The Year of Our Lord 1788

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	83.0	Died	Julien-Fran�ois Becquet, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
	28.0	Ordained Priest	Abdullah Blibl †	Priest	Archbishop of Cyprus (Maronite)
		Born	Jose Antonio Chaves, O.F.M. Obs. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Santaf� en Nueva Granada, Colombia
	76.0	Died	Jean de Cairol de Madaillan †	Bishop Emeritus of Grenoble, France
	37.7	Ordained Priest	Jean-Paul Faudoas †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France
	22.4	Ordained Priest	Simon Garnier †	Priest	Bishop of Vannes, France
	76.8	Died	Giovanni Battista Jurileo †	Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia
	34.5	Appointed	Jean de Longueville †	Prefect of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon	Prefect Emeritus
	23.9	Ordained Priest	Joaqu�n L�pez y Sicilia †	Priest	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
		Born	Charles McNally †		Bishop of Clogher, Ireland
	24.6	Ordained Priest	Jos� Antonio Joaqu�n P�rez Mart�nez y Robles †	Priest	Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), M�xico
	50.4	Died	Domingo do Rosario, O.P. †	Bishop of S�o Tom� e Pr�ncipe
	21.7	Professed	Pierre Trenchant, M.E.P. †	Member of La Soci�t� des Missions Etrang�res	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan), China
	59.0	Died	Giacinto Amedeo Vagnone †	Bishop Emeritus of Alba (Pompea), Italy
	62.2	Appointed	Luigi Valenti Gonzaga †	Prefect to Other	Cardinal, Librarian of the Vatican Library
4 Jan	48.0	Appointed	Boetius Egan †	Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland
4 Jan	38.0	Appointed	Thomas O’Connor †	Bishop of Achonry, Ireland
5 Jan	56.6	Selected	Franz Philipp von Inzaghi †	Bishop of Gradisca (d’Isonzo), Italy	Bishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
5 Jan	24.7	Professed	Vicente da Soledade e Castro, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Archbishop of S�o Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
8 Jan		Born	Rudolf Johannes Joseph Rainier von Habsburg-Lotharingen †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Olomouc, Czechia
11 Jan	79.0	Died	James Brady †	Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
13 Jan	35.3	Ordained Bishop	Anne-Louis-Henri de La Fare †	Bishop of Nancy, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France
15 Jan	34.6	Appointed	William Coppinger †	Coadjutor Bishop of Cloyne and Ross, Ireland	Bishop
15 Jan	34.6	Appointed	William Coppinger †	Titular Bishop of Axieri (Azieri)	Bishop of Cloyne and Ross, Ireland
21 Jan	85.0	Died	Paul d’Albert de Luynes †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens, France
22 Jan	51.0	Appointed	Stefan Lewiński †	Coadjutor Bishop of Lutzk e Ostrog (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Bishop
23 Jan	47.5	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Jos� Ch�vez de la Rosa †	Bishop of Arequipa, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
23 Jan	60.2	Selected	Etienne-Charles de Lom�nie de Brienne †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens, France
27 Jan	50.7	Ordained Bishop	Franz Egon von F�rstenberg †	Titular Bishop of Derbe	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
3 Feb	39.8	Ordained Bishop	Henri de Chambre d’Urgons †	Titular Bishop of Oropus	Auxiliary Bishop of Metz, France
	43.9	Ordained Priest	Karl Theodor von Dalberg †	Priest of Worms, Germany	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
	43.9	Installed	Fran�ois de Fontanges †	Archbishop of Bourges, France	Bishop of Autun, France
6 Feb		Died	Parsegh Petros IV Avkadian †	Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
11 Feb		Born	Anton Gottfried Claessen †		Auxiliary Bishop of K�ln {Cologne}, Germany
16 Feb	22.6	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Battista Accusani †	Priest	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
	24.3	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Corcione †	Priest	Bishop of Bova, Italy
	24.3	Ordained Priest	Angelo Pietro (Andelo Petar) Galli †	Priest of Corf�, Greece	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
	72.8	Retired	Paolo Francesco Giustiniani, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Treviso, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	23.5	Ordained Priest	Bartholomeu de Martyribus Maya, O.C.D. †	Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Prelate of Mozambico
18 Feb	61.2	Died	Andr�s Orsz�g †	Auxiliary Bishop of P�cs, Hungary
19 Feb	76.0	Died	Manuel de Alday y Asp�e †	Bishop of Santiago de Chile
20 Feb		Born	Giuseppe Cosenza †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
20 Feb	66.1	Died	Filiberto Pascali (Pascale) †	Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
24 Feb		Born	Francesco de’ Marchesi Canali †		Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
29 Feb	69.3	Died	Pasquale Acquaviva d’Aragona †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio
29 Feb		Born	Louis-Fran�ois-Auguste de Rohan Chabot †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Besan�on, France
4 Mar	74.7	Died	Antonio Eugenio Visconti †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
7 Mar	47.9	Appointed	Jos� Nicolau de Azevedo Coutinho Gentil †	Prelate of Goi�s, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
7 Mar		Born	Adriano Fieschi †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria
8 Mar	25.3	Ordained Priest	Gilbert-Paul Aragon�s d’Orcet †	Priest	Bishop of Langres, France
	24.1	Ordained Priest	Jean-Fran�ois-�tienne Borderies †	Priest	Bishop of Versailles, France
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Francisco Ferreira de Azevedo †	Priest	Bishop of Goi�s, Brazil
	60.4	Resigned	Etienne-Charles de Lom�nie de Brienne †	Archbishop of Toulouse, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens, France
	24.3	Ordained Priest	Alexandre-Charles-Louis-Rose de Lostanges-Saint-Alv�re †	Priest	Bishop of P�rigueux, France
	62.2	Resigned	Jose Martinez Palomino y Lopez de Lorena †	Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), M�xico	Bishop Emeritus
	23.1	Ordained Deacon	George Thomas Plunkett †	Deacon of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
9 Mar	41.8	Selected	Louis-Mathias-Joseph de Barral †	Coadjutor Bishop of Troyes, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Tours, France
10 Mar	63.2	Appointed	Vincenzo Maria Altieri †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio
	56.7	Appointed	Fernando Cardi�anos, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
	37.1	Confirmed	Alexandre-Henri de Chauvigny de Blot †	Bishop of Lombez, France
	44.0	Appointed	Karl Theodor von Dalberg †	Titular Archbishop of Tarsus	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
	44.0	Confirmed	Karl Theodor von Dalberg †	Coadjutor Bishop of Worms, Germany	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
	44.0	Confirmed	Karl Theodor von Dalberg †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Mainz, Germany	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
	54.4	Confirmed	J�zsef Fengler, Sch. P. †	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
	73.1	Installed	Raniero Finocchietti †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Angelo in Pescheria	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti
	43.5	Confirmed	Ferenc Fuchs †	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
	72.9	Appointed	Paolo Francesco Giustiniani, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon	Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
	53.7	Appointed	Jos� Joaqu�n Granados y G�lvez, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Sonora, M�xico	Bishop of Durango, M�xico
	62.6	Appointed	Santiago Jos� Hechavarr�a y Elgues�a †	Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), M�xico
	65.4	Confirmed	Franz Xaver Kalatay †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyv�rad}, Romania
	51.2	Confirmed	L�szl� Kollonitz †	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
	60.4	Confirmed	Etienne-Charles de Lom�nie de Brienne †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens, France
	62.4	Appointed	Jos� Francisco Miguel Ant�nio de Mendon�a Valdereis †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
	55.4	Confirmed	�ngel Mariano Moscoso P�rez y Oblitas †	Bishop of C�rdoba (Tucum�n), Argentina
	59.4	Confirmed	Niccol� Angelo Sagredo †	Archbishop of Udine, Italy	Bishop of Torcello (Turris), Italy
	56.3	Confirmed	Ferenc Xavier Spl�nyi †	Bishop of V�c, Hungary
	35.2	Confirmed	Maksimilijan Verhov�cz (Vrhovac) †	Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
15 Mar	60.8	Died	Ludwig Joseph von Welden auf Laubheim und Hohenaltingen †	Bishop of Freising, Germany
17 Mar	56.9	Died	Ernest Johann Nepomuk von Herberstein (Herbstein) †	Bishop of Linz, Austria
19 Mar	49.6	Selected	Michele Antonio Aymerich de Villamar †	Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy
19 Mar	61.6	Selected	Pietro Antonio Craveri, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Galtelli-Nuoro (Galtelly Nori), Italy
27 Mar	70.7	Died	Francesco Maria Colombani †	Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
28 Mar		Born	Gaetano Baluffi †		Cardinal, Bishop of Imola, Italy
28 Mar	22.1	Ordained Priest	Jean-Paul-Gaston de Pins †	Priest	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Lyon (-Vienne), France
30 Mar	37.2	Ordained Bishop	Alexandre-Henri de Chauvigny de Blot †	Bishop of Lombez, France
		Died	Th�odose V (Athanase) Dahan, B.C. †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
	44.0	Selected	Fran�ois de Fontanges †	Archbishop of Toulouse, France	Bishop of Autun, France
		Born	Giuseppe Sanguettola †		Bishop of Crema, Italy
31 Mar	56.0	Died	Benedetto Cervone †	Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
Apr	38.2	Ordained Bishop	Thomas O’Connor †	Bishop of Achonry, Ireland
6 Apr	47.4	Selected	Jean-Auguste de Chastenet de Puys�gur †	Archbishop of Bourges, France	Archbishop Emeritus
7 Apr	60.5	Appointed	Eustaquio Azara, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Ibiza, Spain	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
	46.1	Confirmed	Michael L�opold Brigido von Marenfels und Bresoviz †	Archbishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia	Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia
	61.6	Confirmed	Pietro Antonio Craveri, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Galtelli-Nuoro (Galtelly Nori), Italy
	53.0	Appointed	František de Paula Hrz�n z Harasova †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme	Cardinal, Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
	48.9	Appointed	Bernardino Marin, C.R.L. †	Bishop of Treviso, Italy
	62.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Jos� Francisco Miguel Ant�nio de Mendon�a Valdereis †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
	39.6	Confirmed	J�n R�vay †	Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia
8 Apr	47.9	Selected	Jozafat Bastašić (Bastasyc), O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), Croatia
		Born	L�szl� B�mer de Bezd�d et Kisb�ka †		Bishop Emeritus of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyv�rad}, Romania
	41.4	Selected	Joannes Baptist Jesich †	Coadjutor Bishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia	Bishop
9 Apr		Born	Mariano Venturi †		Bishop of Veroli, Italy
13 Apr	54.5	Ordained Bishop	J�zsef Fengler, Sch. P. †	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
	43.6	Ordained Bishop	Ferenc Fuchs †	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
	42.2	Ordained Bishop	Manoel de Jesus, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of S�o Tom� of Meliapore, India
	49.0	Ordained Bishop	Bernardino Marin, C.R.L. †	Bishop of Treviso, Italy
	59.5	Ordained Bishop	Niccol� Angelo Sagredo †	Archbishop of Udine, Italy	Bishop of Torcello (Turris), Italy
	56.3	Ordained Bishop	Ferenc Xavier Spl�nyi †	Bishop of V�c, Hungary
	35.3	Ordained Bishop	Maksimilijan Verhov�cz (Vrhovac) †	Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
	37.2	Appointed	Fran�ois-Marie-Fortun� de Vintimille †	Bishop of Carcassonne, France
17 Apr	48.9	Installed	Pierre de S�guiran †	Bishop of Nevers, France
19 Apr		Born	Gabriele Ventriglia †		Bishop of Caiazzo, Italy
21 Apr		Appointed	Mathieu Righet †	Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
24 Apr	54.5	Selected	Athanase IV Jaouhar (Jawhar) †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
27 Apr	46.2	Ordained Bishop	Michael L�opold Brigido von Marenfels und Bresoviz †	Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia	Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia
27 Apr	65.5	Ordained Bishop	Franz Xaver Kalatay †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyv�rad}, Romania
30 Apr	68.2	Died	Melchior Jan Kochnowski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chełm, Poland
2 May	74.7	Died	Antoine de Malvin de Montazet †	Archbishop of Lyon, France
2 May	76.2	Died	Francesco Pettorelli Lalatta †	Bishop of Parma, Italy
5 May	54.6	Appointed	Athanase IV Jaouhar (Jawhar) †	Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
5 May	54.6	Confirmed	Athanase IV Jaouhar (Jawhar) †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
7 May	41.3	Selected	Pietro Arborio di Gattinara †	Bishop of Asti, Italy
9 May		Born	Francesco Iavarone †		Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
11 May	78.5	Died	Giuseppe Bellotti †	Bishop of Massa Lubrense, Italy
11 May		Elected	Gregory Petros V Kupelian †	Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
12 May	40.1	Selected	Joseph Anton Gall †	Bishop of Linz, Austria
12 May	53.9	Selected	Yves-Alexandre de Marbeuf †	Archbishop of Lyon, France
17 May	27.3	Ordained Priest	Maria Nicolaus Silvester Guillon †	Priest	Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos, Titular Sees
	47.5	Ordained Priest	Joseph Christian Franz de Paula zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein †	Priest	Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
	22.3	Ordained Deacon	Johann Martin Manl †	Deacon of Mainz, Germany	Bishop of Eichst�tt, Germany
	23.3	Ordained Priest	George Thomas Plunkett †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
20 May		Born	John Briggs †		Bishop Emeritus of Beverley, England, Great Britain
26 May	48.5	Selected	Max Polykarp von T�rring-Jettenbach †	Bishop of Freising, Germany	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
28 May	81.6	Died	Louis-Sextius de Jarente de La Bruy�re †	Bishop of Orl�ans, France
28 May	41.9	Succeeded	Louis-Fran�ois-Alexandre de Jarente de Senas d’Orgeval †	Bishop of Orl�ans, France	Bishop Emeritus
1 Jun	60.6	Ordained Bishop	Eustaquio Azara, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Ibiza, Spain	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
1 Jun	24.5	Ordained Priest	Benedict Joseph Flaget, P.S.S. †	Priest of Society of Priests of Saint Sulpice	Bishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3 Jun		Born	Buenaventura Codina Augerolas, C.M. †		Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
4 Jun	49.2	Succeeded	Jean-Fran�ois Hubert †	Bishop of Qu�bec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
4 Jun	78.1	Died	Louis-Philippe-Fran�ois Mariauchau d’Esgly †	Bishop of Qu�bec, Canada
6 Jun	34.4	Appointed	Tobias Georg Ghebragzer †	Titular Archbishop of Adulis
7 Jun	42.2	Selected	�ngel Velarde y Bustamante †	Bishop of Popay�n, Colombia
10 Jun	38.4	Appointed	John Cruise †	Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
10 Jun	38.4	Appointed	John Cruise †	Administrator of Clonmacnoise, Ireland	Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
12 Jun	49.3	Installed	Jean-Fran�ois Hubert †	Bishop of Qu�bec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
15 Jun	76.4	Died	Francesco Antonio Bonaventura †	Bishop of Nusco, Italy
18 Jun	44.3	Selected	Karl Theodor von Dalberg †	Coadjutor Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany	Bishop
18 Jun		Born	Nicol�s Luis Lezo y Garro †		Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria
24 Jun	89.2	Died	Stefano dell’Oglio †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
24 Jun	34.4	Ordained Bishop	Tobias Georg Ghebragzer †	Titular Archbishop of Adulis
26 Jun		Born	Henry Hughes, O.F.M. Ref. †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gibraltar

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