The Year of Our Lord 1548

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Appointed	Pietro de Affati †	Bishop of Acci (Accia), France	Bishop of Minori, Italy
		Resigned	Geronimo Albertini †	Bishop of Avellino-Frigento, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	27.0	Appointed	Antonio Altoviti †	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
		Born	Gian Giacomo Amati †	Campli	Bishop of Bisignano, Italy
		Born	Alonso D’Avalos †	Toledo	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain
		Born	Francisco de Ávila †	Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme
		Born	Wojciech Baranowski †		Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
		Died	Fernando del Barco, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
		Born	Silvestro Branconi †		Bishop of Montemarano, Italy
		Born	Mateo Burgos Moraleja, O.F.M. †	Valladolid	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
		Born	Napoleone Comitoli †	Castelleone	Bishop of Perugia, Italy
		Appointed	Hector d’Ossun †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans, France
		Died	Pedro Gau, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Urgell, Spain
		Died	Alberico Giaquinta †	Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
		Resigned	Sebastiano Graziani †	Bishop of Trevico, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Juan Hurtado de Mendoza †	Guadalajara, Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina
		Died	Giovanni Battisti de Lisulis †	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
		Born	Edmund MacGauran (Magauran) †	County Cavan	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
		Born	Bernard Maciejowski †	Malopolska, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
		Died	Ménald de Martory †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans, France
		Resigned	Donato Martuccio (Maricucci) †	Bishop of Sarno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Francesco de Noctucis †	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy
	55.0	Appointed	Miklós Oláh †	Bishop of Eger, Hungary	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
		Born	Giovanni Evangelista Pallotta †	Caldarola	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
		Born	Guillaume de Péricard †		Bishop of Evreux, France
		Died	Mario Ruffino †	Bishop of Melfi-Rapolla, Italy
		Born	Antonio de Santo Estevão, O.P. †	Lisbonne	Bishop of Angola e Congo, Angola
		Died	Miguel de Sanguesa, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
		Died	Girolamo Sigismondi †	Bishop of Patti, Italy
		Died	Bernardino (Jean) de Soria, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Venafro, Italy
		Died	Cesare Trivulzio †	Bishop of Como, Italy
		Died	Giovanni Battista Vergerio †	Bishop of Pula (Pola), Croatia
	33.0	Ordained Priest	Johann Jakob von Kuen-Belasy †	Priest of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
6 Jan		Born	Johann Nopel (Jr.) †	Lippstadt	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
9 Jan	24.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Charles Bourbon de Vendôme †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
		Appointed	Balthasar de Jarente †	Archbishop of Embrun, France
		Appointed	Antoine de Lévis de Château-Morand †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Saint-Flour, France	Bishop
	14.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Giulio della Rovere †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
		Died	Johann Peter Stoll, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
13 Jan	47.0	Appointed	Georges d’Armagnac †	Archbishop of Tours, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
25 Jan		Died	Rodrigo Sánchez Mercado †	Bishop of Avila, Spain
25 Feb	55.1	Resigned	Giovanni Domenico de Cupis †	Administrator of Recanati, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri)
25 Feb		Appointed	Paolo de Cupis †	Bishop of Recanati, Italy
5 Mar		Appointed	Antonio Cogorno, O.P. †	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
5 Mar	63.2	Resigned	Agostino Trivulzio †	Administrator of Brugnato, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Adriano al Foro
14 Mar		Appointed	Giovanni Beraldo †	Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
22 Mar		Appointed	Giambattista Caracciolo Pisquizi †	Bishop of Venafro, Italy
		Appointed	Juan Cordella †	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
	48.2	Appointed	Jacques d’Annebault †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna	Cardinal, Bishop of Lisieux, France
		Appointed	Cesare Gambara †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy
	59.2	Resigned	Uberto Gambara †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
	33.5	Appointed	Prospero Publicola de Santa Croce †	Bishop of Foreign Diocese	Cardinal, Bishop of Albano, Italy
30 Mar	63.2	Died	Agostino Trivulzio †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Adriano al Foro
8 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Juan Segría †	Titular Bishop of Christopolis	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
9 Apr	56.3	Appointed	Jean du Bellay †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Adriano al Foro	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
9 Apr	15.0	Installed	Giulio della Rovere †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pietro in Vincoli	Cardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
18 Apr	37.3	Ordained Bishop	Adolf von Schaumberg †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
21 Apr		Died	Stanislav Škovránko (Várallyi) †	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
27 Apr		Appointed	Alessandro Ruffino †	Bishop of Melfi-Rapolla, Italy
27 Apr		Appointed	Guglielmo Tuttavilla †	Bishop of Sarno, Italy
4 May	80.3	Died	Busso von Alvensleben †	Bishop of Havelberg, Germany
7 May		Appointed	Diego Alava Esquivel †	Bishop of Avila, Spain	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
		Appointed	Tommaso Caselli, O.P. †	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy	Bishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy
		Appointed	Antonio Codina, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
		Appointed	Antonio Codina, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Achyraus	Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
		Appointed	Lodovico Vanino de Theodoli, C.R.L. †	Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
16 May	43.5	Appointed	Martín Pérez de Ayala †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
17 May	52.4	Appointed	Gaspare Ricciullo del Fosso, O.M. †	Bishop of Scala, Italy	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
22 May	74.4	Ordained Bishop	Rembert von Kerssenbrock †	Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
25 May	47.4	Resigned	Niccolò Ridolfi †	Administrator of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Vicenza, Italy
	47.4	Resigned	Niccolò Ridolfi †	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Vicenza, Italy
		Appointed	Niccolò di Antonio Ugolini †	Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
26 May	48.4	Selected	Jodocus Hoetfilter †	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany
3 Jun	80.4	Died	Juan de Zumárraga, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of México, Federal District	Archbishop of México, Federal District
4 Jun	43.4	Appointed	Pedro Acuña Avellaneda †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain	Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
		Appointed	Ubaldinus Bandinelli †	Bishop of Montefiascone, Italy
	47.7	Appointed	Sebastiano Antonio Pighini †	Bishop of Ferentino, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Manfredonia, Italy
		Appointed	Filippo Serragli, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Alife, Italy
	29.5	Resigned	Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora †	Bishop of Montefiascone, Italy	Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
13 Jun		Appointed	Oswald Fischer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
13 Jun		Appointed	Martín Sarmiento de Hojacastro, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Tlaxcala, México
14 Jun	60.5	Died	Johannes von Weeze †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
22 Jun	53.5	Appointed	Cesare Cibo (Cybo) †	Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
22 Jun	56.8	Resigned	Innocenzo Cibo (Cybo) †	Administrator of Torino {Turin}, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
2 Jul	58.5	Selected	Christoph Metzler †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
11 Jul	44.1	Died	Bernardino Elvino †	Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
13 Jul		Appointed	Francesco de Leo †	Bishop of Trevico, Italy
		Appointed	Pedro Gómez Malaver (Maraver) †	Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
		Appointed	Francesco (Franzino) Micheli †	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
27 Jul		Appointed	Nicola de Virgiliis †	Bishop of Marsi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Giulio de Grandis †	Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Pankraz von Sinzenhofen †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
8 Aug		Selected	Georg Marschalk von Pappenheim †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
9 Aug	48.6	Succeeded	Luigi Lippomano †	Bishop of Verona, Italy	Bishop of Bergamo, Italy
9 Aug		Died	Pietro Lippomano †	Bishop of Verona, Italy
17 Aug	42.6	Appointed	Antonio Elio †	Bishop of Pula (Pola), Croatia	Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
31 Aug		Appointed	Baltasar de Heredia, O.P. †	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
7 Sep		Born	Filippo Boncompagni †	Bologna	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto
11 Sep	48.7	Confirmed	Jodocus Hoetfilter †	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany
12 Sep	49.1	Appointed	Bartolomé de la Cueva y Toledo †	Administrator of Avellino-Frigento, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Manfredonia, Italy
		Appointed	Francisco Salazar, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
		Appointed	Francisco Salazar, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Salamias	Auxiliary Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
21 Sep	65.7	Died	Gregorio (Giovanni Andrea) Cortese, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Administrator of Urbino, Italy
24 Sep		Appointed	Bernardino della Croce, B. †	Bishop of Como, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Francisco Gutiérrez †	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
	15.5	Appointed	Giulio della Rovere †	Bishop of Urbino, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
30 Sep	43.9	Ordained Bishop	Martín Pérez de Ayala †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
1 Oct	58.8	Confirmed	Christoph Metzler †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
5 Oct		Confirmed	Georg Marschalk von Pappenheim †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
22 Oct		Appointed	Benoit de Rocha, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Coronea
25 Oct	60.8	Died	Melchior Fattlin †	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
27 Oct		Died	Jan Dantyszek †	Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
9 Nov	47.9	Died	Martín de Calatayud, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
16 Nov		Appointed	Vincenzo de Leone, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
21 Nov		Died	Jerónimo Requeséns †	Bishop of Tortosa, Spain
26 Nov	39.3	Resigned	Ippolito d’Este (II) †	Administrator of Tréguier, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
26 Nov		Appointed	Benito Sabater, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lérida, Spain
Dec		Ordained Bishop	Benoit de Rocha, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Coronea
4 Dec		Died	Licius Iter †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
19 Dec	48.0	Resigned	Niccolò Ridolfi †	Administrator of Salerno, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Vicenza, Italy
19 Dec		Appointed	Luis Torres †	Archbishop of Salerno, Italy