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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornMartim Afonso de MeloBishop of Lamego, Portugal
DiedMarco AntonioArchbishop of Benevento, Italy
BornManuel Baptista Soares, O.F.M. †Bishop of Angola e Congo
BornOttavio Belmosto (Belmusti)Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Aleria, France
17.1ProfessedMichele (Bosco) Bonelli, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
BornAlessandro BorghiBishop Emeritus of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
DiedGiambatista BorgiaBishop of Massa Lubrense, Italy
ResignedJacques de BrouillatArchbishop-Elect of Arles, FranceFormer Archbishop-Elect
35.8Ordained PriestRodrigo de Castro Osorio (de Lemos)Priest of Cuenca, SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
18.4AppointedAlfonso CarafaLibrarian of the Vatican LibraryCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
DiedEvangelista CittadiniBishop Emeritus of Alessano, Italy
DiedStefano Gahortzian (Coherzen), O.P. †Bishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
52.0ResignedHugh CurwenArchbishop of Dublin, IrelandArchbishop Emeritus
BornFrançois de DonadieuBishop Emeritus of Auxerre, France
DiedAlessandro Stefano Filodori, O.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy
DiedFrancesco FranchiniBishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
BornFrancisco González de Salcedo CastroBishop of Santiago de Chile
DiedNicolas Guérin, O. Cist. †Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, AlbaniaAuxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France
58.0ResignedNicholas HeathArchbishop of York, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus
BornGregor HelfensteinAuxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
Ordained PriestWolfgang HollPriest of Eichstätt, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
51.9Ordained PriestHonorato JuanPriestBishop of Osma, Spain
BornKarel MaesBishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
53.5CeasedGiulio Magnani, O.F.M. Conv. †Minister General of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
DiedJaime Martínez Casanat, O. Carm. †Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza, Spain
DiedJohn McBradyBishop of Kilmore, Ireland
BornJohann Jakob MirgelAuxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
BornLorenzo Nieto y Corrales Montero Nieto, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
27.0Ordained PriestFlavio OrsiniPriestCardinal, Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
ResignedRichard PatesBishop of Worcester, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
65.0AppointedFrancesco PisaniAdministrator of Novigrad (Cittanova), CroatiaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
BornGirolamo di PorziaBishop of Adria, Italy
BornVincenzo QueriniArchbishop of Corfù, Greece
76.8DiedTomás de San Martín, O.P. †Bishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
DiedGirolamo SauliArchbishop of Genova, Italy
56.0SelectedFrederik Schenck van ToutenburgArchbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
52.0DiedCatalano TrivulzioBishop of Piacenza, Italy
ResignedAlessandro des UrsinsBishop of Novigrad (Cittanova), CroatiaBishop Emeritus
BornGiovanni Vitelli, C.R. †Bishop of Capaccio, Italy
BornUlpiano (Volpiano) VolpiBishop of Novara, Italy
BornMarino Zorzi (Giorgi)Bishop of Brescia, Italy
3 JanOrdained BishopCharles de Roucy-SissonneBishop of Soissons, France
8 JanDiedSebastián Obregón, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
15 JanDiedAmbrosio Brandão, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal
18 Jan17.3DiedRoberto de’ NobiliCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica
23 JanAppointedBernard d’ElbèneBishop of Lodève, FranceBishop of Nîmes, France
AppointedPedro Maldonado, O.F.M. †Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
ConfirmedBurchard ObergBishop of Hildesheim, Germany
25 JanBornAlexeu de Jesu de Meneses, O.S.A. †Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
27 JanAppointedSebastiano Antonio MinturnoBishop of Ugento, ItalyBishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
DiedMaurice O’Fihely, O.F.M. †Bishop of Ross, Ireland
AppointedGilles SpifameBishop of Nevers, France
29 Jan44.7ConfirmedSt. Bartolomé Fernandes dos Mártires, O.P. †Archbishop of Braga, PortugalArchbishop Emeritus
Feb40.0Ordained BishopPedro LeitãoBishop of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, Brazil
5 FebDiedPierre de ForliBishop of Apt, France
15 Feb67.1AppointedJean du BellayAdministrator of Bordeaux, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
AppointedMarco GrimaniBishop of Tinos and Mykonos, Greece
22 Feb69.1DiedMikołaj DzierżgowskiArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
49.1SucceededJan PrzerębskiArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
Mar52.5AppointedSalvatore PaciniApostolic Nuncio to SpainBishop of Chiusi, Italy
6 Mar18.6AppointedAlfonso CarafaCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in DomnicaCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
28.1AppointedVitellozzo VitelliCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Octaviae)Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy
13 Mar56.0DiedJohann GropperCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Lucia in Orphea
15 Mar45.0AppointedDomenico BollaniBishop of Brescia, Italy
AppointedFrancisco Orozco de ArceArchbishop of Palermo, Italy
21 Mar81.2DiedBaltazar Limpo, O. Carm. †Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
26 MarBornWolf Dietrich von RaitenauArchbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria
7 Apr57.2ResignedBernardino della Croce, B. †Bishop of Como, ItalyBishop Emeritus
AppointedMaurice Hega (O’Hea)Bishop of Ross, Ireland
35.2ResignedGuillaume de JoyeuseBishop of Alet, FranceBishop Emeritus
8 AprDiedLeo Lösch von HilkershausenBishop of Freising, Germany
9 Apr51.3Ordained BishopFriedrich von WirsbergBishop of Würzburg, Germany
17 Apr47.2SucceededFilippo Maria CampeggiBishop of Feltre, Italy
76.2ResignedTomaso CampeggiBishop of Feltre, ItalyBishop Emeritus
40.2AppointedPhilippe du BecBishop of Vannes, FranceArchbishop of Reims, France
AppointedAgostino Maria Salvago, O.P. †Archbishop of Genova, Italy
45.2AppointedGiovanni Antonio VolpiBishop of Como, Italy
19 AprDiedPierre Pincon, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Coutances, France
27 Apr53.3DiedGutierre Vargas de CarvajalBishop of Plasencia, Spain
MayBornLudovico de Taragni, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Toul, France
12 May41.3AppointedMaximilien de BerghesArchbishop of Cambrai, France
14 May41.3Ordained BishopMaximilien de BerghesArchbishop of Cambrai, France
22 May60.3DiedVirgilio RosarioCardinal, Bishop of Ischia, Italy
30 May59.4ResignedEdmund BonnerBishop of London, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
JunResignedHenry MorganBishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
11 JunOrdained BishopMaurice Hega (O’Hea)Bishop of Ross, Ireland
12 Jun45.4SelectedMoritz von SandizellBishop of Freising, GermanyBishop Emeritus
17 JunDiedBartolomeo PiperoBishop of Mondovi, Italy
21 JunResignedCuthbert ScottBishop of Chester, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
24 Jun55.4ResignedRalph BainesBishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
25 Jun45.4DiedAntonio Trivulzio (Jr.)Cardinal, Bishop of Toulon, France
ResignedThomas WatsonBishop of Lincoln, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
JulDiedFrancis MalletBishop-Elect of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
2 JulOrdained BishopFrancisco Orozco de ArceArchbishop of Palermo, Italy
5 Jul59.5ResignedThomas ThirlbyBishop of Ely, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
16 Jul45.5Ordained BishopGiovanni Antonio VolpiBishop of Como, Italy
28 Jul63.5DiedJan DziaduskiBishop of Przemyśl, Poland
30 Jul47.5Ordained BishopFilippo Maria CampeggiBishop of Feltre, Italy
2 AugAppointedAdam BoytuelBishop of Orkney (Kirkwall), Scotland, Great Britain
AppointedDiego de los Cobos MolinaBishop of Ávila, SpainBishop of Jaén, Spain
54.5AppointedJuan Quiñones GuzmánBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
5 AugBornWawrzyniec GembickiArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
9 Aug66.6AppointedBernardino Scotti, C.R. †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Piacenza, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
11 Aug56.6SelectedJohannes TiedemannBishop of Lübeck, GermanyBishop-Elect
13 AugDiedRodrigo Lopes de CarvalhoBishop of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
15 Aug62.6DiedLuigi LippomanoBishop of Bergamo, Italy
16 Aug30.6SelectedMarquard von HattsteinCoadjutor Bishop of Speyer, GermanyBishop
18 Aug83.1DiedGian Pietro CarafaPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
22 Aug32.3SelectedJohann LeisentritPrefect of Meißen (Meissen) {Lusazia o Lausitz; Sassonia}, Germany
25 Aug68.6DiedGiovanni Battista ConsiglieriCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
SepDiedJuan FonsecaBishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
3 Sep45.3Ordained BishopSt. Bartolomé Fernandes dos Mártires, O.P. †Archbishop of Braga, PortugalArchbishop Emeritus
14 SepDiedRené de RoulliéBishop of Senlis, France
15 SepBornJean de VieuxpontBishop of Meaux, France
26 Sep55.7DiedGeorg (Joris) van EgmondBishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
BornClaudio RangoniBishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
28 Sep85.7ResignedCuthbert TunstallBishop of Durham, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
4 Oct45.4InstalledSt. Bartolomé Fernandes dos Mártires, O.P. †Archbishop of Braga, PortugalArchbishop Emeritus
2 Nov30.8DiedFilippo TornabuoniBishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
11 NovBornAlbrecht von Austria (Österreich)Former Archbishop-Elect of Toledo, Spain
18 Nov55.8DiedRalph BainesBishop Emeritus of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain
85.8DiedCuthbert TunstallBishop Emeritus of Durham, England, Great Britain
21 NovDiedMiguel PuigBishop of Lérida, Spain
25 NovDiedCristoforo de NigrisBishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
66.8DiedAntoine Sanguin de MeudonCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Orléans, France
1 Dec57.4DiedGirolamo Recanati CapodiferroCardinal, Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
4 Dec50.9DiedGirolamo DandiniCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
9 Dec60.9DiedVincenzo DiedoPatriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
40.9InstalledPedro LeitãoBishop of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, Brazil
19 DecDiedPietro Francesco da GallianoBishop of Pistoia, Italy
21 Dec82.9DiedGuglielmo (Ghilino) de Guillini (Ghilini)Bishop of Comacchio, Italy
55.9DiedJean-Philippe de GrosléeArchbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
SucceededAlfonso RossettiBishop of Comacchio, ItalyBishop of Ferrara, Italy
23 DecDiedHenry MorganBishop Emeritus of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain
25 Dec60.7ElectedGiovanni Angelo de’ MediciPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
29 DecBornGonzalo de Salazar, O.S.A. †Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
31 Dec57.9DiedOwen OglethorpeBishop Emeritus of Carlisle, England, Great BritainBishop

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