The Year of Our Lord 1501

and 16th Century

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	65.0	Died	Gabriele Altilio †	Bishop of Policastro, Italy
		Died	Juan Arias de Villar †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
		Died	Philippe Bartolomei †	Bishop of Hierapetra, Greece
	56.0	Resigned	Guillaume Briçonnet †	Administrator of Toulon, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Narbonne, France
		Died	André Byssmann, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czech Republic
		Born	Martín de Calatayud, O.S.H. †	Calatayud, Spain	Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
	26.3	Appointed	Luigi d’Aragona †	Administrator of Policastro, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Nardò, Italy
		Born	Georges d’Armagnac †	Gascogne	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tours, France
	36.0	Appointed	Andrew Forman †	Bishop of Moray, Scotland, Great Britain	Archbishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain
		Succeeded	Pedro Gamboa †	Bishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy
		Born	Thomas Goldwell, C.R. †		Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain
		Born	Pedro Guerrero Logroño (Mendoza) †	Loza	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
		Born	Nicholas Heath †	London	Archbishop Emeritus of York, England, Great Britain
	33.0	Appointed	Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg †	Coadjutor Bishop of Gurk, Austria	Cardinal, Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
		Appointed	Lodovico †	Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy
		Born	Braccio Martelli †	Firenze	Bishop of Lecce, Italy
		Died	Louis Passert †	Bishop of Cavaillon, France
		Died	Diego de Peralta †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
		Died	Jan Pudełko (Andruszewicz) †	Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
		Born	Niccolò Ridolfi †	Florence	Cardinal, Administrator of Vicenza, Italy
		Died	Anton von Sankfalva †	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
		Resigned	Agostino Tuttavilla †	Bishop of Sarno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
18 Jan	38.0	Appointed	Thomas Savage †	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
22 Jan		Selected	Thomas Langton †	Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
27 Jan	30.1	Appointed	Peter Krafft †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
	30.1	Appointed	Peter Krafft †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
		Died	Thomas Langton †	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
5 Feb	47.1	Installed	Francisco Desprats †	Cardinal, Bishop of León, Spain
14 Feb	30.1	Ordained Bishop	Peter Krafft †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
26 Feb	54.2	Appointed	Richard Nykke (Nix) †	Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain
3 Mar	39.2	Selected	Francisco de Remolins †	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
10 Mar	26.5	Appointed	Luigi d’Aragona †	Administrator of Aversa, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Nardò, Italy
11 Mar		Appointed	García de Sahagún, O. de M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
30 Mar		Died	Heinrich Groß von Trockau †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
31 Mar	39.2	Confirmed	Francisco de Remolins †	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
3 Apr		Selected	Veit Truchseß von Pommersfelden †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany	Bishop-Elect
18 Apr	54.3	Ordained Bishop	Richard Nykke (Nix) †	Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain
21 Apr		Appointed	Rodrigo de San Ginés, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Orense, Spain
22 Apr	59.3	Died	Domenico della Rovere †	Cardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
26 Apr	61.3	Selected	Henry Deane †	Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
28 Apr		Appointed	Bernardino Gambería (de Benasque) †	Bishop of Cavaillon, France
5 May		Died	Giacomo Valguarneri (Vualguera) †	Bishop of Malta
6 May		Born	Marcello Cervini †	Montefano	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
7 May		Confirmed	Veit Truchseß von Pommersfelden †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany	Bishop-Elect
8 May	62.4	Died	Giovanni Battista Zeno †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
10 May	46.4	Appointed	Juan López †	Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
14 May	51.4	Appointed	Lorenzo Cibo de’ Mari †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Benevento, Italy
14 May	95.4	Appointed	Jorge da Costa †	Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
26 May	61.4	Confirmed	Henry Deane †	Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
26 May		Appointed	Richard Redman †	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
31 May		Died	Raoul le Chauve de Moël †	Bishop of Quimper, France
14 Jun		Appointed	Pietro Dandolo †	Bishop of Vicenza, Italy	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
20 Jun		Born	Clemente d’Olera, O.F.M. Obs. †	Castle of Moneglia	Cardinal, Bishop of Foligno, Italy
25 Jun		Appointed	Claude de Rohan †	Bishop of Quimper, France
5 Jul		Appointed	Christoph von Schrofenstein †	Coadjutor Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy	Bishop
16 Jul	66.1	Appointed	Raymund Pérault, O.S.A. †	Administrator of Toul, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Gurk, Austria
23 Jul		Appointed	Juan Pérez †	Bishop of Ottana, Italy
23 Jul		Appointed	Antonio de Toro, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Castro [di Sardegna], Italy
26 Jul	3.3	Appointed	Jean de Lorraine †	Cardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
28 Jul		Died	Johannes Tideln, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
5 Aug		Died	Juan López †	Bishop of Coria, Spain
5 Aug	46.6	Died	Juan López †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
9 Aug	51.6	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Ferrari †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
16 Aug		Appointed	Giorgio Maccafano de’ Pireto †	Bishop of Sarno, Italy
20 Aug	53.6	Appointed	Richard Fox †	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
20 Aug		Died	Otto von Königsmarck †	Bishop of Havelberg, Germany
27 Aug		Appointed	Troilo Baglioni †	Bishop of Perugia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Ottonis Boynstruet †	Bishop of Västerås, Sweden
		Appointed	Job von Dobenek, O.T. †	Bishop of Pomesania (Pomezania), Poland
		Appointed	Matthias Gregorius †	Bishop of Strengnäs (Strängnäs), Sweden
		Died	Thomas Grote †	Former Bishop-Elect of Lübeck, Germany
29 Aug	47.7	Resigned	Giuliano della Rovere †	Administrator of Lucca, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
29 Aug		Appointed	Johannes von Schlabrendorff †	Bishop of Havelberg, Germany
Sep	22.4	Appointed	Ippolito d’Este (I) †	Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}	Cardinal, Administrator of Eger, Hungary
3 Sep	74.7	Appointed	Jaime Serra i Cau †	Administrator of Foreign Diocese	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
24 Sep		Appointed	Valeriano Ordóñez Villaquirán †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
29 Sep	58.7	Died	Andrew Stewart †	Bishop of Moray, Scotland, Great Britain
6 Oct		Appointed	Ventura Benassai †	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
6 Oct	66.4	Resigned	Raymund Pérault, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
20 Oct	51.8	Appointed	William Warham †	Bishop of London, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
22 Oct	66.4	Resigned	Raymund Pérault, O.S.A. †	Administrator of Toul, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Gurk, Austria
4 Nov		Born	Pietro Bertani, O.P. †	Nonatola	Cardinal, Bishop of Fano, Italy
7 Nov	31.8	Ordained Priest	Alfonso de Aragón †	Priest of Zaragoza, Spain	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
8 Nov	31.9	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso de Aragón †	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
8 Nov		Ordained Bishop	Miguel Figueroa †	Bishop of Patti, Italy
14 Nov		Ordained Bishop	Bernardino Gambería (de Benasque) †	Bishop of Cavaillon, France
17 Nov	21.9	Appointed	François Guillaume de Castelnau de Clermont-Ludève †	Administrator of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
26 Nov	51.9	Appointed	François Busleiden †	Administrator of Coria, Spain	Archbishop of Besançon, France
3 Dec		Appointed	Jacques Hurauld †	Bishop of Carcassonne, France	Former Bishop-Elect
20 Dec	30.0	Appointed	Bernardino Carafa †	Bishop of Chieti, Italy	Bishop of Chieti, Italy
	71.8	Resigned	Oliviero Carafa †	Administrator of Chieti, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
		Appointed	Antonio Corseto †	Bishop of Malta
		Appointed	Giovanni Battista Orsini †	Bishop of Bitonto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus