Chambéry, France
27 Apr		Born	Vincenzo-Maria Armentano, O.P. †		Bishop of Mileto, Italy
1 May	42.3	Died	Franciszek Kobielski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
4 May		Born	Pietro Giovanni Zanardi †		Bishop of Guastalla, Italy
10 May	60.7	Selected	Bartholomaeus Amoroso †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
11 May	34.3	Ordained Bishop	Louis-François-Marc-Hilaire de Conzié †	Bishop of Saint-Omer, France	Bishop of Arras, France
11 May	65.3	Died	Romualdo Velarde y Cienfuegos †	Bishop of Ávila, Spain
16 May	64.8	Died	Francesco Antonio Salomone †	Bishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy
19 May		Died	Tobie El-Khazen †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
19 May	39.9	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Filipponi Tenderini †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
24 May	47.6	Ordained Priest	João António Barbosa Soares †	Priest	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
	23.3	Ordained Priest	Angiolo (Angelo) Cesarini †	Priest	Titular Bishop of Milevum
	22.2	Ordained Deacon	Karl Josef Jerome von Kolborn †	Deacon of Mainz, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
	25.7	Ordained Priest	Joaquim de Santa Clara Brandão (Lopes), O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
25 May	40.7	Selected	Raymond de Durfort †	Bishop of Montpellier, France	Archbishop of Besançon, France
	25.9	Ordained Priest	Jean-François Périer †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Avignon, France
		Born	Francesco Luigi Piervisani †		Bishop of Nocera Umbra, Italy
2 Jun	60.7	Confirmed	Bartholomaeus Amoroso †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
	31.5	Confirmed	Charles de Broglie †	Bishop of Noyon, France
	53.9	Appointed	Pedro Cortez y Larraz †	Archbishop of Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus of Tortosa, Spain
	51.3	Appointed	Giambattista Donati †	Bishop of Cervia, Italy
	63.9	Died	Franciszek Kazimierz Dowgiałło Zawisza †	Auxiliary Bishop of Inflanty (Livonia)-Pilten, Poland
	41.3	Appointed	Stefano (Ildefonso) Ortiz Cortes, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
	49.0	Appointed	Alessandro Pisani †	Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
	38.4	Appointed	Arnaldo Speroni, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Adria, Italy
4 Jun	75.7	Died	António de Sousa Tavora, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Porto, Portugal
8 Jun	60.7	Ordained Bishop	Bartholomaeus Amoroso †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
	51.3	Ordained Bishop	Giambattista Donati †	Bishop of Cervia, Italy
	41.3	Ordained Bishop	Stefano (Ildefonso) Ortiz Cortes, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
	49.0	Ordained Bishop	Alessandro Pisani †	Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
	38.4	Ordained Bishop	Arnaldo Speroni, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Adria, Italy
9 Jun	37.4	Selected	Joseph VI Estephan †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
11 Jun	16.1	Entered	Adrijan Holovnja (Hołownia), O.S.B.M. †	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Auxiliary Bishop of Žyrovyci (Ukrainian), Lithuania
11 Jun	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Antonio de la Riva y Mazo †	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
15 Jun	51.6	Ordained Bishop	Cyprian Kazimierz von Wolicki †	Titular Bishop of Sinope	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
16 Jun		Born	Gaetano Bonanni †		Bishop of Norcia, Italy
19 Jun		Born	Juan Arciniega †		Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
22 Jun	31.5	Ordained Bishop	Charles de Broglie †	Bishop of Noyon, France
30 Jun		Resigned	Paul Dragićević (Draghichevich), O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bosnia (Ottoman), Croatia

About Catholic-Hierarchy

Terminology/Site Help

✠