The Year of Our Lord 1508

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Johann von Leyen †	Adendorf	Archbishop-Elect of Trier, Germany
		Died	João Lobo †	Bishop of Tanger, Morocco
		Born	Francisco Pacheco de Villena (Toledo) †	Ciudad Rodrigo	Cardinal, Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
		Ordained Bishop	Diego Ribera de Toledo †	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
		Appointed	Giovanni Antonio San Giorgio †	Cardinal, Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, Italy
		Ordained Priest	Johann Spyser †	Priest of Bamberg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
	43.0	Appointed	Zsigmond Thurzo †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
3 Jan	69.0	Resigned	Johannes von Eindhoven, C.R.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
25 Jan		Resigned	Johannes Gropengeter, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Minden, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
25 Jan		Died	Heinrich Graf von Schaumberg †	Bishop of Minden, Germany
28 Jan		Appointed	Martín Cabeza de Vaca, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
28 Jan		Appointed	Martín Cabeza de Vaca, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos, Titular Sees	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
7 Feb		Appointed	Johannes von Helmont, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
9 Feb	52.1	Died	Konrad Graf von Rietberg †	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
13 Feb		Died	Ludwig von Siegen, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
24 Feb	36.1	Appointed	Erich Herzog von Sachsen-Lauenburg †	Bishop of Münster, Germany
6 Mar	30.2	Appointed	Erich Herzog von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen †	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany	Bishop-Elect
16 Mar		Born	Sebastian von Heusenstamm †	Frankfurt	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
Apr		Resigned	Johannes Bonemilch †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
23 Apr		Died	García Ramírez Villaescusa †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
May	16.3	Appointed	Franz Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †	Bishop of Minden, Germany	Bishop-Elect
4 May		Died	Christoph Mendel von Steinfels †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
8 May	43.4	Appointed	Berthold Pürstinger †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
7 Jun		Appointed	Bernardo de Mesa, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Forli, Italy	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
5 Jul		Appointed	Francisco Borja †	Bishop of Teano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
5 Jul		Appointed	Domingo García, O.P. †	Bishop
7 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Johannes von Helmont, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
7 Jul	48.5	Appointed	Raffaele Sansone Riario †	Apostolic Administrator of Arezzo, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
9 Jul	43.5	Ordained Bishop	Berthold Pürstinger †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
14 Jul	16.5	Confirmed	Franz Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †	Bishop of Minden, Germany	Bishop-Elect
28 Jul		Appointed	Guillermo Raimundo Boil, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain
6 Aug		Appointed	Enrique de Aragón †	Bishop of Gallipoli, Italy
16 Aug	36.6	Confirmed	Erich Herzog von Sachsen-Lauenburg †	Bishop of Münster, Germany
6 Sep	30.7	Confirmed	Erich Herzog von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen †	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany	Bishop-Elect
		Resigned	Juan de Espés †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain	Bishop of Urgell, Spain
		Appointed	Juan Merton, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza, Spain
15 Sep	46.1	Died	Jakob von Liebenstein †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
22 Sep	48.7	Appointed	Raffaele Sansone Riario †	Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
25 Sep		Born	Francisco Mendoza Bobadilla †	Cuenca	Cardinal, Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
27 Sep	40.2	Appointed	Uriel von Gemmingen-Michelfeld †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
19 Oct	59.8	Died	Hermann Landgraf von Hessen †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
23 Oct		Died	Diego Ramírez de Guzmán †	Bishop of Catania, Italy
9 Nov		Born	Bernhard von Raesfeld †		Bishop-Elect Emeritus of Münster, Germany
13 Nov		Appointed	Philipp Herr von Daun-Oberstein †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
17 Nov	30.9	Appointed	Erich Herzog von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen †	Bishop of Paderborn, Germany	Bishop-Elect of Osnabrück, Germany
21 Dec	40.4	Confirmed	Uriel von Gemmingen-Michelfeld †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
22 Dec		Appointed	Martín Fernández de Angulo Saavedra y Luna †	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
		Appointed	Valeriano Ordóñez Villaquirán †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
		Appointed	Fadrique de Portugal Noreña, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
		Appointed	Gómez de Toledo Solís †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain

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