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The Year of Our Lord 1543

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornTimocrate (Democrate) Aloigi (Aloisi)Bishop of Cagli, Italy
DiedIñigo de Avalos, O.S.B. †Bishop of Aquino, Italy
BornAndrés BacallarArchbishop of Sassari, Italy
DiedAntonio Beccari (Becariis), O.P. †Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), Albania
DiedBenoit Berzati, O.P. †Archbishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
BornEmiliano BombiniBishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
BornGiovanni Battista CenturioneBishop Emeritus of Savona, Italy
47.0AppointedBonaventura Fauni-Pio, O.F.M. Conv. †Minister General of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop Emeritus of Acqui, Italy
BornLadislao d’AquinoCardinal, Bishop of Venafro, Italy
BornGiovanni Battista del Tufo, C.R. †Bishop Emeritus of Acerra, Italy
DiedGodefroid d’EstissacBishop of Maillezais, France
56.0SelectedGeorge Dowdall, O.S.C. †ArchbishopArchbishop of Armagh, Ireland
24.0Ordained PriestRemigius (Remi) Driutius (Drieux)PriestBishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
BornGiovanni Francesco FaraBishop of Bosa, Italy
22.2AppointedAlessandro Farnese (Jr.)Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
DiedFranz Frangipane, O.F.M. Obs. †Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
DiedGiovanni Antonio GalloBishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
BornCoriolano GarzadoriBishop Emeritus of Ossero (Osor), Croatia
DiedJohann GellingshausenBishop of Dorpat (Tartu), Estonia
BornGiulio GiustinianiBishop of Ajaccio, France
BornMarcantonio GonzagaBishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
BornJan Gniazdowski, O. Cist. †Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
DiedLuis GómezBishop of Sarno, Italy
38.6Ordained PriestStanislaw Hosius (Hozjusz)Priest of Kraków, PolandCardinal, Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
BornGiovanni Francesco LeoniBishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
ResignedJean de LettesBishop of Montauban, FranceBishop Emeritus
BornLudovico Maiorano, C.R.L. †Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
BornJacques Martin, O.S.B. †Bishop of Senez, France
DiedMarco Antonio MarzoliniBishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
DiedFrancisco MendozaBishop of Jaén, Spain
49.9AppointedMiklós OláhBishop of Zagreb (Agram), CroatiaArchbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
BornLazaro Pellizzari, O.P. †Bishop of Modena, Italy
BornBartolomeo PerettiBishop of Marsi, Italy
DiedAlbin de RochechouartBishop of Sisteron, France
BornAntonmaria SauliCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
24.1AppointedGuido Ascanio Sforza di Santa FioraArchpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
BornChristoph Andreas von SpaurBishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
BornPiotr TylickiBishop of Kraków, Poland
DiedGianfrancesco UgoniBishop of Famagusta, Cyprus
BornLeonardo Vairo, O.S.B. †Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
53.0DiedVicente de Valverde, O.P. †Bishop of Panamá
BornLorenzo VitturiArchbishop of Candia {Crete}, Greece
BornJohann Georg Zobel von GiebelstadtBishop-Elect of Bamberg, Germany
BornGiovanni Battista ZuccatoBishop Emeritus of Nusco, Italy
2 Jan67.0DiedBonifacio FerreroCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
8 Jan58.2AppointedAntonio PucciCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
42.0AppointedNiccolò RidolfiArchbishop of Firenze {Florence}, ItalyCardinal, Administrator of Vicenza, Italy
52.7AppointedGiovanni SalviatiCardinal-Bishop of AlbanoCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
66.0AppointedAntonio Sanseverino, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa RufinaCardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
20.0AppointedGiacomo SavelliCardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e DamianoCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
21 JanDiedRowland LeeBishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain
DiedFrancesco MinerbettiBishop Emeritus of Arezzo, Italy
Feb47.0Ordained BishopFriedrich NauseaBishop of Wien, Austria
4 FebOrdained BishopThaddée Fumer, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of SelymbriaAuxiliary Bishop of Nevers, France
6 FebDiedDiego Ribera de ToledoBishop of Segovia, Spain
16 FebAppointedToussaint d’Hocédy (Hossey)Bishop of Toul, France
AppointedGiovanni Battisti de LisulisBishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
AppointedRodolphe Tillon, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Saintes, France
AppointedRodolphe Tillon, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of ThermopylaeAuxiliary Bishop of Saintes, France
26 FebDiedEdmund O’GallagherBishop of Raphoe, Ireland
MarBornMartin von EybFormer Bishop-Elect of Bamberg, Germany
3 MarBornPierre de Villars (II)Archbishop Emeritus of Vienne, France
11 MarDiedAntonio LupicinoBishop Emeritus of Bisceglie, Italy
14 Mar24.2ProfessedMelchior Miguel Carneiro Leitão, S.J. †Member of Society of JesusPatriarch of Ethiopia
25 Mar49.2AppointedMarco GrimaniOfficial to ScotlandPatriarch Emeritus of Aquileia, Italy
30 Mar47.2AppointedJan DziaduskiBishop of Chełm, PolandBishop of Przemyśl, Poland
53.2AppointedMikołaj DzierżgowskiBishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), PolandArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
AppointedJean de Narbonne, O.S.B. †Bishop of Béziers, France
60.2AppointedWilliam Peto, O.F.M. Obs. †Cardinal, Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
AppointedMartín Valero CuestaBishop of Lérida, SpainBishop-Elect
47.2AppointedAndrzej ZebrzydowskiBishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), UkraineBishop of Kraków, Poland
31 MarDiedFranz KatzianerBishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
15 Apr65.1DiedChristoph von StadionBishop of Augsburg, Germany
24 Apr42.3SelectedGeorge DayBishopBishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain
2 MayDiedAngelo Archilegi di AmeliaBishop of Assisi, Italy
4 May65.0AppointedGaleazzo FlorimonteBishop of Aquino, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
6 May42.3Ordained BishopGeorge DayBishopBishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain
10 May29.2SelectedOtto Truchseß von WaldburgCardinal, Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
11 MayDiedFrancesco GuastaferroBishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
AppointedBalthasar de JarenteBishop of Saint-Flour, FranceArchbishop of Embrun, France
SucceededNicolas de JarenteBishop of Vence, France
18 MayAppointedNicolas Mangin (Dumeguin)Auxiliary Bishop of Rodez, France
AppointedNicolas Mangin (Dumeguin)Titular Bishop of SalonaAuxiliary Bishop of Rodez, France
JunDiedMartín Valero CuestaBishop-Elect of Lérida, Spain
1 JunAppointedMiguel Ponte, O.F.M. Conv. †Auxiliary Bishop of Tarragona, Spain
AppointedMiguel Ponte, O.F.M. Conv. †Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in PalaestinaAuxiliary Bishop of Tarragona, Spain
AppointedLorenzo Spada, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
29.2ConfirmedOtto Truchseß von WaldburgCardinal, Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
2 JunDiedŠimun ErdődyBishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
7 Jun54.3ResignedUberto GambaraAdministrator of Policastro, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy
AppointedNiccolò Francesco MissanelliBishop of Policastro, Italy
8 JunAppointedDiego Alava EsquivelBishop of Astorga, SpainBishop of Córdoba, Spain
27 Jun66.4ResignedPierre de La BaumeArchbishop of Besançon, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
AppointedJacques d’EscoubleauBishop of Maillezais, France
9.4AppointedClaude de La BaumeCardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
AppointedRostaing de La Baume de Suze, O. Cist. †Bishop of Orange, France
DiedFilippo TrivulzioArchbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
6 Jul45.4AppointedTiberio CrispiBishop of Sessa Aurunca, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
66.5ResignedPierre de La BaumeBishop of Genève {Geneva}, SwitzerlandCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Besançon, France
AppointedGirolamo Maccabei de ToscanellaBishop of Castro [del Lazio], ItalyBishop Emeritus
AppointedLuigi Magnasco di Santa FioraBishop of Assisi, Italy
AppointedLouis de Rye, O. Cist. †Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
19 Jul78.5DiedBerthold PürstingerBishop Emeritus of Chiemsee, Germany
22 Jul47.5AppointedFabio MignaneliiApostolic Nuncio to Venice, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lucera, Italy
25 Jul85.5DiedJorge de AlmeidaBishop of Coimbra, Portugal
6 Aug31.4AppointedPedro Agustín y AlbanellBishop of Elne, FranceBishop of Huesca, Spain
46.5AppointedFernando de Loaces (Loazes), O.P. †Bishop of Lérida, SpainArchbishop of Valencia, Spain
AppointedAntonio Ramírez de HaroBishop of Segovia, Spain
AppointedGirolamo de TerminiBishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
7 AugDiedJean Le VeneurCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lisieux, France
17 Aug66.6DiedAntonio Sanseverino, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
Sep29.5Ordained PriestOtto Truchseß von WaldburgPriestCardinal, Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
24 Sep67.2AppointedGian Pietro CarafaCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in TrasteverePope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
55.7AppointedMarino GrimaniCardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa RufinaCardinal, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
73.7AppointedBartolomeo GuidiccioniCardinal-Priest of Santa PriscaCardinal, Bishop of Lucca, Italy
AppointedLouis Huillart, O. Cist. †Auxiliary Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
AppointedLouis Huillart, O. Cist. †Titular Bishop of ThessalonicaAuxiliary Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
53.7AppointedPhilippe de La Chambre, O.S.B. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
AppointedJacques Meutravee, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Noyon, France
AppointedJacques Meutravee, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of Rosmen (Russionen, Rusköi)Auxiliary Bishop of Noyon, France
43.5AppointedRodolfo PioCardinal-Priest of San ClementeCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
AppointedAlmerico de RochechouartBishop of Sisteron, France
AppointedJuan YañezBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
26 Sep65.7DiedFrancesco Cornaro (Sr.)Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
Oct29.6Ordained BishopOtto Truchseß von WaldburgCardinal, Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
5 Oct56.0AppointedGiovanni Maria Ciocchi del MonteCardinal-Bishop of PalestrinaPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
63.7AppointedMiguel da SilvaCardinal-Priest of Santa PrassedeCardinal, Administrator of Massa Marittima, Italy
AppointedValerien de Varsovie, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
AppointedValerien de Varsovie, O.P. †Titular Bishop of MargaritaAuxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
12 Oct49.9AppointedFrancesco SfondratiBishop of Sarno, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Cremona, Italy
20 OctDiedThomas Chard, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain
28 OctOrdained BishopGirolamo Maccabei de ToscanellaBishop of Castro [del Lazio], ItalyBishop Emeritus
29 OctAppointedFilippo BonaBishop of Famagusta, Cyprus
6 NovBornAnselmo Marzato, O.F.M. Cap. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
11 Nov21.8DiedEduardo de PortugalArchbishop-Elect of Braga, Portugal
25 Nov58.8DiedAugustin Mair, C.R.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
27 NovDiedGirolamo GrimaldiCardinal, Administrator of Albenga, Italy
Dec56.9Ordained BishopGeorge Dowdall, O.S.C. †ArchbishopArchbishop of Armagh, Ireland
DiedAlberto Pascaleo de Utino, O.P. †Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
3 DecBornAlessandro RiarioCardinal, Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
5 Dec33.4AppointedGiovanni Battista Cicala (Cicada)Administrator of Albenga, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
19 Dec42.9AppointedMartín de Calatayud, O.S.H. †Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
69.1AppointedBartolomé de las Casas (Casaus), O.P. †Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), MéxicoBishop Emeritus
AppointedUrbain TextorigBishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
21 Dec33.5Ordained BishopGiovanni Battista Cicala (Cicada)Administrator of Albenga, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
22 Dec42.9SelectedNicholas HeathBishop of Worcester, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus of York, England, Great Britain
30 Dec48.9DiedGiovanni Matteo GibertiBishop of Verona, Italy

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