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The Year of Our Lord 1561

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornSebastián Bricianos, O.F.M. †Medina del CampoBishop of Orense, Spain
BornSebastiăo de Ascensăo, O.P. †Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
BornFrancisco de Rivera y Pareja, O. de M. †Alcalá de Henares, SpainBishop of Michoacán, Michoacán, México
BornLorenz Eiszepf †FreisingAuxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
BornAfonso Furtado de Mendonça †LisboaArchbishop of Lisboa, Portugal
BornJohann Konrad von Gemmingen †GemmingenBishop of Eichstätt, Germany
AppointedGiacomo Guidi †Bishop of Penne-Atri, Italy
32.0Ordained BishopMarquard von Hattstein †Bishop of Speyer, Germany
23.4Ordained PriestJohann Eglof von Knöringen †Priest of Augsburg, GermanyBishop-Elect
25.0Ordained PriestDavid Kölderer von Burgstall †Priest of Regensburg, GermanyBishop
ResignedBernard O'Higgins, O.S.A. †Bishop of Elphin, IrelandBishop Emeritus
BornJeronimo Quintanilla, O. Cist. †ThomarBishop of Săo Tomé e Príncipe
24.0AppointedGerolamo Ragazzoni †Coadjutor Bishop of Foreign DioceseBishop of Bergamo, Italy
59.0AppointedJakub Uchański †Bishop of Wrocław, PolandArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
66.1ConfirmedGeorg Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †Bishop of Minden, GermanyArchbishop-Elect of Bremen(-Hamberg), Germany
66.1ConfirmedGeorg Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †Bishop of Verden, GermanyArchbishop-Elect of Bremen(-Hamberg), Germany
66.1ConfirmedGeorg Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †Archbishop of Bremen(-Hamberg), GermanyArchbishop-Elect
21.9Ordained PriestStephan Weber †Priest of Mainz, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
15 JanAppointedJuan Acuńa †Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
AppointedGeorg Riedl †Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
AppointedGeorg Riedl †Titular Bishop of HalmirosAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
46.0ConfirmedJohann Jakob von Kuen-Belasy †Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
4 Feb76.1DiedRobert de Lenoncourt †Cardinal, Archbishop of Arles, France
17 Feb46.1Ordained BishopJohann Jakob von Kuen-Belasy †Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
20 Feb58.1ConfirmedJohannes Tiedemann †Bishop of Lübeck, GermanyBishop-Elect
25 Feb53.1Elevated to CardinalFrancisco Pacheco de Villena (Toledo) †Cardinal, Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
26 FebElevated to CardinalIńigo Avalos de Aragón, O.S. †Cardinal, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy
21.2AppointedAlfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) †Cardinal-Deacon of S. CeciliaCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
21.2Elevated to CardinalAlfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) †Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
Elevated to CardinalGiovanni Francesco Gŕmbara †Cardinal, Bishop of Palestrina, Italy
43.5Elevated to CardinalAntoine Perrenot de Granvella †Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
27.6AppointedMark Sittich von Hohenems †Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII ApostoliCardinal, Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
27.6Elevated to CardinalMark Sittich von Hohenems †Cardinal, Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
56.8Elevated to CardinalStanislaw Hosius (Hozjusz) †Cardinal, Bishop of Foreign Diocese
29.2Elevated to CardinalLudovico Madruzzo †Cardinal, Bishop of Trento, Italy
67.8Elevated to CardinalGirolamo Seripando, O.S.A. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
61.2Elevated to CardinalLudovico Simonetta †Cardinal, Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
10 Mar43.5AppointedAntoine Perrenot de Granvella †Archbishop of Mechelen, BelgiumCardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
76.2RetiredJuan Suárez Carvajal †Bishop of Lugo, SpainBishop Emeritus
22 Mar42.1DiedGeorg Fuchs von Rügheim †Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
24 MarAppointedMichael Englmayr †Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
14 Apr48.8AppointedCristoforo Madruzzo †Cardinal-Bishop of AlbanoCardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
47.1AppointedOtto Truchseß von Waldburg †Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in TrastevereCardinal, Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
17 Apr58.3DiedJohannes Tiedemann †Bishop-Elect of Lübeck, Germany
22 Apr41.9AppointedVeit von Würtzburg †Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
30 AprDiedPaulus Jäger †Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Bamberg, Germany
9 May49.4AppointedPedro de Labrit (d'Albret) †Bishop of Saint-Bernard de Comminges, France
16 May30.4AppointedEberhard von Holle †Bishop of Lübeck, GermanyBishop-Elect Emeritus
2 JunAppointedCristóbal Fernández Valtodano †Bishop of Palencia, SpainArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
68.4AppointedPedro La Gasca †Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
68.4AppointedAlvaro Moscoso †Bishop of Zamora, Spain
3 Jun29.4InstalledLudovico Madruzzo †Cardinal-Deacon of S. CallistoCardinal, Bishop of Trento, Italy
4 Jun81.4DiedJaime Casador †Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
50.7SucceededGuillermo Casador †Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
8 Jun55.5Ordained BishopErcole Gonzaga †Cardinal, Bishop of Mantova, Italy
13 Jun47.4AppointedFrancisco Delgado López †Bishop of Lugo, SpainBishop of Jaén, Spain
37.4AppointedDiego Ramírez Sedeńo de Fuenleal †Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
22 JunDiedFrancisco de Aragón †Bishop of Cefalů, Italy
27 JunAppointedBernardo de Albuquerque, O.P. †Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
AppointedPedro de Angulo, O.P. †Bishop of Verapaz, Guatemala
AppointedPedro de Agreda (Sánchez Martín), O.P. †Bishop of Coro, Venezuela
74.5AppointedRodrigo González de Marmolejo †Bishop of Santiago de Chile
AppointedBernardino de Villalpando, C.R.S.A. †Bishop of Santiago de CubaBishop of Guatemala (Santiago de Guatemala), Guatemala
AppointedFernando de Villagómez †Bishop of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México
12 Jul56.7InstalledMartín Pérez de Ayala †Bishop of Segovia, SpainArchbishop of Valencia, Spain
15 JulDiedErasmus Pagendorfer †Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
25 JulBornFrancisco Verdugo Cabrera †Carmona, SpainBishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru
27 JulAppointedJuan de Vaca (Baca), O.S.B. †Bishop of Panamá
1 AugDiedPedro Castro Lemos †Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
7 Aug58.6DiedWolfgang von Closen †Bishop of Passau, Germany
8 Aug44.5AppointedAntonio Agustín †Bishop of Lérida, SpainArchbishop of Tarragona, Spain
AppointedPedro Castellet †Bishop of Urgell, Spain
57.3InstalledStanislaw Hosius (Hozjusz) †Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in PanispernaCardinal, Bishop of Foreign Diocese
AppointedDiego Gilberto Nogueras †Bishop of Alife, Italy
18 Aug36.3AppointedUrban Trennbach †Bishop of Passau, Germany
11 Sep71.7DiedChristoph Metzler †Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
19 SepAppointedDiego Arnedo †Bishop of Mallorca, SpainBishop of Huesca, Spain
30 Sep55.7DiedMichael Helding †Bishop of Merseburg, Germany
6 Oct28.2AppointedMark Sittich von Hohenems †Cardinal, Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
8 OctDiedBalthasar Fannemann †Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
11 OctDiedFrancisco Orozco de Arce †Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
24 Oct28.2ConfirmedMark Sittich von Hohenems †Cardinal, Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
11 Nov58.9DiedFrancisco Manrique de Lara †Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
19 Nov50.9AppointedGaspar Cervantes de Gaete †Archbishop of Messina, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
AppointedFrancisco del Toral, O.F.M. †Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), Yucatán, México
36.5ConfirmedUrban Trennbach †Bishop of Passau, Germany
42.4ConfirmedVeit von Würtzburg †Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
5 DecAppointedJuan Simancas Simancas †Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
18 Dec59.0AppointedPedro de Ayala, O.F.M. †Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

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