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The Year of Our Lord 1539

Bishop Events

July to December


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
JulDiedWilliam MaginBishop-Elect of Elphin, Ireland
5 JulDiedPietro DurantiBishop of Termoli, Italy
10 JulBornŁukasz Kościelecki, O.S.B. †Bishop of Poznań, Poland
14 JulAppointedAndreas Centanus (Zantinus)Bishop of Nemosia (Limasol), CyprusBishop Emeritus
AppointedVincenzo DuranteBishop of Termoli, ItalyBishop Emeritus
19 Jul73.5ResignedPaolo BorgasioBishop of Nemosia (Limasol), CyprusBishop Emeritus
64.6DiedLorenzo CampeggioCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
20 JulDiedJohn Purcell, O.S.A. †Bishop of Ferns, Ireland
23 Jul55.7AppointedGasparo ContariniAdministrator of Salisbury, England, Great BritainCardinal, Bishop of Belluno, Italy
ResignedGeorge CromerArchbishop of Armagh, IrelandArchbishop Emeritus
AppointedClaude DodieuBishop of Rennes, France
AppointedJerónimo del Toro, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Lérida, Spain
AppointedJerónimo del Toro, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in ArabiaAuxiliary Bishop of Lérida, Spain
39.5AppointedRobert WauchopeArchbishop of Armagh, Ireland
29 JulBornJean Sarrazin, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Cambrai, France
30 Jul54.3DiedBernhard von Cles (Clesio)Cardinal, Bishop of Trento, Italy
4 AugAppointedCharles Boucher, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France
AppointedCharles Boucher, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of MegaraAuxiliary Bishop of Paris, France
62.5AppointedGianvincenzo CarafaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
51.5AppointedMarino GrimaniCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in TrastevereCardinal, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
62.5AppointedAntonio Sanseverino, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Cardinal-Bishop of SabinaCardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
5 Aug27.0SelectedCristoforo MadruzzoBishop of Trento, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
6 AugDiedPaolo CapizucchiBishop of Nicastro, Italy
8 AugAppointedGuillaume ÉderCoadjutor Bishop of Quimper, FranceBishop
13.4AppointedNiccolò Caetani di SermonetaArchbishop of Conza, ItalyCardinal, Administrator of Capua, Italy
10 AugSucceededWilhelm von BrandeburgArchbishop of Riga, Latvia
DiedThomas SchoningArchbishop of Riga, Latvia
11 AugOrdained BishopJerónimo del Toro, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in ArabiaAuxiliary Bishop of Lérida, Spain
14 AugResignedJohn Salcot (Capon), O. Carm. †Bishop of Bangor, Wales, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
15 AugDiedTommaso Bosius, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Bishop of Malta
18 AugAppointedEsteban AlmeidaBishop of Astorga, SpainBishop of Cartagena (en España)
39.6AppointedJacques d’AnnebautCardinal, Bishop of Lisieux, France
AppointedFernando Niño de GuevaraBishop of Orense, SpainPatriarch of West Indies, Spain
ResignedJean Le VeneurBishop of Lisieux, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
AppointedAntonio Ramírez de HaroBishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, SpainBishop of Segovia, Spain
25 Aug58.0DiedJakub von SalzaBishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
27 Aug38.3AppointedMarcello CerviniAdministrator of Nicastro, ItalyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
18.8AppointedAlessandro Farnese (Jr.)Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, PalestineCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
AppointedNicolas de JarenteCoadjutor Bishop of Vence, FranceBishop
AppointedGabriel a San Serio, O.S.B. †Bishop of Elphin, IrelandBishop of Ferns, Ireland
SepDiedRichard Hogan, O.F.M. †Bishop-Elect of Clonmacnoise, Ireland
1 SepSelectedChristoph Fuchs von FuchsbergBishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
BornCesare Speciano (Speciani)Bishop of Cremona, Italy
5 SepDiedLorenzo GranaBishop of Segni, Italy
8 Sep64.0DiedJohn StokesleyBishop of London, England, Great Britain
9 Sep45.6InstalledDavid BeatonCardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte CelioCardinal, Archbishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain
55.6AppointedSebastian Branicki KorczackBishop of Poznań, Poland
AppointedSancho Díaz de TrujilloAuxiliary Bishop of Plasencia, SpainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
AppointedSancho Díaz de TrujilloTitular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos, Titular SeesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Plasencia, Spain
AppointedGuillermo , O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
AppointedGuillermo , O.P. †Titular Bishop of TarsusAuxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
54.6AppointedJuan Suárez CarvajalBishop of Lugo, SpainBishop Emeritus
AppointedFabio VigiliBishop of Foligno, ItalyBishop of Spoleto, Italy
18 Sep51.7SelectedBaltazar von PromnitzBishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
21 SepOrdained BishopSancho Díaz de TrujilloTitular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos, Titular SeesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Plasencia, Spain
27 Sep79.7DiedAlonso MansoBishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
5 OctOrdained BishopFernando Niño de GuevaraBishop of Orense, SpainPatriarch of West Indies, Spain
17 OctAppointedGuglielmo AdeodatoBishop of Lesina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
40.7AppointedSamuel MaciejowskiBishop of Chełm, PolandBishop of Kraków, Poland
AppointedJan WilamowskiBishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
18 OctDiedWalter Wellesley, O.S.A. †Bishop of Kildare, Ireland
20 Oct39.8AppointedEdmund BonnerBishop of London, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
29 OctAppointedDionisio de Avila, O. de M. †Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
AppointedLouis de CastelnauBishop of Tarbes, France
30.1AppointedIppolito d’Este (II)Administrator of Lyon, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
ConfirmedChristoph Fuchs von FuchsbergBishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
AppointedAndrés de Fuentsalida, O. Cist. †Auxiliary Bishop of Messina, Italy
AppointedAndrés de Fuentsalida, O. Cist. †Titular Bishop of Tripolis in PhoeniciaAuxiliary Bishop of Messina, Italy
AppointedSebastiano GrazianiBishop of Segni, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Trevico, Italy
41.5ResignedJean de LorraineAdministrator of Lyon, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
64.8AppointedJohannes Mensing, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany
64.8AppointedJohannes Mensing, O.P. †Titular Bishop of Acre (or Ptolomais)Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany
AppointedJohann Nopel (Sr.)Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
AppointedJohann Nopel (Sr.)Titular Bishop of CyreneAuxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
AppointedNicola Angelo OlivieriBishop of Acerno, Italy
64.8ResignedFrancisco de los Ángeles (Enrique) Quiñones, O.F.M. Obs. †Administrator of Acerno, ItalyCardinal, Former Administrator
49.8AppointedSebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal (Arellano)Bishop of León, SpainBishop of Cuenca, Spain
56.8AppointedFernando ValdésBishop of Sigüenza, SpainArchbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
30 OctDiedJean des Pres MontpezatBishop Emeritus of Montauban, France
NovDiedFrancesco CherigatoBishop of Teramo, Italy
1 Nov64.8DiedGiacomo SimonettaCardinal, Administrator of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
7 Nov69.8DiedStjepan BrodarićBishop of Vác, Hungary
8 NovDiedAdrian Zakowski, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
9 Nov41.2Ordained BishopHernando de Aragón, O. Cist. †Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
56.0AppointedGasparo ContariniCardinal-Priest of Sant’ApollinareCardinal, Bishop of Belluno, Italy
10 Nov69.4Elevated to CardinalPietro Bembo, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Cardinal, Administrator of Bergamo, Italy
69.4InstalledPietro Bembo, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Cardinal-Deacon of San Ciriaco alle Terme DioclezianeCardinal, Administrator of Bergamo, Italy
30.2InstalledIppolito d’Este (II)Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in AquiroCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
27.3ConfirmedCristoforo MadruzzoBishop of Trento, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
17 NovDiedHermann Ronneberg (Kunnenbergh)Bishop of Curland, Latvia
24 Nov38.8AppointedScipione BongalliBishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy
AppointedPomponio Cecci (Cesi)Cardinal, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
5 DecAppointedFlorence Kirwan, O.F.M. †Bishop of Clonmacnoise, Ireland
AppointedFlorence Kirwan, O.F.M. †Bishop of Killaloe, IrelandBishop of Clonmacnoise, Ireland
12 DecAppointedCamillo de GennaroBishop of Nicotera, Italy
69.9AppointedBartolomeo GuidiccioniBishop of Teramo, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Lucca, Italy
14 DecOrdained BishopAlexander Devereux, O. Cist. †Bishop of Ferns, Ireland
17 Dec20.9AppointedEnrique de Borja y AragónBishop of Squillace, ItalyCardinal, Bishop-Elect
19 Dec21.0Elevated to CardinalEnrique de Borja y AragónCardinal, Bishop-Elect of Squillace, Italy
38.6Elevated to CardinalMarcello CerviniPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
59.9Elevated to CardinalMiguel da SilvaIn PectoreCardinal, Administrator of Massa Marittima, Italy
62.9Elevated to CardinalPierre de La BaumeCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Besançon, France
59.9Elevated to CardinalFederico (de Campo) FregósoCardinal, Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
50.9Elevated to CardinalUberto GambaraCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy
69.9Elevated to CardinalBartolomeo GuidiccioniCardinal, Bishop of Lucca, Italy
42.9Elevated to CardinalDionisio Neagrus Laurerio, O.S.M. †Cardinal, Bishop of Urbino, Italy
Elevated to CardinalAscanio ParisaniCardinal, Bishop of Rimini, Italy
66.9Elevated to CardinalPietro Paolo ParisioCardinal, Bishop of Nusco, Italy
46.9Elevated to CardinalAntoine Sanguin de MeudonCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Orléans, France
16.9Elevated to CardinalGiacomo SavelliCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
21 DecOrdained BishopChristoph Fuchs von FuchsbergBishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy

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