The Year of Our Lord 1572

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Pedro Arévalos, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
		Died	Alonso Cristóbal Arguellada †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
		Died	Francisco Balaguer †	Bishop of Foreign Diocese
		Appointed	Giambattista de Benedictis †	Bishop of Penne-Atri, Italy
		Born	Alfonso de la Cueva-Benavides y Mendoza-Carrillo †	Beznar, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Palestrina, Italy
		Born	Manuel Afonso de Guerra †	Guimaraes, Portugal	Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
		Born	Alonso de Franco y Luna †	Alcalá de Henares, Spain	Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
		Born	Henri de Gondi †	Paris	Cardinal, Bishop of Paris, France
		Born	Juan Guzmán, O.F.M. †		Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
		Born	Maciej Łubieński †	Łubna	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
		Born	Theobald Mansharter †	Speyer	Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
		Born	Cristóbal Martínez de Salas, O. Praem. †	Medina del Campo, Spain	Bishop of Panamá
	51.0	Died	Matthais Ob †	Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
		Died	Paolo Odescalchi †	Bishop of Penne-Atri, Italy
		Died	Antonio Paragües Castillejo, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
		Died	Antonio Pintor Cavaro †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
	57.3	Resigned	Prospero Publicola de Santa Croce †	Bishop of Foreign Diocese	Cardinal, Bishop of Albano, Italy
	35.0	Appointed	Gerolamo Ragazzoni †	Apostolic Administrator of Foreign Diocese	Bishop of Bergamo, Italy
		Appointed	Guillaume Ruzé †	Bishop of Angers, France
		Ordained Bishop	Guillaume Ruzé †	Bishop of Angers, France
		Born	Pedro da Silva Sampaio †	Guarda, Portugal	Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
		Died	Francisco Tomás †	Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy
		Died	Miguel Torcella †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy
		Born	Eustachy Wołłowicz †		Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
6 Feb		Appointed	Bartolomeu Leitão †	Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
17 Feb		Died	Gaspar Cao, O.S.A. †	Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
26 Feb	60.0	Died	Pedro Agustín y Albanell †	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
7 Mar	83.2	Died	Alfonso de Montufar, O.P. †	Archbishop of México, Federal District
15 Apr	60.3	Ordained Bishop	Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
30 Apr	48.3	Appointed	Pedro de Feria (Martín Fernández), O.P. †	Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), Chiapas, México
1 May	68.3	Died	St. Antonio (Michele) Ghislieri, O.P. †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
13 May	70.3	Elected	Ugo Boncompagni †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
25 May	70.4	Installed	Ugo Boncompagni †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
1 Jun		Died	Pedro Carlos, O.S. †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain
2 Jun		Appointed	César Alamagna Cardona †	Bishop of Cava, Italy
2 Jun	47.1	Appointed	Franciszek Krasiński †	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
9 Jun		Appointed	Juan Dimas Loris †	Bishop of Urgell, Spain	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
9 Jun		Appointed	Diego González †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
16 Jun	32.5	Appointed	Jakob Feucht †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
16 Jun	32.5	Appointed	Jakob Feucht †	Titular Bishop of Athyra	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
2 Jul		Appointed	Alfonso Alvarez Guerrero †	Bishop of Monopoli, Italy
30 Jul		Appointed	Pedro Narro †	Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
27 Aug	29.7	Appointed	Ferdinando Farnese †	Bishop of Montefiascone, Italy	Bishop of Parma, Italy
5 Sep	59.0	Died	Diego Espinosa Arévalo †	Cardinal, Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
5 Sep	58.7	Appointed	Benito Tocco, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
4 Oct	29.8	Ordained Bishop	Ferdinando Farnese †	Bishop of Montefiascone, Italy	Bishop of Parma, Italy
10 Oct		Appointed	Miguel Ibáñez †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
17 Oct		Appointed	Diego Arnedo †	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
	35.9	Appointed	Giovanni Francesco Bonomigni †	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
	47.9	Appointed	Diego de Landa, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), Yucatán, México
	32.8	Appointed	Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
19 Oct		Ordained Bishop	César Alamagna Cardona †	Bishop of Cava, Italy
24 Oct		Appointed	Pedro Martínez de Luna †	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
5 Nov		Appointed	Angelo Peruzzi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy	Bishop of Sarsina, Italy
		Appointed	Angelo Peruzzi †	Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Bithynia	Bishop of Sarsina, Italy
	60.8	Appointed	Martín Rojas de Portalrubio †	Bishop of Malta
6 Nov	32.8	Ordained Bishop	Jakob Feucht †	Titular Bishop of Athyra	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
9 Nov	60.9	Ordained Bishop	Martín Rojas de Portalrubio †	Bishop of Malta
14 Nov		Died	Cristóbal Fernández Valtodano †	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
18 Nov	32.9	Resigned	Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) †	Archbishop of Conza, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
26 Nov		Appointed	Pedro del Frago Garcés †	Bishop of Jaca, Spain	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
2 Dec	63.9	Died	Ippolito II D'Este †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
10 Dec		Appointed	Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina, O.S. †	Bishop of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México
21 Dec		Ordained Bishop	Pedro Martínez de Luna †	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
28 Dec		Ordained Bishop	Angelo Peruzzi †	Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Bithynia	Bishop of Sarsina, Italy

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