The Year of Our Lord 1531

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Resigned	Francisco Borja †	Bishop of Teano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Francisco Fitzjohn de Córdoba, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
		Born	Eberhard von Holle †	Raden	Bishop-Elect Emeritus of Lübeck, Germany
		Born	Alfonso Paleotti †	Bologna	Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
		Born	Cunerus Petri †	Brouwershaven	Bishop of Foreign Diocese
		Born	Miguel Thomas de Taxaquet †	Lluchmayor	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
18 Jan	40.0	Confirmed	Franz Graf von Waldeck †	Bishop of Minden, Germany	Bishop of Münster, Germany
22 Jan	38.1	Appointed	Charles de Hémard de Denonville †	Cardinal, Bishop of Mâcon, France
23 Jan		Appointed	Luis Cardona †	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
6 Feb	33.3	Appointed	Benedetto de Accolti †	Apostolic Administrator of Policastro, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
15 Feb		Appointed	Juan Cardona †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
22 Feb		Elevated to Cardinal	Alfonso Manrique de Lara †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
22 Feb	58.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Juan Pardo Tavera †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
6 Mar		Appointed	Juan de Salamanca, O.P. †	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
13 Mar	64.2	Died	Richard Greiffenclau von Vollrads †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
27 Mar	39.2	Appointed	Johann von Metzenhausen †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
7 Apr		Born	Agostino Valier (Valeri, Valieri) †	Venice	Cardinal, Bishop of Verona, Italy
20 Apr	46.3	Appointed	Venerable Diego Alvarez de Osorio †	Bishop of León en Nicaragua	Bishop-Elect
28 May	52.4	Died	Balthasar Merklin †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
Jun	72.4	Appointed	Hugo von Hohenladenburg †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
21 Jun		Appointed	Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera †	Bishop of Coro, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
28 Jul	14.6	Appointed	Otto Graf von Schaumberg †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany	Bishop-Elect
6 Sep		Appointed	Alfonso de Talavera, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras	Bishop Emeritus
13 Sep	72.7	Confirmed	Hugo von Hohenladenburg †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
22 Sep	56.0	Appointed	Giovanni Piccolomini †	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Siena, Italy
22 Sep		Elevated to Cardinal	Antonio Pucci †	Cardinal, Bishop of Pistoia, Italy
6 Oct	23.6	Ordained Priest	Sebastian von Heusenstamm †	Priest of Mainz, Germany	Archbishop
27 Nov	39.9	Confirmed	Johann von Metzenhausen †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
6 Dec		Born	Nicolás de Ramos y Santos, O.F.M. †	Villasabariego, Spain	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
18 Dec		Appointed	Johann Kluspeck, C.R.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
18 Dec		Appointed	Johann Kluspeck, C.R.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
21 Dec	57.0	Ordained Bishop	Francisco de los Angeles Quiñones, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Coria, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

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