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The Year of Our Lord 1579

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornFernando Andrade Sotomayor †VillagarcíaArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
BornAlderano Bellati (Bellatto) †Massa di CarraraBishop Emeritus of Bisignano, Italy
66.0DiedPietro Antonio Di Capua †Archbishop of Otranto, Italy
BornGil Carrillo de Albornoz †Talavera de la Reina, SpainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy
BornAltobello Carissimi †Bishop of Minervino Murge, Italy
DiedAntonio de Angelis †Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
43.0AppointedMiguel de Castro †Bishop of Viseu, PortugalArchbishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
DiedGiovanni Ludovico da Campania †Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
BornPierre d’Hardivillier †PicardieArchbishop of Bourges, France
DiedAgostino Folignatti (Molignatus) †Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
DiedGregorio Forbicini †Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
AppointedClaude de Granier †Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
ResignedBernardus Herinck †Bishop of Deventer, NetherlandsBishop Emeritus
BornPhilippe Hurault de Cheverny †Bishop of Chartres, France
BornBernardo Lacabra †ZaragozaArchbishop of Cagliari, Italy
BornBenedetto Mandina, C.R. †MelphienBishop of Tropea, Italy
BornVincenzo Martena †Bishop of Senj, Croatia
BornRaymond de Montaigne †Bishop of Bayonne, France
Ordained BishopJuan Montalvo, O.P. †Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
BornJohann Heinrich von Ostein †Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
BornPlacido Padiglia, O.S.B. †NapoliBishop of Alessano, Italy
AppointedStanislav Pavlovský †Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czech Republic
BornCyprian Pavoni, O.S.B. †Bishop of Rimini, Italy
DiedRobert de Pellevé †Bishop of Pamiers, France
AppointedThomas Pobel †Bishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, FranceBishop Emeritus
ResignedVincenzo Portico †Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), CroatiaArchbishop Emeritus
ResignedMatteo Priuli †Bishop of Vicenza, ItalyBishop Emeritus
AppointedJoão Ribeiro Gaio †Bishop of Malacca, Singapore
50.0ResignedFrançois de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon †Bishop of Sarlat, FranceBishop Emeritus
BornGiovanni Battista Scanaroli (Scannaroli) †MutinenTitular Bishop of Sidon
ResignedGiovan Battista Serbelloni †Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornHonuphrius Sersagli †SurrentinBishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy
AppointedFrancesco Maria Sforza †Bishop of Conversano, Italy
AppointedLudovico Taverna †Bishop of Lodi, Italy
44.0AppointedMikuláš Telegdy †Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
BornAntonio Trejo de Sande Paniagua, O.F.M. †PlasenciaBishop of Cartagena (en España)
DiedRomolo de Valentibus †Bishop of Conversano, Italy
BornThomas Walsh †WaterfordArchbishop of Cashel, Ireland
9 JanAppointedAntonio de Hervias, O.P. †Bishop of Verapaz, GuatemalaBishop of Cartagena, Colombia
AppointedPedro García Galarza †Bishop of Coria, Spain
AppointedAlfonso Graniero Avalos †Bishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
AppointedAmbroz Antun Kapić (Capizzi), O.F.M. †Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
49.0AppointedJerónimo Manrique de Lara †Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
23 JanAppointedGilberto Isfar y Corillas †Bishop of Patti, Italy
25 Jan44.4Ordained BishopJuan de Sanclemente Torquemada †Bishop of Orense, SpainArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
27 JanBornAntonio Tornielli †NovaraBishop of Novara, Italy
30 Jan47.1ResignedJuan Manuel de la Cerda †Bishop of Sigüenza, SpainBishop Emeritus
AppointedNicolò Mascardi †Bishop of Brugnato, ItalyBishop of Accia and Mariana, France
6 FebAppointedTiberio Carafa †Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
AppointedAlfonso Guerra, O.M. †Bishop of ParaguayBishop of Michoacán, México
AppointedSebastián Ocando, O.F.M. †Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
67.1AppointedDomingo Salazar, O.P. †Bishop of Manila, Philippines
8 Feb40.5Ordained BishopClaude d’Angennes de Rambouillet †Bishop of Noyon, FranceBishop of Le Mans, France
13 FebAppointedMatteo Colli †Bishop of Marsi, Italy
22 FebBornNicolas Dufiff †Bishop-Elect of Arras, France
3 MarDiedAdriano Fuscone †Bishop of Aquino, Italy
9 MarAppointedLouis de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon †Bishop of Sarlat, France
19 MarDiedBertrando de Romanis †Bishop of Fréjus, France
29 Mar49.2Ordained BishopJerónimo Manrique de Lara †Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
30 MarAppointedBernardo Gascó †Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
AppointedGiovanni Luigi Guarini †Bishop of Aquino, Italy
AppointedAntonio Lombardo †Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), ItalyArchbishop of Messina, Italy
AprDiedOrazio Montegranelli †Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy
27 Apr40.8AppointedAlberto Bolognetti †Cardinal, Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
AppointedGil Ruiz de Lihori, C.R.S.A. †Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
29 Apr54.5DiedDiego de Landa, O.F.M. †Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
15 May40.4AppointedOttavio Accoramboni †Bishop of Fossombrone, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Urbino, Italy
AppointedJohann Baptist Pichlmair †Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
AppointedJohann Baptist Pichlmair †Titular Bishop of HalmirosAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
16 May41.4AppointedSt. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo †Archbishop of Lima, Peru
22 MayAppointedFrançois de Bouliers †Bishop of Fréjus, France
AppointedDomenico di Grammatica †Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
AppointedJuan Terés †Bishop of Elne, FranceArchbishop of Tarragona, Spain
1 JunAppointedGirolamo Matteucci †Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), CroatiaBishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
22 Jun43.5DiedDavid Kölderer von Burgstall †Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
26 JunAppointedJuan Castellano Orozco †Bishop of Siracusa, Italy
AppointedLorenzo Figueroa Córdoba, O.P. †Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
AppointedMiguel Rubio, O. Cist. †Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy
3 JulAppointedMario Bolognini †Archbishop of Lanciano, ItalyArchbishop of Salerno, Italy
AppointedAscanio Piccolomini †Coadjutor Archbishop of Siena, ItalyArchbishop
AppointedAscanio Piccolomini †Titular Archbishop of RhodusArchbishop of Siena, Italy
AppointedMariano de Racciaccaris, O.F.M. †Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
5 JulOrdained BishopMario Bolognini †Archbishop of Lanciano, ItalyArchbishop of Salerno, Italy
6 JulBornBernardino de Almansa Carrión †Lima, PeruArchbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
14 Jul2.8SelectedPhilipp Wilhelm von Bayern †Bishop of Regensburg, GermanyCardinal, Bishop-Elect
23 JulDiedBernardo de Albuquerque, O.P. †Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
24 Jul62.6DiedBenedetto Lomellini †Cardinal, Bishop of Anagni, Italy
26 JulDiedAlessandro Ruffino †Bishop Emeritus of Melfi e Rapolla, ItalyBishop
27 JulDiedPietro Camaiani †Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
3 AugAppointedNiccolò Aragonio (Aragona) †Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
AppointedTroilo Boncompagni †Bishop of Ripatransone, ItalyBishop of Foligno, Italy
AppointedRinaldo Corso †Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
60.0AppointedVincenzo Giustiniani, O.P. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina
AppointedGiacomo Micheli †Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
AppointedJaime Miguel Miguélez †Bishop of Foreign Diocese
AppointedMichele Priuli †Bishop of Vicenza, Italy
AppointedGaspare Viviani †Bishop of Anagni, Italy
5 Aug75.3DiedStanislaw Hosius (Hozjusz) †Cardinal, Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
SucceededMarcin Kromer †Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
13 AugDiedBl. Patrick O’Healy, O.F.M. †Bishop of Mayo, Ireland
17 AugAppointedSebastiano Barnaba †Bishop of Potenza, Italy
52.4AppointedZaccaria Delfino †Cardinal-Priest of Sant’AnastasiaCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
38.8AppointedAlfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) †Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in VincoliCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
46.5AppointedGiovanni Francesco Gàmbara †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in TrastevereCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
46.0AppointedMark Sittich von Hohenems (Altemps) †Cardinal-Priest of San ClementeCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
23 AugDiedMiguel Jerónimo Morell †Bishop of Urgell, Spain
71.6DiedFrancisco Pacheco de Villena (Toledo) †Cardinal, Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
26 Aug50.2AppointedGiovanni Delfino †Bishop of Brescia, Italy
AppointedCarlo Pisani †Bishop of Torcello (Turris), Italy
30 Aug27.5Ordained PriestMelchior Klesl †Priest of Wien, AustriaCardinal, Bishop
Ordained BishopJohann Baptist Pichlmair †Titular Bishop of HalmirosAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
6 SepOrdained BishopMiguel Rubio, O. Cist. †Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy
11 SepDiedPomponio Cotta †Bishop of Novara, Italy
Ordained BishopAscanio Piccolomini †Titular Archbishop of RhodusArchbishop of Siena, Italy
13 SepDiedDiego Deza Tello †Bishop of Jaén, Spain
20 SepDiedGonzalo Herrera Olivares †Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos, Spain
17.3ConfirmedJohann Wilhelm von Jülich-Kleve-Berg †Bishop of Münster, GermanyFormer Bishop-Elect
25 Sep70.5DiedGregorio Antonio Gallo de Andrade †Bishop of Segovia, Spain
29 SepBornGeorge Anton von Rodenstein †RodensteinBishop of Worms, Germany
14 OctAppointedGiovanni Andrea Caligari †Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
17 OctBornPaweł Piasecki †PiaskiBishop of Chełm, Poland
21 Oct54.8AppointedFrancesco Bossi †Bishop of Novara, Italy
AppointedPedro Coderos †Archbishop of Otranto, Italy
26 OctAppointedMiguel Espinosa †Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain
AppointedMiguel Espinosa †Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos, Titular SeesAuxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain
NovDiedGiovanni Luigi Guarini †Bishop of Aquino, Italy
4 NovAppointedJean de Vassé †Bishop of Lisieux, France
13 NovAppointedSimão de Sá Pereira †Bishop of Porto, Portugal
AppointedFlaminio Filonardi †Bishop of Aquino, Italy
16 NovBornFederico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro †VeniceCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
27 NovAppointedGaspar do Casal, O.S.A. †Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
62.9AppointedVincenzo Ercolano (Herculani), O.P. †Bishop of Perugia, Italy
AppointedAntónio Pinheiro †Bishop of Leiria, Portugal
2 DecAppointedJerónimo de Menezes †Bishop of Miranda (do Douro), PortugalBishop of Porto, Portugal
8 DecDiedGerolamo Federici †Bishop of Lodi, Italy
Ordained BishopFlaminio Filonardi †Bishop of Aquino, Italy
9 DecAppointedAlessandro Musotti †Bishop of Imola, Italy
31 Dec75.0DiedWalerian Protasewicz †Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
23.6SucceededJerzy Radziwiłł †Cardinal, Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania

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