The Year of Our Lord 1557

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Antonio Codina, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
		Born	Alfonso Márquez de Prado †	El Espinal	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
		Born	Francisco Rodríguez, S.J. †	Gerona, Spain	Archbishop of Cranganore, India
		Born	Diego Torres Altamirano, O.F.M. †	Trujillo, Spain	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
	52.6	Appointed	Anton Vrancic †	Bishop of Eger, Hungary	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
19 Jan	54.0	Died	Antonio de Fonseca, O.S.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Pamplona, Spain
15 Mar	53.2	Elevated to Cardinal	St. Antonio (Michele) Ghislieri, O.P. †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
24 Mar		Appointed	Erasmus Pagendorfer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
31 Mar		Appointed	Burchard Oberg †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
4 May	53.3	Died	Jorge de Austria †	Bishop of Liège, Belgium
7 May	38.3	Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
31 May	71.4	Died	Juan Martínez Silíceo †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
Jun	35.2	Ordained Bishop	Daniel Brendel von Homburg †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
21 Jul		Died	Heinrich Kurz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
10 Aug	71.6	Died	Fabio Mignanelii †	Cardinal, Bishop of Lucera, Italy
Sep	61.7	Died	Hieronymus Meitting †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
15 Sep	69.2	Died	Juan Álvarez y Alva de Toledo, O.P. †	Bishop of Frascati, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Osma-Soria, Spain
20 Sep	69.2	Appointed	Pedro Pacheco Ladrón de Guevara †	Cardinal, Bishop of Albano, Italy
20 Sep		Appointed	Francesco Pisani †	Bishop of Frascati, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
27 Sep	52.7	Died	Leopoldo de Austria †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
1 Oct		Appointed	Diego Fernández de Córdoba Velasco †	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
6 Oct		Appointed	Johann Pennarius, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
		Appointed	Johann Pennarius, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
		Confirmed	Anton Graf von Schaumberg †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Archbishop-Elect
19 Oct		Died	Martín Sarmiento de Hojacastro, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México
14 Nov	38.8	Ordained Priest	Georg Fuchs von Rügheim †	Priest of Bamberg, Germany	Bishop
28 Nov	38.8	Ordained Bishop	Georg Fuchs von Rügheim †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
2 Dec	38.9	Resigned	Wilhelm von Ketteler †	Bishop-Elect of Münster, Germany	Bishop-Elect Emeritus
4 Dec	49.1	Appointed	Bernhard von Raesfeld †	Bishop of Münster, Germany	Bishop-Elect Emeritus
10 Dec		Appointed	Juan Francisco de Aguirre †	Bishop of Foreign Diocese	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
	54.9	Appointed	Bartolomé de Carranza y Miranda, O.P. †	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
		Appointed	Antonio Corrionero de Babilafuente †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
		Appointed	Andrés de la Cuesta †	Bishop of León, Spain
15 Dec	40.8	Appointed	Antonio Agustín †	Bishop of Alife, Italy	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
15 Dec		Appointed	Francisco Guaresma, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Tanger, Morocco
18 Dec	40.8	Ordained Priest	Antonio Agustín †	Priest of Alife, Italy	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
19 Dec	40.8	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Agustín †	Bishop of Alife, Italy	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
20 Dec	49.0	Appointed	Gregor Virneburg †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
20 Dec	49.0	Appointed	Gregor Virneburg †	Titular Bishop of Azotus	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany

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