The Year of Our Lord 1783

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Casimiro Albano Pereira de la Cruz †		Priest of Santiago de Chile
	49.9	Appointed	Joseph Adam Arco †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Seckau, Austria	Bishop
	40.6	Died	Ant�nio da Assun��o, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop-Elect of S�o Tom� of Meliapore, India
	47.4	Appointed	Jan Benisławski †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Mohilev, Belarus
	47.4	Appointed	Jan Benisławski †	Titular Archbishop of Gadara	Coadjutor Archbishop of Mohilev, Belarus
		Born	Ivan (Joannes) Bokhenskyi (Bocheński) †		Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	55.9	Resigned	Pierre-Fran�ois Cassiet †	Prefect of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon	Prefect Emeritus
	23.3	Ordained Priest	Aeneas Chisholm †	Priest of Highland District, Scotland, Great Britain	Vicar Apostolic
	90.4	Died	Carmine Cioffi †	Titular Bishop of Antaeopolis
	13.0	Professed	Francesco Colangelo, C.O. †	Member of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
	22.4	Ordained Deacon	Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola della Genga †	Deacon	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Born	Alfonso-Maria di Donato, O.F.M. Obs. †		Vicar Apostolic of Scen-Si (Chen-si, Shensi), China
	64.4	Died	Giovanni Tommaso Gallarati Ghislieri †	Titular Bishop of Paros
		Born	Denys Michel Hardaya †		Bishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria
		Born	James Keating †		Bishop of Ferns, Ireland
	49.0	Appointed	Iraklij (Herakliusz) Listovskyj (Lissowski), O.S.B.M. †	Archbishop of Połock (Polotsk) (Ukrainian), Belarus	Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	46.9	Appointed	Baptiste-Fran�ois-Xavier Paradis, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon	Prefect Emeritus
	23.7	Ordained Priest	Andrea Portanova †	Priest	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
	65.5	Died	Domenico Russo †	Bishop of Monopoli, Italy
	54.1	Ordained Bishop	Andr� Teixeira Palha †	Titular Bishop of Tricca	Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
	32.9	Incardinated	Johann Nepomuk von Dankesreither †	Priest of Wien {Vienna}, Austria	Bishop of Sankt P�lten, Austria
5 Jan	43.7	Ordained Bishop	Pierre de S�guiran †	Bishop of Nevers, France
6 Jan		Born	Giuseppe Ugolini †		Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
11 Jan	58.5	Died	Jacques-Thomas Astesan, O.P. †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
	81.0	Died	Jakub Stefan Augustynowicz †	Archbishop of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine	Coadjutor Archbishop
	68.4	Succeeded	Jakub Walerian Tumanowicz †	Archbishop of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine
16 Jan	67.5	Succeeded	Antoni Wacław Betański †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
		Born	Jean-Baptiste Bouvier †		Bishop of Le Mans, France
	76.7	Died	J�zef Tadeusz Kierski †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
26 Jan		Born	Antonio Michele Vaglio †		Bishop of Venosa, Italy
31 Jan	67.3	Died	Jo�o Cosme da Cunha (de Nossa Senhora da Porta), C.R.S.A. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of �vora, Portugal
2 Feb	42.3	Ordained Bishop	Cayetano Da Annuncia��o Brand�o, T.O.R. †	Bishop of Bel�m do Par�, Brazil	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
2 Feb	31.2	Ordained Bishop	Alexandre de Gouvea (Gouveia), T.O.R. †	Bishop of Peking [Beijing], China
16 Feb	40.7	Ordained Bishop	Jos� (Joseph) Cariati (Kariattil) †	Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India
16 Feb	36.7	Ordained Bishop	Jos� Ant�nio Pinto de Mendon�a Arrais †	Bishop of Pinhel, Portugal	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
17 Feb	72.1	Installed	Giuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo, C.R. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
	64.5	Appointed	Tommaso Maria Ghilini †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva
	59.2	Appointed	Berndard-Emmanuel (Fran�ois-Pierre) de Lenzbourg, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
	49.1	Appointed	Ildefonso Molina y Santaella †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
	48.8	Appointed	Antonio Sentmenat y Castell� †	Bishop of �vila, Spain	Cardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
	66.4	Appointed	Alonso de Sol�s Marroqu�n y Gragera, O.S. †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
19 Feb	78.9	Died	Alfonso Sozi Carafa, C.R.S. †	Bishop of Lecce, Italy
21 Feb		Born	Francesco Serra Cassano †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
23 Feb	23.3	Ordained Priest	Inoc�ncio Ant�nio das Neves Portugal, O. Carm. †	Priest	Bishop-Elect of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
24 Feb	45.7	Ordained Bishop	Alexandre da Sagrada Familia Ferreira da Silva, O.F.M. Ref. †	Bishop of Malacca, Singapore	Bishop of Angra, Portugal
	55.8	Ordained Bishop	Vicente Ferreira da Rocha, O.P. †	Bishop of Castelo Branco, Portugal
	56.0	Ordained Bishop	Jos� da Av�-Maria Leite da Costa e Silva, O.SS.T. †	Bishop of Angra, Portugal
	48.8	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Sentmenat y Castell� †	Bishop of �vila, Spain	Cardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
25 Feb		Born	Franz Gro�mann (Grossmann) †		Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
28 Feb		Born	Alexis Billiet †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Chamb�ry, France
1 Mar	83.9	Died	Charles-Fran�ois-Alexandre Cardevac de Gouy d’Havrincourt †	Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
1 Mar	51.9	Succeeded	Jean-Gabriel d’Agay †	Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
5 Mar	55.2	Selected	Giuseppe Maria Corte †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
5 Mar	45.0	Selected	Giuseppe Gioacchino Lovera †	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
7 Mar	55.9	Installed	Vicente Ferreira da Rocha, O.P. †	Bishop of Castelo Branco, Portugal
9 Mar	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Camillo de Simeoni †	Cardinal, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
11 Mar	15.5	Professed	Ant�nio de S�o Jos� Bastos, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Olinda, Brazil
12 Mar	74.5	Died	Domenico Volpe †	Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia, Italy
13 Mar	74.4	Died	Leopold Ernst von Firmian †	Cardinal, Bishop of Passau, Germany
14 Mar	74.5	Died	Francisco Laso Santos de San Pedro †	Bishop of Santander, Spain
14 Mar	65.8	Died	Alessandro Pisani †	Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
15 Mar	35.4	Professed	Michal Mateusz Stadnicki, O.S.B.M. †	Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Bishop of Lutzk e Ostrog (Ukrainian), Ukraine
22 Mar		Born	G�bor Balassa †		Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
23 Mar	74.2	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Buenaventura Figueroa Barrero †	Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Phrygia	Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
24 Mar		Born	Gabrijel Smičiklas (Smicsiklasz) †		Bishop of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), Croatia
25 Mar		Born	Pedro Jos� Zarandia y Endara †		Bishop of Huesca, Spain
2 Apr	26.9	Ordained Priest	Anton Anhelovych (Angellowicz) †	Priest of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
3 Apr	74.2	Died	Manuel Buenaventura Figueroa Barrero †	Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
3 Apr		Born	J�zef Ambroży Geritz †		Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
4 Apr	72.5	Died	Francesco Angelo Pastrovich, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
4 Apr	67.0	Died	Joaqu�n Antonio S�nchez Ferragudo †	Bishop of L�rida, Spain
5 Apr	22.7	Ordained Deacon	Karl Rudolf von Buol-Schauenstein †	Deacon of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop of Chur-Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
	25.5	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Fortunato Patern� †	Priest of Catania, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop
	78.1	Died	Nicola Spedalieri †	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy
8 Apr		Born	Moritz-Fabian Roten †		Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
9 Apr	37.6	Selected	Jos� Marques da Silva, O.C.D. †	Bishop of Cochin, India
	47.7	Selected	Jos� do Menino Jesus (Deus), O.C.D. †	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
	50.4	Selected	Ant�nio de P�dua e Bellas, O.F.M. Ref. †	Bishop of S�o Lu�s do Maranh�o, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	56.1	Selected	Emmanuel Felix Soares (de Santa Catarina), O.C.D. †	Archbishop of Goa, India
18 Apr	81.1	Died	Giovanni Carmine Pellerano, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Bishop Emeritus of Malta
19 Apr	24.0	Ordained Priest	Antoine de Pons de La Grange †	Priest	Bishop of Moulins, France
19 Apr	27.9	Ordained Priest	Charles Montault des Isles †	Priest	Bishop of Angers, France
21 Apr	26.4	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe de Nobili †	Priest	Archbishop of Lucca, Italy
23 Apr		Born	Gaetano Antonio Tigani †		Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
25 Apr	67.2	Died	Fran�ois de R�vol †	Bishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
26 Apr		Born	Martino Ursino (Orsino) †		Bishop of Patti, Italy
27 Apr	86.7	Died	Giuseppe Pozzobonelli †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
13 May	36.3	Appointed	Daniel Delany †	Coadjutor Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland	Bishop
	36.3	Appointed	Daniel Delany †	Titular Bishop of Dausara	Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
	77.4	Resigned	Isidoro S�nchez de Luna, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Salerno, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
18 May	43.5	Selected	Jean-Baptiste-Auguste de Villoutreix de Faye †	Bishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
19 May	49.3	Selected	Joseph Franz Anton von Auersperg †	Cardinal, Bishop of Passau, Germany
21 May	61.9	Died	Claude-Marc-Antoine d’Apchon de Corgenon †	Archbishop of Auch, France
23 May	66.8	Died	Juan Garc�a Montenegro †	Bishop of Urgell, Spain
23 May		Born	Johann Peter von Richarz †		Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
26 May	22.4	Ordained Deacon	Aleksandar Alagović †	Deacon	Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
26 May	22.6	Ordained Deacon	Alexander (Sandor) Rudnay Div�k�jfalusi †	Deacon	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
27 May		Born	Luigi Frezza †		Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs
29 May	84.4	Died	Peter Kilkelly (Killikelly), O.P. †	Bishop of Kilmacduagh, Ireland
Jun	24.1	Ordained Priest	Dominique-Georges-Fr�d�ric Dufour de Pradt †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen, Belgium
1 Jun	66.3	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Bucci †	Titular Bishop of Orthosias in Caria
1 Jun	58.0	Ordained Bishop	Ludwik Stanisław G�rski, Sch. P. †	Titular Bishop of Caesaropolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
2 Jun		Born	Giuseppe Maria Maniscalco, O.F.M. Obs. †		Bishop of Caltagirone, Italy
5 Jun	61.2	Died	Jos� Molina Lario y Navarro †	Bishop of M�laga, Spain
10 Jun	28.6	Ordained Deacon	Franciszek Skarbek von Malczewski †	Deacon	Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
13 Jun		Born	Basilio Antonio Carrasco y Hernando †		Bishop of Ibiza, Spain
14 Jun	22.9	Ordained Priest	Karl Rudolf von Buol-Schauenstein †	Priest of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop of Chur-Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Lorenzo D’Antoni †	Priest	Titular Bishop of Germanicopolis
	22.8	Ordained Priest	Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola della Genga †	Priest	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	23.1	Ordained Priest	Josef Ludwig Alois von Hommer †	Priest of Trier, Germany	Bishop
	28.6	Ordained Priest	Franciszek Skarbek von Malczewski †	Priest	Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
	22.0	Ordained Deacon	Maria-Thadd�us von Trauttmansdorf Wiensberg †	Deacon of Olomouc, Czechia	Cardinal, Archbishop
15 Jun	39.2	Selected	Fran�ois de Fontanges †	Bishop of Nancy, France	Bishop of Autun, France
15 Jun	42.4	Selected	Louis-Apolinaire de La Tour du Pin-Montauban †	Archbishop of Auch, France	Bishop of Troyes, France
18 Jun	56.3	Selected	Giacinto Francesco Rolfi, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Iglesias, Italy
18 Jun	82.6	Died	Ferenc Zichy †	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
20 Jun		Born	Manuel L�pez Santisteban †		Bishop Emeritus of �vila, Spain
22 Jun	60.9	Ordained Bishop	Juan Manuel Antonio Ramos Lora, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of M�rida, Venezuela
22 Jun	60.6	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Jos� Verger y Suau, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Linares o Nueva Le�n, Nuevo Le�n, M�xico
23 Jun	57.0	Resigned	Francisco da Assump��o e Brito, O.E.S.A. †	Archbishop of Goa, India	Archbishop Emeritus
28 Jun	68.0	Died	Nicolaus Difnico †	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia

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