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The Year of Our Lord 1538

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownDiedDiego de Avellaneda †Bishop of Tui, Spain
BornWolfgang von Dalberg †Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
BornNikolaus Elgard †ArlonAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
DiedLuis González, O.F.M. †Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy
BornSt. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo †Mayorga de Campos, SpainArchbishop of Lima, Peru
BornSéraphin Olivier-Razali †Cardinal,
BornDiego de Romano y Govea (Vitoria) †Valladolid, SpainBishop of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México
DiedJuan de Salamanca, O.P. †Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
50.0AppointedJohannes von Weeze †Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
11 Jan49.9ConfirmedValentin von Tetleben †Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
28 Jan70.1DiedMarino Ascanio Caracciolo †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
3 Feb49.7DiedJohann Pfalzgraf bei Rhein †Bishop-Elect of Regensburg, Germany
6 Feb32.1AppointedMichael Helding †Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, GermanyBishop of Merseburg, Germany
32.1AppointedMichael Helding †Titular Bishop of SidonBishop of Merseburg, Germany
63.1AppointedGiacomo Simonetta †Cardinal, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
9 FebDiedBraz Neto, O.F.M. †Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
10 Feb47.1Ordained BishopJohann von Maltitz †Bishop of Meissen (Meißen), Germany
20 FebResignedAlessandro Cesarini †Apostolic Administrator of Gerace, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Palestrina, Italy
ResignedAlessandro Cesarini †Apostolic Administrator of Oppido Mamertina, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Palestrina, Italy
22 Feb50.0Ordained BishopValentin von Tetleben †Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
27 FebBornPedro Cerbuna Negro †FonzBishop of Tarazona, Spain
DiedErhard (Erardo, Everard) von der Mark (de la Marca, Marck) †Cardinal, Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
11 MarAppointedDiego de Loaysa, O.R.S.A. †Bishop of Modruš, CroatiaBishop Emeritus
13 Mar58.1AppointedGirolamo Aleandro †Cardinal-PriestCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy
58.1Elevated to CardinalGirolamo Aleandro †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy
12.2Elevated to CardinalNiccolò Caetani di Sermoneta †Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
17 MarOrdained BishopDiego de Loaysa, O.R.S.A. †Bishop of Modruš, CroatiaBishop Emeritus
20 Mar58.1AppointedGirolamo Aleandro †Cardinal-Priest of S. CrisogonoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy
58.2ResignedGirolamo Ghinucci {Ginucci} †Apostolic Administrator of MaltaCardinal, Bishop of Foreign Diocese
27 Mar34.2AppointedJorge de Austria †Archbishop of Valencia, SpainBishop of Liège, Belgium
16 Apr12.3AppointedNiccolò Caetani di Sermoneta †Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in CarcereCardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
25 AprAppointedPankraz von Sinzenhofen †Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
MayResignedAlessandro Cesarini †Apostolic Administrator of Pamplona, SpainCardinal, Bishop of Palestrina, Italy
24 MayAppointedAlessandro Cesarini †Apostolic Administrator of Cuenca, SpainCardinal, Bishop of Palestrina, Italy
5 Jun58.4AppointedJuan Reina †Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
14 JunAppointedFrancisco Mendoza †Bishop of Jaén, Spain
29 JunOrdained BishopJerónimo de Loayza, O.P. †Bishop of Cartagena, ColombiaArchbishop of Lima, Peru
8 JulBornAlberto Bolognetti †BolognaCardinal, Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
20 Jul63.6ResignedGiacomo Simonetta †Bishop of Perugia, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
29 Jul48.6AppointedSebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal (Arellano) †Bishop of Tui, SpainBishop of Cuenca, Spain
AppointedEnrique de Villalobos †Bishop of Lucera, ItalyBishop of Squillace, Italy
2 AugOrdained BishopFrancisco de Mendavia, O.S.H. †Bishop of León en Nicaragua
4 Aug32.6Ordained BishopMichael Helding †Titular Bishop of SidonBishop of Merseburg, Germany
12 Aug72.6ResignedEnnio Filonardi †Bishop of Veroli, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
AppointedAlonso Ruiz de Virués, O.S.B. †Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
22 AugDiedHeinrich Lenchker, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany
23 SepAppointedJoão Parvi †Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
28 SepDiedAlfonso Manrique de Lara †Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
2 OctBornSt. Charles Borromeo †Castle of AronaCardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
18 Oct60.8Elevated to CardinalPedro Gómez Sarmiento de Villandrando †Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
27 Oct36.8AppointedAlfonso de Fuenmayor †Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicArchbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
15 NovConfirmedPankraz von Sinzenhofen †Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
29 Nov21.3AppointedAntoine Perrenot de Granvella †Bishop of Arras, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
11 DecBornSigismund Markgraf von Brandenburg †BerlinArchbishop-Elect Emeritus of Magdeburg, Germany
20 Dec50.4Elevated to CardinalJuan Álvarez y Alva de Toledo, O.P. †Cardinal, Bishop of Osma-Soria, Spain
30.0Elevated to CardinalIppolito II D'Este †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
Elevated to CardinalPedro Fernández Manrique †Cardinal, Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
54.0Elevated to CardinalRobert de Lenoncourt †Cardinal, Archbishop of Arles, France

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