The Year of Our Lord 1539

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Ottavio Accoramboni †	Gubbio	Archbishop of Urbino, Italy
		Appointed	Juan de Arteaga y Avendaño †	Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), Chiapas, México
		Died	Antonio Calcena, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Tortosa, Spain
		Died	Rodrigo Carvajal †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
	37.7	Appointed	Marcello Cervini †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Born	Pedro de Azuaga, O.F.M. †	Azuaga, Spain	Bishop-Elect of Santiago de Chile
		Born	Eberhard von Dienheim †		Bishop of Speyer, Germany
		Ordained Priest	Michael Dornvogel †	Priest of Augsburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Bernardo Jordán, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lérida, Spain
		Born	Lorenzo Asensio Otaduy Avendaño †	Oñate	Bishop of Avila, Spain
5 Jan	59.0	Ordained Bishop	Vasco de Quiroga †	Bishop of Michoacán, Michoacán, México
12 Jan	35.0	Ordained Priest	Jorge de Austria †	Priest of Valencia, Spain	Bishop of Liège, Belgium
15 Jan		Died	Fadrique de Portugal Noreña, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
18 Jan	59.0	Died	Juan Reina †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
13 Feb		Born	Stephan Weber †	Erfurt	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
21 Feb		Appointed	Michael Vehe, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
Mar	37.2	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso de Fuenmayor †	Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
24 Mar	43.7	Appointed	Filippo Archinto †	Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
Apr		Died	Michael Vehe, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Halberstadt, Germany
5 Apr		Born	Sebastian Haidlauf †	Meßkirch	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
8 Apr	35.3	Ordained Bishop	Jorge de Austria †	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain	Bishop of Liège, Belgium
10 Apr		Died	Alvaro Osorio, O.P. †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
21 May	55.4	Appointed	Pedro Alvarez de Acosta †	Bishop of Osma, Spain
	40.8	Appointed	Hernando de Aragón, O. Cist. †	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
	61.4	Appointed	Juan García Loaysa, O.P. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
	50.9	Appointed	Pedro Pacheco Ladrón de Guevara †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Albano, Italy
30 May		Appointed	Juan Bautista Campeggio †	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Martín Tristán Calvete †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
	56.4	Appointed	Fernando Valdés †	Bishop of León, Spain	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
13 Jun	47.4	Died	Christoph Marschalk zu Pappenheim †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
26 Jun	35.6	Appointed	Moritz von Hutten †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
19 Jul	67.5	Died	Lorenzo Campeggio †	Cardinal, Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, Italy
23 Jul		Appointed	Jerónimo de Toro, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lérida, Spain
30 Jul	54.4	Died	Bernhard von Cles (Clesio) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Trento, Italy
5 Aug	27.1	Appointed	Cristoforo Madruzzo †	Bishop of Trento, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
8 Aug	13.6	Appointed	Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta †	Archbishop of Conza, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
11 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Jerónimo de Toro, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lérida, Spain
18 Aug		Appointed	Esteban Almeida †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
		Appointed	Fernando Niño de Guevara †	Bishop of Orense, Spain	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
		Appointed	Antonio Ramírez de Haro †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
31 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Pankraz von Sinzenhofen †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
1 Sep		Born	Cesare Speciano (Speciani) †	Cremona	Bishop of Cremona, Italy
9 Sep		Appointed	Sancho Díaz de Trujillo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Plasencia, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Sancho Díaz de Trujillo †	Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos, Titular Sees	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Plasencia, Spain
	54.7	Appointed	Juan Suárez Carvajal †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
13 Sep	54.7	Appointed	Cristóbal de Pedraza †	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
21 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Sancho Díaz de Trujillo †	Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos, Titular Sees	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Plasencia, Spain
27 Sep	79.7	Died	Alonso Manso †	Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
5 Oct		Ordained Bishop	Fernando Niño de Guevara †	Bishop of Orense, Spain	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
29 Oct		Appointed	Dionisio de Avila, O. de M. †	Bishop of Foreign Diocese
		Appointed	Andrés de Fuentsalida, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Messina, Italy
	62.8	Appointed	Johannes Mensing, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany
		Appointed	Johann Nopel (Sr.) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
		Appointed	Johann Nopel (Sr.) †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	49.8	Appointed	Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal (Arellano) †	Bishop of León, Spain	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
	56.8	Appointed	Fernando Valdés †	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
1 Nov	64.8	Died	Giacomo Simonetta †	Cardinal, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
9 Nov	41.3	Ordained Bishop	Hernando de Aragón, O. Cist. †	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
9 Nov	56.1	Appointed	Gasparo Contarini †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine	Cardinal, Bishop of Belluno, Italy
10 Nov	27.3	Confirmed	Cristoforo Madruzzo †	Bishop of Trento, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
17 Dec	22.0	Appointed	Enrique de Borja y Aragón †	Cardinal, Bishop of Squillace, Italy
19 Dec	22.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Enrique de Borja y Aragón †	Cardinal, Bishop of Squillace, Italy
	38.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Marcello Cervini †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	71.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Bartolomeo Guidiccioni †	Cardinal, Bishop of Lucca, Italy
	17.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Giacomo Savelli †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy

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