The Year of Our Lord 1517

Bishop Events

January to June

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Bernardo Catagnano †	Bishop of Malta
		Died	Alessio Celadoni di Celadonia †	Bishop of Molfetta, Italy
		Appointed	Andrea Cibo (Cybo) †	Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
		Died	Juan Corona, O.P. †	Bishop of the Titular See
		Resigned	Andrea Curiale †	Bishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	39.0	Appointed	Amanieu d&rsuo;Albret †	Administrator of Pamplona, Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere
		Died	Antonio de Caro †	Bishop of Nardò, Italy
		Died	Simone de Nor †	Bishop of Andria, Italy
	54.0	Ordained Priest	Antoine du Prat †	Priest	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens, France
		Born	Jakob Eliner †		Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
		Born	Vincenzo Ercolano (Herculani), O.P. †		Bishop of Perugia, Italy
	61.0	Appointed	Niccolò Fieschi †	Administrator of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri)
	61.0	Appointed	Niccolò Fieschi †	Administrator of Andria, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri)
		Resigned	Giosuè de Gaeta †	Bishop of Ascoli Satriano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	38.0	Appointed	Adrien Gouffier de Boissy †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina	Cardinal, Administrator of Albi, France
	55.9	Appointed	Domenico Grimani †	Administrator of Ceneda, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
		Born	Gerard van Groesbeeck †	Hasselt	Cardinal, Bishop of Liège, Belgium
		Died	Angelo Antonio Guiliani †	Bishop of Termoli, Italy
		Died	Angelo Leonini †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
		Born	Benedetto Lomellini †	Genoa	Cardinal, Bishop of Anagni, Italy
		Born	Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa (Mechado) †	Torre de Miguel Sesmero, Spain	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
		Resigned	Christoforo Magnacurius †	Bishop of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Zaccaria de Moris †	Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
		Appointed	Cristoforo Numai, O.F.M. †	Cardinal, Administrator of Alatri, Italy
		Died	Juan Ortega Bravo de la Laguna †	Bishop of Coria, Spain
		Resigned	Giovanni Battista Orsini †	Bishop of Bitonto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Andrés Oviedo, S.J. †	Spain	Bishop of Foreign Diocese
		Succeeded	Gian Giorgio Paleologo †	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Resigned	Nicolò Antonio Pesci (Piscibus) †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	36.5	Appointed	Philipp von der Pfalz (von Bayern) †	Apostolic Administrator of Naumburg, Germany	Bishop of Freising, Germany
		Died	Filippo Porcelli †	Bishop of Teramo, Italy
		Appointed	Marco Antonio Prioldo †	Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy
		Resigned	Juan Requeséns †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Giovanni Antonio de Rogeriis †	Bishop of Ostuni, Italy
		Resigned	Giovanni Ruffo de Theodoli †	Apostolic Administrator of Pamplona, Spain	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
		Born	Otto von Schaumberg †		Bishop-Elect of Hildesheim, Germany
		Appointed	Juan de Sepúlveda †	Titular Archbishop of Corinthus	Bishop Emeritus of Malta
	63.6	Appointed	Francesco Soderini †	Administrator of Anagni, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri)
		Born	Wojciech Staroźrebski Sobiejuski †		Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
		Died	Bernardino de Tebaldeschi †	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
		Died	Roberto Tibaldeschi †	Bishop of Civitate (Città or Civita), Italy
19 Jan	55.9	Resigned	Domenico Grimani †	Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
19 Jan	29.0	Appointed	Marino Grimani †	Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy	Cardinal, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
28 Jan	16.6	Appointed	Ernst von Bayern †	Apostolic Administrator of Passau, Germany
4 Feb		Appointed	Luis Martiano †	Bishop of Tui, Spain
5 Feb		Died	Balthasar Brennwald, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
7 Feb		Appointed	George de Athequa, O.P. †	Bishop of Llandaff, Wales, Great Britain
11 Feb	42.1	Appointed	Juan de Witte Hoos (Ubite), O.P. †	Bishop of Baracoa (All Cuba), Cuba	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cuba
		Appointed	Ludovico Platamone †	Bishop of Sarno, Italy	Bishop of Siracusa, Italy
	55.1	Resigned	Francisco de Remolins †	Administrator of Sarno, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
12 Feb		Born	Luigi Cornaro †	Venice	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
17 Feb		Born	Antonio Agustín †	Zaragoza, Spain	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
18 Feb	38.7	Appointed	Giulio de’ Medici †	Administrator of Bitonto, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
18 Feb		Appointed	Felipe de Urríes †	Bishop of the Titular See	Coadjutor Bishop of Huesca, Spain
26 Feb		Appointed	Giovanni Brainfort, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Lydda
27 Feb	38.8	Resigned	Giulio de’ Medici †	Administrator of Bitonto, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
27 Feb		Appointed	Giacomo Orsini †	Bishop of Bitonto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
Mar	39.0	Selected	Christoph von Stadion †	Coadjutor Bishop of Augsburg, Germany	Bishop
3 Mar	44.2	Resigned	Sisto Gara della Rovere (Franciotti) †	Administrator of Lucca, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
4 Mar	53.2	Appointed	Leonardo Grosso della Rovere †	Bishop of Lucca, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Agen, France
8 Mar		Ordained Bishop	George de Athequa, O.P. †	Bishop of Llandaff, Wales, Great Britain
8 Mar	44.2	Died	Sisto Gara della Rovere (Franciotti) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
9 Mar	35.2	Appointed	Marco Cornaro †	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	53.2	Appointed	Leonardo Grosso della Rovere †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Agen, France
	53.2	Resigned	Leonardo Grosso della Rovere †	Bishop of Lucca, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Agen, France
		Appointed	Felipe de Urríes †	Coadjutor Bishop of Huesca, Spain
15 Mar	90.2	Died	Jaime Serra i Cau †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
16 Mar	55.2	Appointed	Francisco de Remolins †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
23 Mar		Appointed	Valentino d’Apreja (De Apreis) †	Bishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
29 Mar		Born	Carlo Carafa †	Napoli	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere
1 Apr	57.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Antoine Bohier du Prat, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bourges, France
	19.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Guillaume de Croy †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France
		Appointed	Giovanni Francisco de Gaeta †	Bishop of Ascoli Satriano, Italy
	58.6	Appointed	Lorenzo Pucci †	Administrator of Giovinazzo, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
12 Apr	73.3	Died	Heinrich von Lichtenau †	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
20 Apr		Appointed	Sancio de Ayerbe †	Bishop of Termoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Juan Cazalla, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Verissa
		Appointed	Pietro Giovanni de Melis †	Titular Bishop of Tiberias
		Resigned	Pietro Giovanni de Melis †	Bishop of Montemarano, Italy	Titular Bishop of Tiberias
		Appointed	Severo Petrucci †	Bishop of Montemarano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	73.3	Appointed	Ferdinando Ponzetti (Poncetti) †	Bishop of Molfetta, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
	39.1	Confirmed	Christoph von Stadion †	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
24 Apr	39.8	Appointed	Jacopo Sadoleto †	Cardinal, Bishop of Carpentras, France
3 May	24.3	Ordained Bishop	Louis de Bourbon de Vendôme (II) †	Bishop of Laon, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
4 May		Appointed	Camillo Porzj †	Bishop of Teramo, Italy
10 May		Died	Miguel Figueroa †	Bishop of Patti, Italy
11 May	25.7	Appointed	Innocenzo Cibo (Cybo) †	Administrator of Marseille, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
	25.7	Resigned	Innocenzo Cibo (Cybo) †	Administrator of Torino {Turin}, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
	59.4	Appointed	Claudio di Seyssel †	Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
18 May		Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Acquaviva d’Aragona †	Bishop of Lecce, Italy
	42.7	Appointed	Luigi d’Aragona †	Administrator of Alessano, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Nardò, Italy
		Appointed	Ugolino Martelli †	Bishop of Narni, Italy
	63.9	Resigned	Francesco Soderini †	Administrator of Narni, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri)
25 May	57.4	Installed	Antoine Bohier du Prat, O.S.B. †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bourges, France
	19.4	Installed	Guillaume de Croy †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France
	42.7	Resigned	Luigi d’Aragona †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro	Cardinal, Administrator of Nardò, Italy
31 May		Died	Denis de Bar †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Papoul, France
1 Jun		Appointed	Cristoforo Numai, O.F.M. †	Superior General of Order of Friars Minor	Cardinal, Administrator of Alatri, Italy
3 Jun		Appointed	Pedro Carmelet, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza, Spain
11 Jun		Appointed	Pedro Carmelet, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza, Spain
17 Jun	42.8	Appointed	Luigi d’Aragona †	Cardinal, Administrator of Nardò, Italy
22 Jun	26.5	Resigned	Alfonso Petrucci †	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
26 Jun	25.8	Appointed	Innocenzo Cibo (Cybo) †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
26 Jun	39.1	Appointed	Giulio de’ Medici †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)