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The Year of Our Lord 1544

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornAntonio AtzoriBishop of Bosa, Italy
BornAndrés Cabrera BobadillaSegoviaArchbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
BornGiovanni Ambrogio CacciaBishop of Foreign Diocese
DiedGaspar FloresBishop of Foreign Diocese
BornAlonso González AguilarVilladiezmaBishop of León, Spain
64.0DiedMatthias von JagowBishop Emeritus of Brandenburg, Germany
DiedAlfonso OlivaArchbishop of Amalfi, Italy
BornJuan Orozco Covarrubias y LeivaToledoBishop of Guadix, Spain
AppointedDomingo Romeo, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Gerona, Spain
AppointedDomingo Romeo, O.P. †Titular Bishop of UticaAuxiliary Bishop of Gerona, Spain
ResignedDiego de Sarmiento, O. Cart. †Bishop of Santiago de CubaBishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cuba
DiedSebastián de Valladolid, O. Cist. †Auxiliary Bishop of Orense, Spain
4 Jan60.0DiedSigismund von LindenauBishop of Merseburg, Germany
29 Feb38.2AppointedJuan Solano, O.P. †Bishop of Cuzco, PeruBishop Emeritus
AppointedAntonio de Valdivieso, O.P. †Bishop of León en Nicaragua
30 Mar69.4Ordained BishopBartolomé de las Casas (Casaus), O.P. †Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), Chiapas, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
2 May40.3AppointedPablo Gil de TalaveraBishop of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México
4 Jun56.7AppointedGiovanni Maria Ciocchi del MonteBishop of Pavia, ItalyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
AppointedGeorg Flach, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
AppointedGeorg Flach, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of SalonaAuxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
AppointedFrancisco Roures, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Tarragona, Spain
19 JunOrdained BishopDomingo Romeo, O.P. †Titular Bishop of UticaAuxiliary Bishop of Gerona, Spain
25 Jun56.8ResignedGiovanni Maria Ciocchi del MonteArchbishop of Manfredonia, ItalyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
DiedJohannes MünsterAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mainz, Germany
3 Jul44.5Elevated to CardinalGeorges d'ArmagnacArchbishop of Avignon, France
4 JulDiedDiego de Ortiz de VilhegasBishop of Ceuta, Spain
Aug42.6AppointedMelchior Zobel von GiebelstadtBishop of Würzburg, Germany
4 Aug54.6DiedKonrad von BibraBishop-Elect of Würzburg, Germany
16 Aug40.6SucceededJorge de AustriaBishop of Liège, Belgium
7 OctDiedArnau AlbertiBishop of Patti, Italy
10 Oct44.6ResignedRodolfo PioBishop of Faenza, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
58.8AppointedSt. Tomás de Villanueva, O.S.A. †Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
12 OctDiedAntonio PucciCardinal, Bishop of Pistoia, Italy
17 Oct68.3AppointedGian Pietro CarafaCardinal-Bishop of AlbanoPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
44.7AppointedRodolfo PioCardinal-Priest of S. Maria in TrastevereCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Faenza, Italy
27 OctAppointedBerenguer GombauBishop of Calvi, Italy
42.8ConfirmedMelchior Zobel von GiebelstadtBishop of Würzburg, Germany
8 NovOrdained BishopAntonio de Valdivieso, O.P. †Bishop of León en Nicaragua
14 NovAppointedFrancisco FríasBishop of Foreign DioceseBishop Emeritus
47.9AppointedGirolamo VeralloArchbishop of Rossano, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
22 NovDiedMartín de GurreaBishop of Huesca, Spain
7 Dec58.9Ordained BishopSt. Tomás de Villanueva, O.S.A. †Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
8 DecOrdained BishopFrancisco FríasBishop of Foreign DioceseBishop Emeritus
17 DecAppointedGeorg SchweickerAuxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
AppointedGeorg SchweickerTitular Bishop of DauliaAuxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
19 DecElevated to CardinalGaspar Avalos de la CuevaCardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
45.0Elevated to CardinalFederico Cesi (Cesa)Cardinal, Bishop of Todi, Italy
45.7Elevated to CardinalBartolomé de la Cueva de AlbuquerqueCardinal, Archbishop of Manfredonia, Italy
36.2Elevated to CardinalFrancisco Mendoza BobadillaCardinal, Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
30.8Elevated to CardinalOtto Truchseß von WaldburgCardinal, Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
24 DecDiedJuan YanesBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain

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