The Year of Our Lord 1570

Bishop Events

January to June

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Diego Aduarte, O.P. †	Zaragoza, Spain	Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
		Born	Giovanni Battista Agucchia †		Titular Archbishop of Amasea
	70.0	Died	Julião de Alva †	Bishop Emeritus of Miranda (de Duero), Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Portalegre, Portugal
	56.0	Resigned	Melchor Alvarez de Vozmediano †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Antonio Arrigoni, O.F.M. †	Galbiati	Bishop of Ripatransone, Italy
		Born	Filippo Bardi (dei Verni) †	Florentiae	Bishop of Cortona, Italy
		Born	Petrus Bastoni †		Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
		Born	Giovanni Battista Biglia †	Mediolani	Bishop of Pavia, Italy
		Died	Marco Antonio Bozzuto †	Archbishop of Amalfi, Italy
		Born	Aimeric de Bragelone †	Paris	Bishop Emeritus of Luçon, France
		Born	Stephanus de Brito, S.J. †	Estremoz	Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India
		Died	Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera †	Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
		Died	Ventura Buralini †	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
		Died	Pietro Antonio Casamassima †	Bishop of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy
		Resigned	Angelo Cattani da Diacceto, O.P. †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Nicolo Cicala †	Bishop Emeritus of Accia and Mariana, France
		Born	Giovanni Collesius, O.F.M. †	Carraba	Coadjutor Bishop of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Died	Francesco Contareno †	Bishop of Paphos, Cyprus
		Born	Antonio Corderiña Vega, O.S.A. †	León, Spain	Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru
		Born	Facundo (Fernando) de la Torre, O.S.B. †	Sahagún, Spain	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
		Died	Vincenzo Durante †	Bishop Emeritus of Termoli, Italy
		Appointed	Henri d’Escoubleau de Sourdis †	Bishop of Maillezais, France
		Born	Friedrich Förner †	Weismain	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
		Born	Felipe Guimerá, O. de M. †	Valencia	Bishop of Jaca, Spain
		Born	Claudius de La Barre, O.F.M. †	Bisuntin	Auxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France
	58.0	Died	Pedro de Labrit (d’Albret) †	Bishop of (Saint-Bernard de) Comminges, France
		Died	Girolamo Leone †	Bishop of Accia and Mariana, France
		Born	João Manuel de Ataíde †		Archbishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
		Born	Juan Martínez de Peralta, O.S.H. †	Mendigorria	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
	28.0	Ordained Priest	Pedro Martins, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Funay (Funai), Japan
		Born	Diego Merino, O. Carm. †	Baeza, Spain	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
		Appointed	Jean de Monluc †	Bishop of Condom, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Mario Moro †		Bishop of Venosa, Italy
		Born	Giovanni Francesco Murta (de Mirto), C.R. †	Januen	Bishop of Aleria, France
		Born	Juan Pérez de la Serna †	Cervera del Lano, Spain	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
		Born	Gregorius Pedrocca, O.F.M. †	Mantuae	Bishop of Acqui, Italy
		Born	Alfonso de Requeséns Fenollet, O.F.M. †	Cervera	Bishop of Barbastro, Spain
		Born	Raphael Riva (Ripa), O.P. †	Venice	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
		Appointed	Guillaume Ruzé †	Bishop of Saint-Malo, France	Bishop of Angers, France
		Died	Giulo Sauli †	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
		Died	Juan Segría †	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
		Born	Giacomo Serra †	Genoa	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace
		Died	Juan Simancas Simancas †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
		Born	Agostino Solaro di Moretta †	Morettae Taurinen	Bishop of Fossano, Italy
		Born	Denis Stoffels †	Antwerpen	Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
		Died	Ercole Tambosi †	Bishop of Ravello, Italy
	70.0	Died	Thomas Thirlby †	Bishop Emeritus of Ely, England, Great Britain
		Born	Tomás de la Torre Gibaja, O.P. †	Madrid, Spain	Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina
		Died	Giovanni Maria Valdina, O.P. †	Bishop of Acerno, Italy
		Appointed	Alphonse Vercelli †	Bishop of Lodève, France
		Died	Urbano Vigerio della Rovere †	Bishop of Senigallia, Italy
8 Jan	60.0	Appointed	Luis Zapata de Cárdenas, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
	53.0	Ordained Bishop	Vincenzo Ercolano (Herculani), O.P. †	Bishop of Sarno, Italy	Bishop of Perugia, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Donato Stampa †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
22 Jan	59.1	Ordained Bishop	Girolamo di Corregio †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
25 Jan	57.1	Died	Philibert Babou de La Bourdaisière †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Angoulême, France
5 Feb		Born	Heinrich von Knöringen †	Nesselwang	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
10 Feb	52.5	Appointed	Antoine Perrenot de Granvella †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
	65.8	Appointed	Stanislaw Hosius (Hozjusz) †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca	Cardinal, Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
		Appointed	Giuseppe Pamphilj (Panfili), O.S.A. †	Bishop of Segni, Italy
	36.0	Appointed	St. Alessandro Maria Sauli, B. †	Bishop of Aleria, France	Bishop of Pavia, Italy
17 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Pamphilj (Panfili), O.S.A. †	Bishop of Segni, Italy
18 Feb		Appointed	Juan Ramírez Zapata de Cárdenas †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
18 Feb		Appointed	Gonzalo de Solórzano †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
20 Feb		Appointed	Pedro Coderos †	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain	Archbishop of Otranto, Italy
		Appointed	Pedro Coderos †	Titular Bishop of Christopolis	Archbishop of Otranto, Italy
		Appointed	Cristóbal Fernández Valtodano †	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
		Appointed	Antonio Luján Luján, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
28 Feb	31.0	Appointed	Stephan Weber †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
28 Feb	31.0	Appointed	Stephan Weber †	Titular Bishop of Missene (Mysia)	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
4 Mar	52.1	Selected	Godfried von Mierlo, O.P. †	Bishop of Haarlem, Netherlands
12 Mar	36.1	Ordained Bishop	St. Alessandro Maria Sauli, B. †	Bishop of Aleria, France	Bishop of Pavia, Italy
13 Mar		Appointed	Laurentius Metsius †	Bishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
13 Mar	63.6	Appointed	Franciscus Sonnius (Van de Velde) †	Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}, Belgium
19 Mar	27.5	Ordained Priest	St. Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy
25 Mar		Died	Leonhard Haller †	Auxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
Apr		Died	Muzio Calini †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
8 Apr	59.8	Died	Giovanni Battista Cicala (Cicada) †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
12 Apr	55.6	Appointed	Prospero Publicola de Santa Croce †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli	Cardinal, Bishop of Albano, Italy
	37.0	Appointed	Giulio della Rovere †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
	51.3	Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri)
	56.1	Appointed	Otto Truchseß von Waldburg †	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina	Cardinal, Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
18 Apr		Died	Ambrogio Aldegati, O.P. †	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
10 May		Appointed	Francisco Andrés de Carvajal, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	49.4	Appointed	Gianpaolo della Chiesa †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio
		Appointed	Bartolomeo Ferro, O.P. †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
13 May		Died	Antonio Corrionero de Babilafuente †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
17 May	66.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Gian Girolamo Albani †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina
	45.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Aldobrandini †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
	53.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Archangelo de’ Bianchi (Blanca), O.P. †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Teano, Italy
	59.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Bl. Paul Burali d’Arezzo, C.R. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
	59.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Gaspar Cervantes de Gaete †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
	48.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Pierdonato Cesi (Sr.) †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia
	24.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Giulio Acquaviva d’Aragona †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Teodoro
	39.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Charles d’Angennes de Rambouillet †	Cardinal, Bishop of Le Mans, France
	51.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Carlo Grassi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Montefiascone, Italy
	50.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Vincenzo Giustiniani, O.P. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina
	50.8	Resigned	Vincenzo Giustiniani, O.P. †	Master General of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina
	48.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Marcantonio Maffei †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Chieti, Italy
	51.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Nicolás de Pellevé †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
	48.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Felice Peretti Montalto, O.F.M. Conv. †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	33.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Girolamo Rusticucci †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	37.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Giulio Antonio Santorio †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy
	63.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Gaspar Zúñiga Avellaneda †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
2 Jun		Appointed	Marcin Kromer †	Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
3 Jun	48.4	Died	Luigi Pisani †	Cardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
4 Jun	36.4	Ordained Bishop	Claude de La Baume †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
9 Jun	45.4	Installed	Giovanni Aldobrandini †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Eufemia	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
		Appointed	Filippo Fasio Capponi †	Bishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
	59.4	Installed	Gaspar Cervantes de Gaete †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Vitale	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
	48.4	Installed	Pierdonato Cesi (Sr.) †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Barbara	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia
	53.3	Appointed	Luigi Cornaro †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
	59.4	Appointed	Girolamo di Corregio †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca	Cardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
	24.4	Installed	Giulio Acquaviva d’Aragona †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Teodoro
	39.6	Installed	Charles d’Angennes de Rambouillet †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Simeone Profeta	Cardinal, Bishop of Le Mans, France
	52.8	Appointed	Antoine Perrenot de Granvella †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli	Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
	51.4	Installed	Carlo Grassi †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese in Agone	Cardinal, Bishop of Montefiascone, Italy
		Appointed	Francisco Guaresma, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain	Bishop of Tanger, Morocco
	66.1	Appointed	Stanislaw Hosius (Hozjusz) †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia	Cardinal, Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
	48.5	Installed	Marcantonio Maffei †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Callisto	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Chieti, Italy
	48.5	Installed	Felice Peretti Montalto, O.F.M. Conv. †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati (degli Schiavoni)	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	33.4	Installed	Girolamo Rusticucci †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	38.0	Installed	Giulio Antonio Santorio †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy
	51.4	Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri)
	60.4	Appointed	Gaspar de Torres, O. de M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
16 Jun	59.5	Appointed	Gaspar Cervantes de Gaete †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
	48.5	Appointed	Pierdonato Cesi (Sr.) †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Vitale	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia
		Appointed	Benedetto Erba, O.P. †	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
	33.5	Appointed	Girolamo Rusticucci †	Bishop of Senigallia, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	63.5	Installed	Gaspar Zúñiga Avellaneda †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Barbara	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
18 Jun	38.5	Ordained Bishop	Ludovico Madruzzo †	Cardinal, Bishop of Trento, Italy
26 Jun		Appointed	Lelio Giordano †	Bishop of Acerno, Italy	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
26 Jun		Appointed	Girolamo Rustici †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
28 Jun	76.5	Died	Francesco Pisani †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri)