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The Year of Our Lord 1551

Bishop Events


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown21.0AppointedFriedrich Markgraf von BrandenburgArchbishop of Magdeburg, GermanyArchbishop-Elect
AppointedGaspar do CasalBishop of Funchal, PortugalBishop of Coimbra, Portugal
DiedPedro del CampoAuxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
Ordained BishopFernando de Uranga (Urango)Bishop of Santiago de CubaBishop of Santiago de Cuba
BornAlonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo, O. de M. †Sevilla, SpainBishop of Michoacán, Michoacán, México
DiedBerenguer GombauBishop of Calvi, Italy
Ordained BishopJohann HorneburgBishop of Lebus, Germany
DiedFernando de MudanaBishop of Larino, Italy
BornPrudencio Sandobal, O.S.B. †ValladolidBishop of Pamplona, Spain
BornFrancisco Terrones del CañoAndújarBishop of León, Spain
54.0ResignedGirolamo VeralloArchbishop of Rossano, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
BornFrancisco VirgiliTarragonaBishop of Lérida, Spain
BornBernhard Graf von WaldeckBishop-Elect Emeritus of Osnabrück, Germany
73.0DiedFriedrich zu WiedBishop-Elect Emeritus of Münster, Germany
19 JanAppointedTomás Casillas, O.P. †Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), Chiapas, México
AppointedFrancisco de la Cerda Córdoba, O.P. †Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
34.0AppointedJakob ElinerAuxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
34.0AppointedJakob ElinerTitular Bishop of AscalonAuxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
2 FebBornŠtefan SzuhaySuchá nad ParnouArchbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
3 FebDiedGeorg NeumannAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
18 FebAppointedRodrigo VázquezAuxiliary Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
AppointedRodrigo VázquezTitular Bishop of TroasAuxiliary Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
25 Feb55.1AppointedPedro Fernandes SardinhaBishop of São Salvador da Bahia, BrazilBishop Emeritus
2 Mar46.8AppointedStanislaw Hosius (Hozjusz)Cardinal, Bishop of Foreign Diocese
16 Mar59.2ResignedJean du BellayBishop of Paris, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
27 MarDiedJohannes Schneider, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
6 Apr58.3AppointedPedro La GascaBishop of Palencia, SpainBishop of Sigüenza, Spain
19 Apr63.2DiedValentin von TetlebenBishop of Hildesheim, Germany
22 Apr66.3AppointedRobert de LenoncourtApostolic Administrator of Metz, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Arles, France
28 Apr51.3DiedJodocus HoetfilterBishop of Lübeck, Germany
8 May64.2DiedJohannes Graf von LupfenBishop-Elect Emeritus of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
11 May47.0ConfirmedStanislaw Hosius (Hozjusz)Cardinal, Bishop of Foreign Diocese
17 May58.4Ordained BishopPedro La GascaBishop of Palencia, SpainBishop of Sigüenza, Spain
11 Jun59.4AppointedDietrich von RedenBishop of Lübeck, GermanyBishop Emeritus
15 Jun30.7ResignedAlexandre Farnese (Jr.)Apostolic Administrator of Avignon, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
10 JulAppointedBernardino de CarmonaAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
8 Aug65.6DiedTomás de Berlanga, O.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Panamá
21 AugAppointedAlfonso de ValdecabrasBishop of Capri, ItalyBishop Emeritus
31 AugBornLothar von MetternichVettelkovenArchbishop of Trier, Germany
23 SepAppointedBalthasar FannemannAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
26 SepBornAndrés Balaguer Salvador, O.P. †La JanaBishop of Orihuela, Spain
3 Oct22.8AppointedFriedrich Herzog von Schleswig-HolsteinBishop of Hildesheim, GermanyBishop-Elect
5 Oct62.8AppointedAlfonso de Montufar, O.P. †Archbishop of México, Federal District
AppointedWolfgang WestermeyerAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
AppointedWolfgang WestermeyerTitular Bishop of AscalonAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
26 OctDiedFrancisco de UrríesBishop of Urgell, Spain
14 NovDiedFrancisco de la Cerda Córdoba, O.P. †Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
18 Nov42.9ResignedIppolito II D'EsteBishop of Novara, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
19.9AppointedGiulio della RovereBishop of Novara, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Ravenna, Italy
49.9AppointedJakub UchańskiBishop of Chelm, PolandArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
20 Nov65.9Elevated to CardinalFabio MignaneliiCardinal, Bishop of Lucera, Italy
29 Nov59.9AppointedJean du BellayCardinal-Bishop of FrascatiCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
2 DecAppointedDaniel Vocacio, O.F.M. †Bishop of Duvno, Bosnia and HerzegovinaAuxiliary Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
28 DecDiedPedro Gómez Malaver (Maraver)Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

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