The Year of Our Lord 1523

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	23.3	Appointed	Johann Albrecht Markgraf von Brandenburg †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany	Archbishop
	23.3	Confirmed	Johann Albrecht Markgraf von Brandenburg †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany	Archbishop
	23.3	Ordained Bishop	Johann Albrecht Markgraf von Brandenburg †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany	Archbishop
		Died	Pedro de Córdoba, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Oreus
	48.1	Incardinated	Bartolomé de las Casas (Casaus), O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop Emeritus of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), Chiapas, México
		Appointed	Luis de Figueroa, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Bishop-Elect
		Appointed	Alfonso Manrique de Lara †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
	45.0	Appointed	Francisco Marroquin Hurtado †	Bishop of Guatemala (Santiago de Guatemala), Guatemala
		Born	Giacomo Savelli †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy
		Born	Martin von Schaumberg †	Nassenfels	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
		Died	Johann Spyser †	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
	40.0	Appointed	Pavol Várdai †	Bishop of Eger, Hungary	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
7 Jan	47.0	Confirmed	Weigand von Redwitz †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
27 Jan	45.1	Confirmed	Friedrich zu Wied †	Bishop of Münster, Germany	Bishop-Elect Emeritus
4 Feb		Appointed	Rodrigo Carvajal †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
20 Feb		Appointed	Rodrigo Carvajal †	Patriarch of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
4 Mar	45.2	Appointed	Pedro Gómez Sarmiento de Villandrando †	Bishop of Tui, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
4 Mar		Appointed	Nicolas Pedro Mendez †	Bishop of Tanger, Morocco
5 Mar		Born	Rodrigo de Castro Osorio (de Lemos) †	Valladolid	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
11 Mar		Appointed	Luis Cabeza de Vaca †	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
		Appointed	Alonso de Castilla Zúniga †	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
	59.2	Appointed	William Enkewort †	Bishop of Tortosa, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
		Appointed	Antonio Hoyos de Salamanca †	Coadjutor Bishop of Gurk, Austria	Bishop
		Appointed	Gabriel Orti †	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
16 Mar	25.4	Appointed	Benedetto de Accolti †	Bishop of Cremona, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
16 Mar		Appointed	Mario Hispanus †	Bishop
17 Mar		Died	Pedro Suárez de Deza †	Bishop of Concepción de la Vega, Dominican Republic
23 Mar		Appointed	Cristoforo Giacobazzi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
10 Apr	68.1	Resigned	Pietro de Accolti de Aretio †	Apostolic Administrator of Arras, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna, Italy
17 Apr	42.3	Appointed	Philipp Freiherr von Flersheim †	Coadjutor Bishop of Worms, Germany	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
27 May		Died	Johannes Grimholt †	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany
8 Jun	38.4	Appointed	Augustin Mair, C.R.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
8 Jun	38.4	Appointed	Augustin Mair, C.R.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Salona	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
9 Jun	80.4	Died	Diego de Deza, O.P. †	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
12 Jun		Appointed	Pedro Manuel †	Bishop of León, Spain	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
12 Jun	51.4	Appointed	Esteban Gabriel Merino †	Cardinal, Bishop of Jaén, Spain
19 Jun	60.5	Appointed	Heinrich Bokhold †	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany
28 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Gabriel Orti †	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
17 Jul		Appointed	Diego Fernández de Villalán, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
30 Aug	47.7	Ordained Bishop	Weigand von Redwitz †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
31 Aug	35.1	Appointed	Juan Álvarez y Alva de Toledo, O.P. †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Osma-Soria, Spain
	60.7	Confirmed	Heinrich Bokhold †	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany
		Appointed	Pedro González Manso †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain	Bishop of Osma, Spain
8 Sep		Appointed	Giovanni Ruffo de Theodoli †	Apostolic Administrator of Cádiz, Spain	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
10 Sep	59.7	Elevated to Cardinal	William Enkewort †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
10 Sep	43.7	Appointed	Girolamo Ghinucci {Ginucci} †	Apostolic Administrator of Malta	Cardinal, Bishop of Foreign Diocese
14 Sep	64.5	Died	Adriano de Florensz (Dedel) †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
1 Oct	65.8	Died	Dietrich von Bülow †	Bishop of Lebus, Germany
15 Oct		Died	Alfonso Enríquez †	Bishop of Osma, Spain
19 Nov	45.9	Elected	Giulio de' Medici †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
26 Nov	45.9	Installed	Giulio de' Medici †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
2 Dec	51.9	Appointed	Lorenzo Campeggio †	Bishop of Bologna, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, Italy
8 Dec	68.7	Appointed	Pietro de Accolti de Aretio †	Bishop of Albano, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna, Italy
9 Dec	55.8	Appointed	Alessandro Farnese †	Bishop of Palestrina, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
13 Dec	38.9	Ordained Bishop	Augustin Mair, C.R.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Salona	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
18 Dec	43.0	Resigned	Philipp Freiherr von Flersheim †	Coadjutor Bishop of Worms, Germany	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
29 Dec	55.8	Appointed	Alessandro Farnese †	Bishop of Sabina, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
31 Dec	48.0	Appointed	Alfonso Fonseca Acevedo †	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
	51.6	Appointed	Juan Pardo Tavera †	Bishop of Osma, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
		Appointed	Pedro Portocarrero †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Archbishop of Granada, Spain

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