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The Year of Our Lord 1538

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownAppointedGiorgio Artea †Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy
BornLorenzo Asprella †TursienBishop of Massa Lubrense, Italy
DiedDiego de Avellaneda †Bishop of Tui, Spain
44.0Ordained BishopDavid Beaton †Bishop of Mirepoix, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain
AppointedCorneille de Berghes †Bishop of Liège, Belgium
ResignedLeonardo Bonafide, O.S.B. †Bishop of Cortona, ItalyBishop Emeritus
ResignedGiacomo Bongalli †Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornAntonio Carafa †Naples, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
BornGiovanni Anselmo Carminato †Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
DiedGiacomo Coppi †Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
BornWolfgang Kämmerer von Dalberg †Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
DiedBaldovinetto de’ Baldovinetti †Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
DiedCharles de Bar †Bishop of Saint-Papoul, France
BornAlphonse d’Elbène †LyonBishop of Albi, France
BornLuigi d’Este †ArezzoCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Ferrara, Italy
ResignedAntonio Dura †Bishop of Lacedonia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornNikolaus Elgard †ArlonAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
DiedGiangiacomo di Gambarana †Bishop of Albenga, Italy
DiedLuis González, O.F.M. †Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy
DiedGiampietro Grassi †Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
41.0AppointedLuigi Lippomano †Coadjutor Bishop of Bergamo, ItalyBishop
41.0AppointedLuigi Lippomano †Titular Bishop of MethoneBishop of Bergamo, Italy
ResignedFrancesco Minerbetti †Bishop of Arezzo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornSt. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo †Mayorga de Campos, SpainArchbishop of Lima, Peru
BornSéraphin Olivier-Razali †Lyon, FranceCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agnese in Agone
DiedGian Giorgio Paleologo †Bishop Emeritus of Casale Monferrato, Italy
DiedAntonio Pandella †Bishop of Lesina, Italy
DiedGiovanni Antonio Pappacoda †Bishop of Tropea, Italy
BornMariano Pierbenedetti †CamerinoCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
BornDiego de Romano y Govea (Vitoria) †Valladolid, SpainBishop of Tlaxcala, México
ResignedDaniel Rossi †Bishop of Caorle, ItalyBishop Emeritus
DiedJuan de Salamanca, O.P. †Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
DiedMichele Visconti †Bishop of Lucera, Italy
50.0SelectedJohannes von Weeze †Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
8 Jan17.3ResignedAlessandro Farnese (Jr.) †Administrator of Bitonto, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
11 JanAppointedJan Dantyszek †Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
AppointedSebastiano Deli di Castel Durante †Bishop of Bitonto, Italy
AppointedTiedeman Giese †Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), PolandBishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
AppointedGiovanni Rinaldi Montorio †Bishop of Narni, Italy
65.0AppointedPietro Paolo Parisio †Cardinal, Bishop of Nusco, Italy
19.1ResignedGuido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora †Administrator of Narni, ItalyCardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
AppointedAgostino Steuco, C.R.S.A. †Bishop of Kisamos, Greece
49.9ConfirmedValentin von Tetleben †Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
28 Jan70.1DiedMarino Ascanio Caracciolo †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
3 Feb49.7DiedJohann bei Rhein †Bishop-Elect of Regensburg, Germany
6 Feb46.4AppointedInnocenzo Cibo (Cybo) †Administrator of Tropea, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
14.0AppointedCharles de Guise de Lorraine †Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
32.1AppointedMichael Helding †Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, GermanyBishop of Merseburg, Germany
32.1AppointedMichael Helding †Titular Bishop of SidonBishop of Merseburg, Germany
39.8ResignedJean de Lorraine †Administrator of Reims, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
AppointedBernardetto Minerbetti †Bishop of Arezzo, Italy
63.1AppointedGiacomo Simonetta †Cardinal, Administrator of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
7 Feb58.1DiedOlav Engelbrektsson †Archbishop of Nidaros (Trondheim), Norway
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 (Sr.) †Administrator of Oppido Mamertina, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
ResignedAlessandro Cesarini (Sr.) †Administrator of Gerace, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
AppointedAscanio Cesarini †Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
AppointedGiorgio Cornaro †Bishop of Treviso, ItalyBishop Emeritus
AppointedTiberio Muti †Bishop of Gerace, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Assisi, Italy
44.1ResignedFrancesco Pisani †Administrator of Treviso, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
22 Feb50.0Ordained BishopValentin von Tetleben †Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
27 FebBornPedro Cerbuna Negro †FonzBishop of Tarazona, Spain
65.7DiedErhard (Erardo, Everard) von der Mark (de la Marca, Marck) †Cardinal, Bishop of Liège, Belgium
11 MarDiedBl. Jan Chojeński †Bishop of Kraków, Poland
AppointedDiego de Loaysa, O.R.S.A. †Bishop of Modruš, CroatiaBishop Emeritus
13 Mar58.1AppointedGirolamo Aleandro †Cardinal-Priest of San Ciriaco alle Terme DioclezianeCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy
58.1Elevated to CardinalGirolamo Aleandro †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy
12.1Elevated 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 San CrisogonoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy
AppointedGiorgio Andreasi †Bishop of Chiusi, ItalyBishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
58.2ResignedGirolamo Ghinucci {Ginucci} †Administrator of MaltaCardinal, Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain
27 Mar34.2AppointedJorge de Austria †Archbishop of Valencia, SpainBishop of Liège, Belgium
16 Apr12.1InstalledNiccolò Caetani di Sermoneta †Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in CarcereCardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
25 AprSelectedPankraz von Sinzenhofen †Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
24 MayAppointedAlessandro Cesarini (Sr.) †Administrator of Cuenca, SpainCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
48.4ResignedPhilippe de La Chambre, O.S.B. †Administrator of Belley, FranceCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
40.1AppointedJean de Lorraine †Administrator of Agen, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
5 JunResignedAlessandro Cesarini (Sr.) †Administrator of Pamplona, SpainCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
58.4AppointedJuan Reina †Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
7 JunDiedHeinrich von Fulstein †Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
14 Jun45.4AppointedLouis de Bourbon de Vendôme (II) †Administrator of Tréguier, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Laon, France
58.5ResignedFrançois Guillaume de Castelnau de Clermont-Ludève †Archbishop of Auch, FranceCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
46.8AppointedInnocenzo Cibo (Cybo) †Administrator of Messina, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
58.5AppointedGirolamo Ghinucci {Ginucci} †Administrator of Tropea, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain
AppointedFrancisco Mendoza †Bishop of Jaén, Spain
49.5AppointedFrançois de Tournon, C.R.S.A. †Administrator of Auch, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France
25 Jun30.7AppointedDurante Duranti †Bishop of Alghero, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Brescia, Italy
AppointedŁukasz Górka †Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
28 Jun43.5ResignedGirolamo Doria †Administrator of Nebbio, FranceCardinal, Administrator of Tarragona, Spain
29 JunOrdained BishopJerónimo de Loayza, O.P. †Bishop of Cartagena, ColombiaArchbishop of Lima, Peru
8 JulBornAlberto Bolognetti †BolognaCardinal, Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
14 JulAppointedBernardo Sancio †Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
20 Jul63.6ResignedGiacomo Simonetta †Bishop of Perugia, ItalyCardinal, Administrator of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
29 JulAppointedSebastian Branicki †Bishop of Chełm, PolandBishop of Poznań, Poland
AppointedJakub Buczacki †Bishop of Płock, Poland
AppointedPiotr Gamrat †Bishop of Kraków, PolandArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
48.6AppointedSebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal (Arellano) †Bishop of Tui, SpainBishop of Cuenca, Spain
AppointedFrancesco Bernardino Simonetta †Bishop of Perugia, Italy
AppointedEnrique de Villalobos Xeres †Bishop of Lucera, ItalyBishop of Squillace, Italy
1 AugDiedJohannes Petrus Brask †Bishop of Linköping, Sweden
2 AugOrdained BishopFrancisco de Mendavia, O.S.H. †Bishop of Nicaragua
4 Aug32.6Ordained BishopMichael Helding †Titular Bishop of SidonBishop of Merseburg, Germany
8 Aug37.6AppointedNiccolò Ridolfi †Administrator of Viterbo e Tuscania, ItalyCardinal, Administrator of Vicenza, Italy
12 AugAppointedPomponio Cecci (Cesi) †Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
72.6AppointedEnnio Filonardi †Cardinal, Administrator of Montefeltro, Italy
AppointedAntonio Filonardi †Bishop of Veroli, Italy
AppointedAlonso Ruiz de Virués, O.S.B. †Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
48.4AppointedGiovanni Salviati †Administrator of Saint-Papoul, FranceCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
22 AugDiedHeinrich Lenchker, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany
26 AugBornClaude d’Angennes de Rambouillet †RambouilletBishop of Le Mans, France
30 AugBornCesare Baronio, C.O. †Sora, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo
Sep41.7Ordained BishopLuigi Lippomano †Titular Bishop of MethoneBishop of Bergamo, Italy
23 SepAppointedManuel de Sousa †Bishop of Silves (Sylves), PortugalArchbishop Emeritus of Braga, Portugal
AppointedScipione Dura †Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy
AppointedGiuseppe de Montanaris †Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
AppointedJoão Parvi †Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
28 Sep67.7DiedAlfonso Manrique de Lara y Solís †Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
2 OctBornSt. Charles Borromeo †Castle of AronaCardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
7 OctAppointedVincenzo Torelli †Bishop of Lesina, Italy
18 Oct60.8Elevated to CardinalPedro Gómez Sarmiento de Villandrando †Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
25 Oct33.8Ordained BishopFrancesco Bandini Piccolomini †Archbishop of Siena, Italy
AppointedGiovambattista Ricasoli †Bishop of Cortona, ItalyBishop of Pistoia, Italy
27 Oct36.8AppointedAlfonso de Fuenmayor †Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicArchbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
30 OctAppointedBonaventura Engelbertz van Oldenzeel, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
AppointedBonaventura Engelbertz van Oldenzeel, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of HebronAuxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
AppointedSebastiano Rossi †Bishop of Caorle, Italy
NovOrdained BishopBonaventura Engelbertz van Oldenzeel, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of HebronAuxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
12 NovAppointedGirolamo Ghianderoni †Bishop of Ancona e Numana, ItalyBishop Emeritus
15 Nov18.1AppointedAlessandro Farnese (Jr.) †Administrator of Massa Marittima, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
60.9AppointedPedro Gómez Sarmiento de Villandrando †Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII ApostoliCardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
AppointedGirolamo Grimaldi †Cardinal, Administrator of Albenga, Italy
ConfirmedPankraz von Sinzenhofen †Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
27 Nov38.9AppointedEdmund Bonner †Bishop of Hereford, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of London, England, Great Britain
29 Nov21.3AppointedAntoine Perrenot de Granvella †Bishop of Arras, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
6 DecBornFrancesco Gonzaga †PalermoCardinal, Bishop of Mantova, Italy
9 Dec45.9AppointedCharles de Hémard de Denonville †Administrator of Amiens, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Mâcon, France
11 DecBornSigismund von Brandenburg †BerlinFormer Archbishop-Elect of Magdeburg, Germany
20 Dec50.4Elevated to CardinalJuan Álvarez de Toledo, O.P. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
45.0Elevated to CardinalDavid Beaton †Cardinal, Archbishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain
68.6Elevated to CardinalPietro Bembo, O.S.Io.Hieros. †In PectoreCardinal, Administrator of Bergamo, Italy
29.3Elevated to CardinalIppolito d’Este (II) †In PectoreCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
39.0Elevated to CardinalPedro Fernández Manrique †Cardinal, Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
54.0Elevated to CardinalRobert de Lénoncourt †Cardinal, Archbishop of Arles, France

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