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The Year of Our Lord 1561

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornGarcerán AlbañellArchbishop of Granada, Spain
DiedClaude AllardetBishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
76.0DiedMatteo Bandello, O.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Agen, France
DiedGilles BouchierBishop of Agde, France
BornIñigo Brizuela Artiaga, O.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain
BornSebastián Bricianos, O.F.M. †Bishop of Orense, Spain
84.0ResignedMichel BriçonnetBishop of Lodève, FranceBishop Emeritus
43.0AppointedAntonín Brus von Muglitz, O. Cruc. †Grand Master of Knights of the Cross with the Red StarArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
BornGregorio Carbonelli, O.M. †Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Palaestina
BornJeronimo de CarcamoBishop of Trujillo, Peru
DiedThéodore Jean de ClermontBishop of Senez, France
DiedRobert CrichtonBishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain
BornSebastião de Ascensão, O.P. †Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
DiedSebastiano DonatoBishop of Bobbio, Italy
45.0ResignedAlvaro della QuadraBishop of L’Aquila, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornFrancisco de Rivera y Pareja, O. de M. †Bishop of Michoacán, México
BornEustache Du LisBishop of Nevers, France
BornPierre du VairBishop of Vence, France
DiedFederico FantuzziBishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, Italy
BornLeone Fedele, O.S.B. †Bishop of Lavello, Italy
ResignedVincenzo FerreriBishop of Montepeloso, ItalyBishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
ResignedAntonio FioribelloBishop of Lavello, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornAfonso Furtado de MendonçaArchbishop of Lisboa, Portugal
DiedGiovanni Antonio GalloAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
BornJohann Konrad von GemmingenBishop of Eichstätt, Germany
70.0ResignedLouis GuillartBishop of Senlis, FranceBishop Emeritus
DiedMaurice Hega (O’Hea)Bishop of Ross, Ireland
DiedPéter Kapronczay PaulinusBishop of Csanád, Hungary
23.4Ordained PriestJohann Eglof von KnöringenPriest of Augsburg, GermanyBishop-Elect
25.0Ordained PriestDavid Kölderer von BurgstallPriest of Regensburg, GermanyBishop
BornFrançois de La GuesleArchbishop of Tours, France
BornJohann Jakob von LambergBishop of Gurk, Austria
BornGiulio LanaBishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy
BornMarcello Lante della RovereCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
BornGuillaume Le BlancBishop of Vence, France
BornJuan Llano ValdésBishop of León, Spain
49.0ResignedGiovanni Francesco LottiniBishop-Elect of Conversano, ItalyFormer Bishop-Elect
BornGiulio MatteiBishop of Bitetto, Italy
BornJosé de MeloArchbishop of Évora, Portugal
DiedGerolamo Muzzarelli, O.P. †Archbishop of Conza, Italy
ResignedBernard O’Higgins, O.S.A. †Bishop of Elphin, IrelandBishop Emeritus
BornPedro Ponce de Léon, O.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Zamora, Spain
67.0ResignedFrancesco PisaniAdministrator of Novigrad (Cittanova), CroatiaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
DiedGiovanni Francesco PogliascaBishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy
46.2AppointedProspero Publicola SantacroceApostolic Nuncio to FranceCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
BornJeronimo Quintanilla, O. Cist. †Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
DiedGerardo RambaldiBishop of Civitate (Città or Civita), Italy
BornSerafino Rinaldo (de Nuceria), O.P. †Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
34.8AppointedNiccolò Caetani di SermonetaCardinal, Administrator of Capua, Italy
ResignedVincenzo SpinelliBishop of Oppido Mamertina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornAntonio SurreduBishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy
21.0Ordained PriestMarkus Tegginger (Tettinger)PriestAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Basel, Switzerland
ResignedEliseo TeodinoBishop of Sora, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornAlberto ValierBishop of Verona, Italy
66.1ConfirmedGeorg von Braunschweig-LüneburgBishop of Verden, GermanyArchbishop-Elect of Bremen (and Hamburg), Germany
66.1ConfirmedGeorg von Braunschweig-LüneburgArchbishop of Bremen (and Hamburg), GermanyArchbishop-Elect
BornJerónimo Venero LeyvaArchbishop of Monreale, Italy
BornLope Velasco ValdiviesoBishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
21.8Ordained PriestStephan WeberPriest of Mainz, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
BornJean VischerBishop of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium
BornFranciszek ZajerskiAuxiliary Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
13 Jan36.8AppointedGiorgio CornaroApostolic Nuncio to Florence (Tuscany), ItalyBishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
15 JanAppointedJuan AcuñaBishop of L’Aquila, Italy
AppointedBernardin de Bochetel (Bouchelet)Bishop of Rennes, FranceFormer Bishop-Elect
37.3AppointedCharles Bourbon de VendômeCardinal-Deacon of San CrisogonoCardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
43.9AppointedLuigi CornaroAdministrator of Trogir (Traù), CroatiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
29.5AppointedFederico Cornaro (Sr.), O.S.Io.Hieros. †Bishop of Bergamo, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
25.0AppointedGirolamo RagazzoniCoadjutor Bishop of Famagusta, CyprusBishop of Bergamo, Italy
25.0AppointedGirolamo RagazzoniTitular Bishop of NazianzusBishop of Bergamo, Italy
AppointedGeorg RiedlAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
AppointedGeorg RiedlTitular Bishop of HalmirosAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
AppointedEmerico SanseverinoBishop of Agde, France
AppointedPaweł TarłoArchbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
AppointedGirolamo Trevisani, O.P. †Bishop of Verona, Italy
46.0ConfirmedJohann Jakob von Kuen-BelasyArchbishop of Salzburg, Austria
AppointedRomolo de ValentiBishop of Conversano, Italy
31 JanAppointedPierre de VillarsBishop of Mirepoix, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Vienne, France
AppointedPierre FournierBishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
AppointedJean de La BrosseArchbishop of Vienne, FranceArchbishop Emeritus
AppointedLucio MarantaBishop of Lavello, ItalyBishop of Montepeloso, Italy
58.0ResignedJean SuauBishop of Mirepoix, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
2 Feb43.0DiedGiovanni Andrea MercurioCardinal, Archbishop of Messina, Italy
4 Feb76.0DiedRobert de LénoncourtCardinal, Archbishop of Arles, France
14 Feb68.2AppointedSimone Pasqua (di Negro)Cardinal, Bishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy
16 Feb46.1Ordained BishopJohann Jakob von Kuen-BelasyArchbishop of Salzburg, Austria
25 Feb53.1Elevated to CardinalFrancisco Pacheco de Toledo (Villena)Cardinal, Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
26 Feb55.1Elevated to CardinalMarco Antonio AmulioCardinal, Bishop of Rieti, Italy
26.1Elevated to CardinalIñigo Avalos de Aragón, O.S. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
48.1Elevated to CardinalPhilibert Babou de La BourdaisièreCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Angoulême, France
47.0Elevated to CardinalDaniele Matteo Alvise BarbaroIn PectorePatriarch-Elect
44.0AppointedLuigi CornaroCardinal-Priest of San TeodoroCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
50.1Elevated to CardinalGirolamo di CorregioCardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
23.1Elevated to CardinalLuigi d’EsteCardinal, Administrator of Auch, France
51.1Elevated to CardinalPier Francesco FerreroCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy
20.3Elevated to CardinalAlfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza)Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
28.0Elevated to CardinalGiovanni Francesco GàmbaraCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
22.2Elevated to CardinalFrancesco GonzagaCardinal, Bishop of Mantova, Italy
43.5Elevated to CardinalAntoine Perrenot de GranvellaCardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
27.5Elevated to CardinalMark Sittich von Hohenems (Altemps)Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
56.8Elevated to CardinalStanislaw Hosius (Hozjusz)Cardinal, Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
29.1Elevated to CardinalLudovico MadruzzoCardinal, Bishop of Trento, Italy
54.1Elevated to CardinalBernardo NavageroCardinal, Former Administrator of Verona, Italy
53.1Elevated to CardinalBernardo SalviatiCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Papoul, France
67.8Elevated to CardinalGirolamo Seripando, O.E.S.A. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
61.1Elevated to CardinalLudovico SimonettaCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Pesaro, Italy
1 Mar49.6AppointedIppolito CapilupiApostolic Nuncio to Venice, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Fano, Italy
51.1ResignedPier Francesco FerreroApostolic Nuncio to Venice, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy
2 Mar47.1Ordained BishopMoritz von SandizellBishop of Freising, GermanyBishop Emeritus
4 Mar43.9DiedCarlo CarafaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
10 Mar55.1InstalledMarco Antonio AmulioCardinal-Deacon of San MarcelloCardinal, Bishop of Rieti, Italy
48.1InstalledPhilibert Babou de La BourdaisièreCardinal-Priest of San SistoCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Angoulême, France
50.1AppointedMartin Rythovius (Balduini)Bishop of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium
70.1AppointedPieter de CorteBishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
47.1AppointedAlessandro CrivelliBishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
AppointedTeofilo GalluppiBishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy
20.3AppointedAlfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza)Cardinal-Deacon of Santa CeciliaCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
28.0AppointedGiovanni Francesco GàmbaraCardinal-Deacon of Santi Marcellino e PietroCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
22.2InstalledFrancesco GonzagaCardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in CarcereCardinal, Bishop of Mantova, Italy
43.5AppointedAntoine Perrenot de GranvellaArchbishop of Mechelen, BelgiumCardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
48.1AppointedAntoine Havet, O.P. †Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
27.6InstalledMark Sittich von Hohenems (Altemps)Cardinal-Deacon of Santi XII ApostoliCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
AppointedLucas JacobiAuxiliary Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
AppointedLucas JacobiTitular Bishop of SareptaAuxiliary Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
52.1AppointedGiovanni Gerolamo Morone (Moroni)Cardinal-Bishop of SabinaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
AppointedPhilippe NigriBishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}, BelgiumBishop-Elect
AppointedPierre PontlevoyBishop of Maillezais, France
54.1AppointedFrançois Richardot, O.S.A. †Bishop of Arras, France
67.8InstalledGirolamo Seripando, O.E.S.A. †Cardinal-Priest of Santa SusannaCardinal, Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
61.1InstalledLudovico SimonettaCardinal-Priest of San Ciriaco alle Terme DioclezianeCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Pesaro, Italy
54.5AppointedFrançois Sonnius (Van de Velde)Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), NetherlandsBishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}, Belgium
76.1RetiredJuan Suárez CarvajalBishop of Lugo, SpainBishop Emeritus
58.1ConfirmedFrederik Schenck van ToutenburgArchbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
58.1AppointedNicolaas van der BorchtBishop of Middelburg, Netherlands
50.7AppointedNicolaas Van NieuwlandBishop of Haarlem, NetherlandsAuxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
15 Mar29.2Ordained BishopFlavio OrsiniBishop of Muro Lucano, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
Ordained BishopAnnibale SaraceniBishop of Lecce, ItalyBishop Emeritus
17 Mar55.2AppointedMarco Antonio AmulioCardinal-Priest of San MarcelloCardinal, Bishop of Rieti, Italy
63.1ResignedTiberio CrispiAdministrator of Amalfi, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
28.2AppointedMassimo de’ MassimiArchbishop of Amalfi, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
22 Mar33.9AppointedZaccaria DelfinoApostolic Nuncio to EmperorCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
42.1DiedGeorg Fuchs von RügheimBishop of Bamberg, Germany
56.8ResignedStanislaw Hosius (Hozjusz)Apostolic Nuncio to EmperorCardinal, Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
24 MarSelectedMichael EnglmayrAuxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
14 AprAppointedGiuliano de’ MediciBishop of Béziers, FranceBishop of Albi, France
20.4AppointedAlfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza)Administrator of Conza, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
57.2AppointedSt. Antonio (Michele) Ghislieri, O.P. †Cardinal-Priest of Santa SabinaPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
AppointedAntoine ErlaultBishop of Chalons-sur-Saône, France
48.7AppointedCristoforo MadruzzoCardinal-Bishop of AlbanoCardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
47.1AppointedOtto Truchseß von WaldburgCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in TrastevereCardinal, Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
17 Apr58.2DiedJohannes TiedemannBishop-Elect of Lübeck, Germany
20 AprBornCharles de Lorraine-Vaudémont (II)Cardinal, Administrator of Toul, France
22 Apr41.8SelectedVeit von WürtzburgBishop of Bamberg, Germany
30 AprDiedPaul JägerAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Bamberg, Germany
3 MayProfessedAndrés de Casso, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of León, Spain
9 MayResignedTommaso ContuberioBishop of Penne e Atri, ItalyBishop Emeritus
33.5AppointedLouis de Guise de LorraineArchbishop of Sens, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
33.5ResignedLouis de Guise de LorraineBishop of Albi, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
49.3AppointedPedro de Labrit (d’Albret)Bishop of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges, France
AppointedGiulio SimonettaBishop of Pesaro, Italy
61.3ResignedLudovico SimonettaBishop of Pesaro, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
37.4AppointedLorenzo StrozziAdministrator of Albi, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Aix, France
37.4ResignedLorenzo StrozziBishop of Béziers, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Aix, France
10 May48.3AppointedGiovanni CampeggiApostolic Nuncio to PortugalBishop of Bologna, Italy
48.2ResignedSebastiano GualterioApostolic Nuncio to FranceBishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
46.6ResignedProspero Publicola SantacroceApostolic Nuncio to PortugalCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
11 May27.7ResignedMark Sittich von Hohenems (Altemps)Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
16 May30.3SelectedEberhard von HolleBishop of Lübeck, GermanyFormer Bishop-Elect
18 May38.3Ordained BishopMartin von SchaumbergBishop of Eichstätt, Germany
20 May22.7Ordained DeaconCesare Baronio, C.O. †Deacon of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip NeriCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo
Jun55.4Ordained BishopAntoine Prévost de SansacArchbishop of Bordeaux, France
45.4AppointedOttaviano della Raverta (Rovere)Apostolic Nuncio to SpainBishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
2 JunAppointedWilliam ChisholmCoadjutor Bishop of Dunblane, Scotland, Great BritainFormer Administrator of Vaison, France
AppointedWilliam ChisholmTitular Bishop of MassilitanFormer Administrator of Vaison, France
50.4AppointedGirolamo di CorregioCardinal-PriestCardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
AppointedCristóbal Fernández ValtodanoBishop of Palencia, SpainArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
68.4AppointedPedro La GascaBishop of Sigüenza, Spain
AppointedGiacomo Guidi, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Bishop of Penne e Atri, ItalyBishop Emeritus
AppointedAntoine Le CirierBishop of Avranches, France
68.4AppointedAlvaro MoscosoBishop of Zamora, Spain
54.4AppointedBernardo NavageroCardinal-PriestCardinal, Former Administrator of Verona, Italy
53.4AppointedHenry SinclairBishop of Ross (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland, Great Britain
59.4AppointedJakub UchańskiBishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), PolandArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
71.4AppointedMikołaj WolskiBishop of Chełm, PolandBishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
3 Jun26.4InstalledIñigo Avalos de Aragón, O.S. †Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Lucia in SeptisolioCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
50.4AppointedGirolamo di CorregioCardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta LatinaCardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
51.4InstalledPier Francesco FerreroCardinal-Priest of San Cesareo in PalatioCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy
29.4InstalledLudovico MadruzzoCardinal-Deacon of San CallistoCardinal, Bishop of Trento, Italy
54.4InstalledBernardo NavageroCardinal-Priest of San Nicola fra le ImmaginiCardinal, Former Administrator of Verona, Italy
4 Jun81.4DiedJaime CasadorBishop of Barcelona, Spain
50.6SucceededGuillermo CasadorBishop of Barcelona, Spain
8 Jun55.5Ordained BishopErcole GonzagaCardinal, Bishop of Mantova, Italy
13 JunAppointedClaude BriçonnetBishop of Lodève, FranceBishop Emeritus
AppointedBernard d’ElbèneBishop of Nîmes, France
47.4AppointedFrancisco Delgado LópezBishop of Lugo, SpainBishop of Jaén, Spain
AppointedOttaviano Praeconio, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Ariano, ItalyArchbishop of Palermo, Italy
37.4AppointedDiego Ramírez Sedeño de FuenlealBishop of Pamplona, Spain
AppointedErcole SacratiCoadjutor Bishop of Comacchio, ItalyBishop
AppointedErcole SacratiTitular Bishop of SidonBishop of Comacchio, Italy
15 JunOrdained BishopAntoine Le CirierBishop of Avranches, France
22 JunDiedFrancisco de AragónBishop of Cefalù, Italy
25 JunAppointedFernando González de la CuestaBishop of La Plata o Charcas, BoliviaBishop-Elect
27 JunAppointedBernardo de Albuquerque, O.P. †Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
28.4AppointedJean de Clausse de MouchyBishop of Senez, France
AppointedJacques CorneillanBishop of Rodez, FranceBishop Emeritus
AppointedPedro de Angulo, O.P. †Bishop of Verapaz, GuatemalaBishop-Elect
60.4ResignedGeorges d’ArmagnacBishop of Rodez, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tours, France
AppointedPedro Sánchez Martín, O.P. †Bishop of Coro, Venezuela
74.4AppointedRodrigo González de MarmolejoBishop of Santiago de ChileBishop-Elect
53.4InstalledBernardo SalviatiCardinal-Priest of San Simeone ProfetaCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Papoul, France
AppointedAntoine de Saint Néctaire, O.S.B. †Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
AppointedJuan de Vaca (Baca), O.S.B. †Bishop of Panamá
AppointedBernardino de Villalpando, C.R.S.A. †Bishop of Santiago de CubaBishop of Santiago de Guatemala
AppointedFernando de VillagómezBishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
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