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The Year of Our Lord 1578

Bishop Events

January to June


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownDiedGiovanni Battista AnsaldoBishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, Italy
27.1ProfessedCarlo Bescapè, B. †Priest of Clerics Regular of St. PaulBishop of Novara, Italy
71.0ResignedGiovanni Battista BernardiBishop of Ajaccio, FranceBishop Emeritus
DiedCristóbal BerrocalBishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
BornGirolamo Binago, C.O. †Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy
49.0ResignedPaolo BisantiBishop of Kotor (Cattaro), MontenegroBishop Emeritus
DiedPietro BordoneBishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
BornPaul BoudotBishop of Arras, France
BornJohannes BrennerAuxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
25.9Ordained PriestSebastian BreuningPriest of Augsburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
DiedTeodoro CalompsiBishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), Albania
DiedTheodorus CalumpsiBishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
DiedTomás de Cárdenas, O.P. †Bishop of Verapaz, Guatemala
BornBaglione CarradoliBishop of Marsi, Italy
BornTommaso CellesiArchbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
DiedVincenzo Cornelio (Cajetani)Bishop of Ostuni, Italy
53.8DiedGiorgio CornaroBishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
DiedGiovanni Domenico D’AnnaBishop of Bovino, Italy
BornCristóbal de Aresti Martínez de Aguilar, O.S.B. †Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
BornFrancesco d’Elia e RossiBishop of Siracusa, Italy
BornLoreto Di Franco (De Franchis)Bishop of Minori, Italy
81.0ResignedGiovanni Francesco de MirtoBishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornPierre de DonnauldCoadjutor Bishop of Mirepoix, France
BornJean-François de SalesBishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
65.3Ordained BishopFrançois de Foix de CandaleBishop of Aire, France
DiedAdriano FusconeBishop of Aquino, Italy
BornJuan García ArlésBishop of Orihuela, Spain
BornGiovanni Francesco Guidi di BagnoCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Rieti, Italy
DiedTommaso GigliBishop of Piacenza, Italy
BornToussaint de Glandèves de CugesBishop of Sisteron, France
DiedKonrad Adam GlušičBishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
DiedIoannis Carizia (Grassinga)Bishop Emeritus of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
BornGiusto (Juste) Guérin, B. †Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
DiedMatteo Andrea GuerraBishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
BornJuan GutiérrezBishop of Vigevano, Italy
58.0ResignedAngelo Giustiniani, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
BornBartol Kačić, O.F.M. †Bishop of Makarska, Croatia
BornŁukasz KalińskiAuxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine
BornBenedetto LandiBishop Emeritus of Fossombrone, Italy
DiedLeonardo LiparolaBishop of Nicotera, Italy
DiedGiovanni Battista MaremontiBishop of Sora, Italy
DiedMaurice MacGibbon, O. Cist. †Archbishop of Cashel, Ireland
40.0Ordained PriestSt. Toribio Alfonso de MogrovejoPriestArchbishop of Lima, Peru
ResignedGirolamo Negri (Nigris)Bishop of Chioggia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornStanislaw NieborskiAuxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
BornHenri Ignace Nowohradsky de KozowratAuxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
DiedAntonio Paliettino (de Monelia), O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
DiedPietro PersioBishop of Nusco, Italy
BornStefano PignatelliCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via
BornBiagio Proto de RossiArchbishop of Messina, Italy
BornAntonio ProvanaArchbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
BornDominico Rota, O. Carm. †Titular Bishop of Sidon
BornFilippo SalviatiBishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
ResignedJorge de Santa Luzia, O.P. †Bishop of Malacca, Singapore
Ordained BishopAndrés Santos Quintana (de Sampedro)Bishop of Teruel, SpainArchbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
InstalledBartolomeu Simões PereiraPrelate of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
BornMeletiy SmotrytskyiTitular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia
BornMarcos Teixeira de MendonçaBishop of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, Brazil
BornFrancesco TrainaBishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
DiedJános ÚjlakyBishop of Vác, Hungary
BornAntonio Valdés HerreraBishop of Córdoba, Spain
DiedPatrick WalshBishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
31.0Ordained PriestChristoph WeilhamerPriest of Passau, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
JanDiedFrancesco GuinigiBishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
10 JanDiedVincenzo de Siena (Caporano), O.P. †Bishop of Sarno, Italy
13 Jan35.0AppointedAndrés BacallarBishop of Alghero, ItalyArchbishop of Sassari, Italy
50.2AppointedTomás Dacio (d’Anio)Bishop of Orihuela, Spain
AppointedAlfonso de la Cerda, O.P. †Bishop of Comayagua, HondurasBishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
AppointedFrancesco FigoArchbishop of Oristano, Italy
40.0AppointedDiego de Romano y Govea (Vitoria)Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
ConfirmedFrancisco de Vitoria, O.P. †Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina
20 Jan63.0DiedJacques Fouré, O.P. †Bishop of Chalons-sur-Saône, France
21 JanDiedFrancisco Soto SalazarBishop of Salamanca, Spain
29 JanAppointedVincenzo FucheriBishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
AppointedMateus de Medina, O. Mil. J. Chr. †Bishop of Cochin, IndiaArchbishop of Goa, India
AppointedJoão Ribeiro GaioBishop of Malacca, Singapore
AppointedHenrique de Távora e Brito, O.P. †Archbishop of Goa, India
AppointedMartinho de Ulhoa, O. Cist. †Bishop of São Tomé e PríncipeBishop Emeritus
35.0ConfirmedJohann Georg Zobel von GiebelstadtBishop of Bamberg, GermanyBishop-Elect
1 Feb70.0DiedFelice TiranniArchbishop of Urbino, Italy
2 Feb40.0Ordained BishopNikolaus ElgardTitular Bishop of AscalonAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
16 FebDiedJohann Mezon von TelzBishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
17 FebAppointedDiego de la CalzadaAuxiliary Bishop of Toledo, SpainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
AppointedDiego de la CalzadaTitular Bishop of SalonaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
AppointedPaolo FuscoBishop of Sarno, Italy
21 Feb71.0Elevated to CardinalRené de BiragueCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lodève, France
57.9Elevated to CardinalPedro de Deza ManuelCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
37.2Elevated to CardinalGiovanni Vincenzo Gonzaga, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Alessio
61.1Elevated to CardinalGerard van GroesbeeckCardinal, Bishop of Liège, Belgium
22.6Elevated to CardinalLouis II de Guise de LorraineCardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
44.1Elevated to CardinalClaude de La BaumeCardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
16.8Elevated to CardinalCharles de Lorraine-Vaudémont (II)Cardinal, Administrator of Toul, France
AppointedMiguel Jerónimo MorellBishop of Urgell, Spain
34.2Elevated to CardinalAlessandro RiarioCardinal, Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
58.1Elevated to CardinalFernando de Toledo de OropesaPriest
22 FebDiedJános LiszthiBishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
26 FebDiedGregorius Silvius, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Liège, Belgium
3 MarDiedJerome de LeonibusArchbishop of Chieti, Italy
34.2InstalledAlessandro RiarioCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara CoeliCardinal, Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
5 Mar68.1DiedPedro Mártir Coma, O.P. †Bishop of Elne, France
8 Mar41.1ResignedAntonmaria SalviatiApostolic Nuncio to FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Papoul, France
9 MarDiedFrancesco MartelliBishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
12 Mar80.1DiedJean HennuyerBishop of Lisieux, France
70.1DiedAlessandro PiccolominiCoadjutor Archbishop of Siena, Italy
15 Mar47.2Ordained DeaconPiotr Dunin WolskiDeaconBishop of Płock, Poland
16 Mar47.2Ordained PriestPiotr Dunin WolskiPriestBishop of Płock, Poland
17 MarAppointedOrazio CiceroniBishop of Sora, ItalyBishop of Ferentino, Italy
AppointedPaolo LeoniBishop of Ferrara, Italy
AppointedEmilio ScataraticaBishop of Ravello, Italy
57.2AppointedPons de Thiard de BissyBishop of Chalons-sur-Saône, FranceBishop Emeritus
19 Mar30.3Ordained PriestGebhard Truchseß von WaldburgPriestFormer Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
29 Mar50.4DiedLouis de Guise de LorraineCardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
7 AprDiedGilles SpifameBishop of Nevers, France
9 Apr51.2AppointedGiovanni Andrea CaligariApostolic Nuncio to PolandBishop of Bertinoro, Italy
AppointedOrazio de MirtoBishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), ItalyBishop Emeritus
55.0ResignedVincenzo LauroApostolic Nuncio to PolandCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Mondovi, Italy
AppointedBenedetto ManzoliBishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
11 Apr81.2DiedJuan de San MillánBishop of León, Spain
15 Apr51.0AppointedZaccaria DelfinoCardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte CelioCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
16 AprAppointedCesare ContardoBishop of Sagone (Sagona), France
AppointedMarcantonio MontefioriBishop of Nebbio, France
25 Apr63.2SelectedGyörgy DraškovićBishop of Győr (Raab), HungaryCardinal, Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
27 AprAppointedAndrés Santos Quintana (de Sampedro)Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
4 MayOrdained BishopPaolo LeoniBishop of Ferrara, Italy
5 MayAppointedPedro de LafuenteBishop of Pamplona, Spain
14 MayAppointedAngelo GiustinianiBishop of Bovino, Italy
AppointedChristophe GuidiccioniBishop of Ajaccio, France
21 MayDiedJuan RojasBishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
26 May45.8AppointedArnaud SorbinBishop of Nevers, France
27 MayBornJuan Pereda GudielBishop of Oviedo, Spain
29 May60.3ResignedGodfried van Mierlo, O.P. †Bishop of Haarlem, NetherlandsBishop Emeritus
2 JunAppointedVincenzo FerreriBishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
AppointedGaspar Juan de la Figuera, C.R.S.A. †Bishop of Jaca, SpainBishop of Lérida, Spain
AppointedGiovanni Antonio GrignettaBishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
AppointedLucio MarantaBishop of Montepeloso, Italy
13 Jun55.2AppointedRodrigo de Castro Osorio (de Lemos)Bishop of Cuenca, SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
45.4ResignedRomolo CesiBishop of Narni, ItalyBishop Emeritus
65.6AppointedMartín de Córdoba Mendoza, O.P. †Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
AppointedErcole EroliBishop of Narni, Italy
49.4AppointedDiego Gómez de Lamadrid, O.SS.T. †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Badajoz, SpainBishop
65.4AppointedDiego de SimancasBishop of Zamora, Spain
AppointedFrancisco Tello SandovalBishop of Plasencia, Spain
64.4AppointedFernando de Tricio ArenzanaBishop of Salamanca, Spain
45.4AppointedAlonso VelázquezBishop of Osma, SpainArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
16 JunAppointedAdam PilchowskiBishop of Chełm, Poland
17 Jun67.4DiedBl. Paolo (Scipione) Burali d’Arezzo, C.R. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
21 JunDiedEmerico SanseverinoBishop of Agde, France
22 Jun45.9Ordained BishopArnaud SorbinBishop of Nevers, France
23 Jun78.4DiedFrancisco Sancho AllepuzBishop of Segorbe, Spain
25 Jun55.4DiedJean Saint-Romain de Saint-ChamondArchbishop Emeritus of Aix, France
28 Jun43.4AppointedAndré Strengnart (Strenguart), O. Carm. †Auxiliary Bishop of Liège, Belgium
43.4AppointedAndré Strengnart (Strenguart), O. Carm. †Titular Bishop of ThagasteAuxiliary Bishop of Liège, Belgium
30 Jun69.4DiedGregor VirneburgAuxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
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