The Year of Our Lord 1670

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Marko Andrijašević (Andreassi) †		Archbishop of Sardica (Sredek, Sofia), Bulgaria
		Born	Fernando Ignacio Arango Queipo, O.S.A. †		Bishop of Tuy, Spain
		Born	Philippus Bavestrelli †		Bishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
	21.7	Professed	Basilio Brollo, O.F.M. Obs. †	Member of Order of Observant Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic of Chansi and Chensi, China
	41.0	Ordained Priest	Dominic Burke, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
	37.0	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Antonio de Camillis †	Bishop of Milos (Melos), Greece
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Juli�n Cano y Tevar, O. Carm. †	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop of �vila, Spain
	30.0	Professed	Giuseppe Cei, C.O. †	Member of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	Bishop of Cortona, Italy
		Born	Name Codsi †		Archbishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
		Born	Neal (Nelano) Conway †		Bishop of Derry, Ireland
		Born	Adam Daemen †		Vicar Apostolic of Batavia (Holland Mission), Netherlands
	42.8	Appointed	Juan Tom�s de Rocaberti, O.P. †	Master General of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
	27.0	Ordained Priest	Timoth�e Isaac Gebeir †	Priest	Bishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Syrian), Turkey
		Born	Louis de La Vergne-Montenard de Tressan †		Archbishop of Rouen, France
	60.0	Resigned	Leonardo Leria, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Minori, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Ivan Małachowski †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland	Bishop of Chełm (Ukrainian), Poland
	42.2	Resigned	Galeazzo Marescotti †	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
	58.0	Died	Arsenius a Mediolano (Milano), O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Paphus
	26.0	Ordained Priest	Deodat Nersesowicz †	Priest of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine	Coadjutor Archbishop
	52.0	Died	Myxajlo Paškovskyj †	Bishop of Smoleńsk (Ukrainian), Russian Federation
		Born	Michael Piechowski †		Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
	64.0	Died	Sebastiano Pisani †	Bishop Emeritus of Verona, Italy
		Born	Stefan Bogusław Rupniewski †		Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
	40.0	Resigned	Pedro de Salazar Guti�rrez de Toledo, O. de M. †	Master General of Order of Our Lady of Mercy	Cardinal, Bishop of C�rdoba, Spain
		Born	Mart�n de Sarricolea y Olea †		Priest of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
	60.0	Appointed	Peter Walenburch †	Auxiliary Bishop of K�ln {Cologne}, Germany
	35.0	Appointed	Kyprian Żochowski (Zhokhovskyj) †	Coadjutor Bishop of Połock (Polotsk) (Ukrainian), Belarus	Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
5 Jan	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enr�quez, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Michoac�n, M�xico	Bishop of Coria, Spain
7 Jan	35.6	Selected	Jean de Gaillard de Longjumeau †	Bishop of Apt, France
7 Jan	69.2	Died	Modeste de Villeneuve des Arcs, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Apt, France
8 Jan	68.0	Died	�tienne Moreau †	Bishop of Arras, France
9 Jan	86.0	Died	Ulysses Gherardini della Rosa †	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
		Born	Konstanty Moszyński, O.S.P.P.E. †		Bishop of Inflanty (Livonia)-Pilten, Poland
	61.0	Died	Franz Virgil von Spaur und Val�r †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
13 Jan		Born	Joseph-Louis de Cohorn de La Palun †		Bishop of Vaison, France
19 Jan		Born	Diogo Marques Morato †		Bishop of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
26 Jan	16.0	Solemn Vows	Filoteo Zassi, O.S.B.M. †	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Archbishop of Durr�s (Durazzo) (Albanian), Albania
27 Jan	60.1	Died	Nicolas Fran�ois de Lorraine-Vaud�mont †	Former Bishop-Elect of Toul, France
29 Jan		Born	Benito Pa�elles Escard�, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
30 Jan	77.0	Died	Louis Barbier de La Rivi�re †	Bishop of Langres, France
Feb	40.0	Died	Agostino Franciotti †	Titular Archbishop of Trapezus	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany
4 Feb	54.9	Appointed	Johann Franz von Preysing-Hohenaschau †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
10 Feb	49.3	Ordained Priest	Jean Louis (Johann Ludwig) d’Elderen †	Priest of Li�ge, Belgium	Bishop
12 Feb		Born	Domenico Rossi †		Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy
20 Feb		Appointed	Wenzel Wilhelm von Hofkirchen †	Bishop of Seckau, Austria
24 Feb	68.1	Died	Giuseppe Ciantes, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Marsico Nuovo, Italy
1 Mar	28.0	Ordained Deacon	Albert de Hornes †	Deacon	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
5 Mar		Died	Fernando de Sada Azcona †	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
6 Mar		Born	Giovanni Maria Benzoni †		Bishop Emeritus of Chioggia, Italy
7 Mar		Born	Raniero d’Elci †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
16 Mar		Died	Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes †	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
17 Mar		Died	Francesco Gaetano †	Titular Archbishop of Rhodus
1 Apr	49.2	Appointed	Gabriel de Almeida, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
3 Apr	42.2	Died	Paul Budimir, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Pedena, Austria
5 Apr	22.0	Ordained Deacon	Giuseppe Maria Bondola, O.F.M. Conv. †	Deacon of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop of Satriano e Campagna, Italy
		Born	Pantaleon (Andreas) Bruns, O.S.B. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
	27.2	Ordained Priest	Jacques de Goyon de Matignon †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Condom, France
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Johann Kasimir R�ls †	Priest of Augsburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
	28.1	Ordained Priest	Albert de Hornes †	Priest	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
8 Apr	29.3	Ordained Deacon	Andreas Albinowski †	Deacon	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
12 Apr	75.2	Died	Georges Rizqallah Beseb’ely †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
12 Apr	71.7	Died	Scipione Pannocchieschi d’Elci †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Pisa, Italy
13 Apr	29.3	Ordained Priest	Andreas Albinowski †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
17 Apr	43.2	Selected	Andreas Daniel von Rauchnach †	Bishop of Pedena, Austria
24 Apr		Died	Roberto Strozzi †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy
25 Apr		Died	Marcello Anania †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
29 Apr	79.7	Elected	Emilio Bonaventura Altieri †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
29 Apr		Died	Melcior Palau i Bosc� †	Bishop of Urgell, Spain
May	52.9	Appointed	Federico Borromeo (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Secretary of State
4 May	51.3	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Eusanio, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia	Titular Bishop of Porphyreon
10 May		Born	Antonio Bianchi di Gennaro, O.F.M. Obs. †		Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
11 May	79.8	Installed	Emilio Bonaventura Altieri †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
14 May	52.4	Appointed	Leopoldo de’ Medici †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin
	57.4	Appointed	Giacomo Franzoni †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	54.2	Appointed	Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti	Cardinal, Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
	64.3	Appointed	Francesco Maria Mancini †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana
	48.3	Appointed	Paolo Savelli †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin
17 May		Born	Jos� Taberner (Taverner) D�rdena †		Bishop of Gerona, Spain
18 May		Ordained Bishop	Domenico de’ Marini †	Titular Archbishop of Teodosia
	74.3	Ordained Bishop	Domenico Gianuzzi †	Titular Bishop of Dioclea
	65.3	Ordained Bishop	Nestor Rita †	Titular Bishop of Zenopolis in Lycia	Titular Archbishop of Sebaste in Cilicia
	23.1	Ordained Deacon	Agnello Rossi, O. Carm. †	Deacon of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop of Potenza, Italy
19 May	39.8	Installed	Nicol� Acciaioli †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	26.7	Appointed	Emmanuel-The�dose de la Tour d’Auvergne de Bouillon †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	60.6	Installed	Giovanni Bona †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme
	63.5	Appointed	Jodok Brendt Hopner †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	63.5	Appointed	Jodok Brendt Hopner †	Titular Bishop of Lampsacus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Passau, Germany
	50.3	Installed	Buonaccorso Buonacorsi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala
	59.6	Appointed	Carlo Cerri †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
	59.6	Installed	Carlo Cerri †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro	Cardinal, Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
	21.3	Appointed	Sigismondo Chigi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro
	53.0	Appointed	Giovanni Delfino †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia	Cardinal, Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
	35.3	Installed	Luis Manuel Fern�ndez de Portocarrero-Bocanegra y Moscoso-Osorio †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
	50.3	Appointed	Gerardus Galata †	Archbishop of Durr�s (Durazzo), Albania
	38.5	Confirmed	Leopold Karl von Kollonitsch Lip�t †	Bishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	76.3	Installed	Francesco Nerli (Sr.) †	Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola	Cardinal, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
	67.3	Installed	Lazzaro Pallavicino †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina
	46.9	Appointed	Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni †	Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
20 May		Born	Nicola Cani, O.P. †		Bishop of Bosa, Italy
	51.3	Died	Nicolaus Carpenia †	Archbishop of Durr�s (Durazzo), Albania
	39.7	Selected	Bl. Estephan Douaihi †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
		Born	Jean-Baptiste Surian †		Bishop of Vence, France
21 May		Born	Antonio Righi †		Bishop Emeritus of Trebinje e Mrkan, Bosnia and Herzegovina
22 May		Born	Gaetano Maria Bargagli, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
25 May	51.3	Ordained Bishop	Juan Asensio Barrios, O. de M. †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain	Bishop of Ja�n, Spain
25 May		Born	Gennaro Scalea †		Bishop of San Severo, Italy
27 May	23.1	Ordained Priest	Agnello Rossi, O. Carm. †	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop of Potenza, Italy
31 May	23.0	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Francesco Maria Poggi, O.S.M. †	Priest of Order of Friar Servants of Mary	Bishop of San Miniato, Italy
Jun	71.4	Died	Francesco Falabella †	Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy
1 Jun	38.4	Selected	Gy�rgy Pongr�cz †	Bishop of V�c, Hungary
1 Jun	32.7	Ordained Priest	Louis de Thomassin †	Priest	Bishop of Sisteron, France
2 Jun	42.6	Confirmed	Jacques-B�nigne Bossuet †	Bishop of Condom, France	Bishop of Meaux, France
	78.1	Resigned	Francesco Maria Brancaccio †	Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	52.4	Appointed	Stefano Brancaccio †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop
	50.4	Appointed	Francesco Casati †	Titular Archbishop of Trapezus
	63.9	Appointed	Gabriel de Esparza P�rez †	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
	46.4	Appointed	Andr�s Gir�n †	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
	32.4	Confirmed	Louis de La Vergne-Montenard de Tressan †	Bishop of Vabres, France	Bishop of Le Mans, France
		Appointed	Filippo de Monti †	Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
	58.0	Appointed	Giulio Spinola †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Nepi e Sutri, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy
	55.4	Confirmed	Jean de Vintimille du Luc †	Bishop of Digne, France	Bishop of Toulon, France
	52.4	Appointed	Vitaliano Visconti †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
14 Jun	74.4	Died	John Burke †	Vicar Apostolic of Cashel, Ireland
15 Jun	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Casati †	Titular Archbishop of Trapezus
16 Jun	66.4	Appointed	Lorenzo Astiria, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Bishop of Malta
	43.6	Appointed	Alfonso de Balmaseda, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
	44.0	Appointed	Francesco Buonvisi †	Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica	Cardinal, Bishop of Lucca, Italy
	45.1	Appointed	Gasparo Carpegna †	Titular Archbishop of Nicaea	Cardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
	50.4	Appointed	Mart�n Ib��ez y Villanueva, O.SS.T. †	Bishop of Gaeta, Italy	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
	34.0	Appointed	Francesco Nerli (Jr.) †	Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Assisi, Italy
20 Jun		Born	Apollonio Lupi, C.R.L. †		Titular Bishop of Hemeria (Himeria)
20 Jun	55.4	Appointed	Francisco de Seijas Losada †	Bishop of Salamanca, Spain	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
22 Jun	43.6	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso de Balmaseda, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
	45.1	Ordained Bishop	Gasparo Carpegna †	Titular Archbishop of Nicaea	Cardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Mart�n Ib��ez y Villanueva, O.SS.T. †	Bishop of Gaeta, Italy	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
27 Jun	57.2	Installed	Payo Af�n Enr�quez de Ribera Manrique de Lara, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of M�xico, Federal District	Archbishop Emeritus
29 Jun	45.4	Ordained Bishop	Otto Reinhold Andrimont, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Isauria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
30 Jun	60.4	Appointed	Giuseppe Cigala (Cicala), C.R. †	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy	Archbishop of Messina, Italy
	35.4	Appointed	Francesco Antonio Curzio †	Bishop of Bovino, Italy
	55.1	Appointed	Gaetano D’Afflitto, C.R. †	Bishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy
	35.4	Appointed	Tommaso d’Aquino, C.R. †	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
	66.4	Resigned	Luigi de Gennaro †	Bishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Wojciech Jan Koryciński †	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
	64.4	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Lanfranchi, C.R. †	Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
	50.4	Appointed	Krzysztof Jan Żegocki †	Bishop of Chełm, Poland

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