The Year of Our Lord 1591

Bishop Events

July to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Jul Appointed Giulio Cesare Guarnieri † Bishop of Satriano e Campagna, Italy

1 Jul Appointed Francesco Monaco † Bishop of Martirano (Martoranum), Italy

19 Jul Appointed Lorenzo Celsi † Bishop of Castro [del Lazio], Italy

43.5 Appointed Napoleone Comitoli † Bishop of Perugia, Italy

38.5 Appointed Antonio Maria Galli † Cardinal, Bishop of Osimo, Italy

Appointed Ascanio Libertano (Libertani) † Bishop of Cagli, Italy

21 Jul Ordained Bishop Fulvio Passerini † Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy Bishop of Pistoia, Italy

31 Jul Resigned Paolo Alberi † Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia Archbishop Emeritus

32.6 Appointed Ottavio Belmosto (Belmusti) † Bishop of Aleria, France Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

Appointed Orazio Ciceroni † Bishop of Ferentino, Italy

Appointed Stanisław Gomoliński † Bishop of Chełm, Poland Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine

Appointed Aurelio Novarini, O.F.M. Conv. † Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy

Appointed Marco Antonio Salomone † Bishop of Sora, Italy Bishop Emeritus

4 Aug Ordained Bishop Ascanio Libertano (Libertani) † Bishop of Cagli, Italy

Ordained Bishop Aurelio Novarini, O.F.M. Conv. † Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy

9 Aug Appointed Alessandro Centurione † Archbishop of Genova, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

Appointed Michael Fitzwalter † Bishop of Foreign Diocese Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

35.2 Appointed Jerzy Radziwiłł † Bishop of Kraków, Poland Cardinal, Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania

50.6 Resigned Antonio Maria Sauli † Archbishop of Genova, Italy Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy

10 Aug Ordained Bishop Lorenzo Celsi † Bishop of Castro [del Lazio], Italy

11 Aug 43.6 Ordained Bishop Napoleone Comitoli † Bishop of Perugia, Italy

19 Aug Born Johann Georg von Herberstein † Salzburg Bishop-Elect of Regensburg, Germany

25 Aug 45.8 Ordained Bishop Johann Otto von Gemmingen † Bishop of Augsburg, Germany

3 Sep Died Francisco Avellaneda † Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy

Died Fernando de la Vega Fonseca † Bishop of Córdoba, Spain

12 Sep Died Alexandre de Bardi † Bishop of Saint-Papoul, France

13 Sep Appointed Marco Antonio Amidano † Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy Bishop Emeritus

Died Marcos de Betania, O.F.M. † Bishop of Porto, Portugal

Appointed Giovanni Myra (Mira) † Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy

19 Sep Died Juan Martínez de Villatoriel † Bishop of Lérida, Spain

22 Sep Ordained Bishop Alessandro Centurione † Archbishop of Genova, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

29 Sep 49.7 Ordained Bishop Malaquías Asso, O. Cist. † Titular Bishop of Utica Bishop of Jaca, Spain

4 Oct 73.0 Installed Nicolás de Pellevé † Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France

16 Oct 56.7 Died Niccolò Sfondrati † Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

17 Oct Died Antoine Prévost de Sansac † Archbishop of Bordeaux, France

20 Oct 45.0 Ordained Bishop Sancho Dávila Toledo † Bishop of Cartagena (en España) Bishop of Plasencia, Spain

57.7 Installed St. Alessandro Maria Sauli, B. † Bishop of Pavia, Italy

21 Oct 37.0 Died Ernst von Mengersdorf † Bishop of Bamberg, Germany

29 Oct 72.3 Elected Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti de Nuce † Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

Nov Resigned Marco Antonio Amidano † Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy Bishop Emeritus

3 Nov 72.3 Installed Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti de Nuce † Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

4 Nov 52.8 Appointed Lorenzo Asensio Otaduy Avendaño † Bishop of Lugo, Spain Bishop of Avila, Spain

13 Nov Appointed Matteo Brumani, O.S.A. † Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy

Appointed Marcello Crescenzi † Bishop of Assisi, Italy

Appointed Claudio de Curtis † Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy

Appointed Orazio Schipano † Bishop of Belcastro, Italy

20 Nov Appointed Settimio Borsari † Bishop of Alessano, Italy Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy

Appointed António de Matos de Noronha † Bishop of Elvas, Portugal

18.0 Installed Odoardo Farnese † Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati

Appointed Giovanni Antonio Onorati † Bishop of Terni, Italy

39.4 Installed Ottaviano Paravicini † Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy

57.9 Appointed Juan Bautista Pérez Rubert † Bishop of Segorbe, Spain

29 Nov Appointed Alfonso López de Avila † Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia

30 Nov Ordained Bishop Settimio Borsari † Bishop of Alessano, Italy Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy

Ordained Bishop Giovanni Antonio Onorati † Bishop of Terni, Italy

4 Dec Ordained Bishop Marcello Crescenzi † Bishop of Assisi, Italy

7 Dec Died Pedro de Moya y Contreras † Archbishop of México, Federal District

9 Dec Appointed Domingo de Ulloa, O.P. † Bishop of Popayán, Colombia Bishop of Michoacán, México

12 Dec Born Johann Christoph von Liechtenstein † Leifers Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany

14 Dec 46.6 Selected Neytard von Thüngen † Bishop of Bamberg, Germany

18 Dec 16.8 Elevated to Cardinal Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti (Jr.) † Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati

54.3 Elevated to Cardinal Filippo Sega † Cardinal, Bishop of Piacenza, Italy

23 Dec 51.0 Died Giovanni Vincenzo Gonzaga, O.S.Io.Hieros. † Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Alessio

30 Dec 72.4 Died Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti de Nuce † Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

Died Alfonso López de Avila † Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Jul		Appointed	Giulio Cesare Guarnieri †	Bishop of Satriano e Campagna, Italy
1 Jul		Appointed	Francesco Monaco †	Bishop of Martirano (Martoranum), Italy
19 Jul		Appointed	Lorenzo Celsi †	Bishop of Castro [del Lazio], Italy
43.5	Appointed	Napoleone Comitoli †	Bishop of Perugia, Italy
38.5	Appointed	Antonio Maria Galli †	Cardinal, Bishop of Osimo, Italy
	Appointed	Ascanio Libertano (Libertani) †	Bishop of Cagli, Italy
21 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Fulvio Passerini †	Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy	Bishop of Pistoia, Italy
31 Jul		Resigned	Paolo Alberi †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia	Archbishop Emeritus
32.6	Appointed	Ottavio Belmosto (Belmusti) †	Bishop of Aleria, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
	Appointed	Orazio Ciceroni †	Bishop of Ferentino, Italy
	Appointed	Stanisław Gomoliński †	Bishop of Chełm, Poland	Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
	Appointed	Aurelio Novarini, O.F.M. Conv. †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
	Appointed	Marco Antonio Salomone †	Bishop of Sora, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
4 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Ascanio Libertano (Libertani) †	Bishop of Cagli, Italy
	Ordained Bishop	Aurelio Novarini, O.F.M. Conv. †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
9 Aug		Appointed	Alessandro Centurione †	Archbishop of Genova, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	Appointed	Michael Fitzwalter †	Bishop of Foreign Diocese	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
35.2	Appointed	Jerzy Radziwiłł †	Bishop of Kraków, Poland	Cardinal, Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
50.6	Resigned	Antonio Maria Sauli †	Archbishop of Genova, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
10 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo Celsi †	Bishop of Castro [del Lazio], Italy
11 Aug	43.6	Ordained Bishop	Napoleone Comitoli †	Bishop of Perugia, Italy
19 Aug		Born	Johann Georg von Herberstein †	Salzburg	Bishop-Elect of Regensburg, Germany
25 Aug	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Johann Otto von Gemmingen †	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
3 Sep		Died	Francisco Avellaneda †	Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
	Died	Fernando de la Vega Fonseca †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
12 Sep		Died	Alexandre de Bardi †	Bishop of Saint-Papoul, France
13 Sep		Appointed	Marco Antonio Amidano †	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	Died	Marcos de Betania, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Porto, Portugal
	Appointed	Giovanni Myra (Mira) †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy	Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
19 Sep		Died	Juan Martínez de Villatoriel †	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
22 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Alessandro Centurione †	Archbishop of Genova, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
29 Sep	49.7	Ordained Bishop	Malaquías Asso, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Utica	Bishop of Jaca, Spain
4 Oct	73.0	Installed	Nicolás de Pellevé †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
16 Oct	56.7	Died	Niccolò Sfondrati †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
17 Oct		Died	Antoine Prévost de Sansac †	Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
20 Oct	45.0	Ordained Bishop	Sancho Dávila Toledo †	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
57.7	Installed	St. Alessandro Maria Sauli, B. †	Bishop of Pavia, Italy
21 Oct	37.0	Died	Ernst von Mengersdorf †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
29 Oct	72.3	Elected	Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti de Nuce †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
Nov		Resigned	Marco Antonio Amidano †	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
3 Nov	72.3	Installed	Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti de Nuce †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
4 Nov	52.8	Appointed	Lorenzo Asensio Otaduy Avendaño †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain	Bishop of Avila, Spain
13 Nov		Appointed	Matteo Brumani, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
	Appointed	Marcello Crescenzi †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
	Appointed	Claudio de Curtis †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
	Appointed	Orazio Schipano †	Bishop of Belcastro, Italy
20 Nov		Appointed	Settimio Borsari †	Bishop of Alessano, Italy	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
	Appointed	António de Matos de Noronha †	Bishop of Elvas, Portugal
18.0	Installed	Odoardo Farnese †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
	Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Onorati †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
39.4	Installed	Ottaviano Paravicini †	Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
57.9	Appointed	Juan Bautista Pérez Rubert †	Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
29 Nov		Appointed	Alfonso López de Avila †	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
30 Nov		Ordained Bishop	Settimio Borsari †	Bishop of Alessano, Italy	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Antonio Onorati †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
4 Dec		Ordained Bishop	Marcello Crescenzi †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
7 Dec		Died	Pedro de Moya y Contreras †	Archbishop of México, Federal District
9 Dec		Appointed	Domingo de Ulloa, O.P. †	Bishop of Popayán, Colombia	Bishop of Michoacán, México
12 Dec		Born	Johann Christoph von Liechtenstein †	Leifers	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
14 Dec	46.6	Selected	Neytard von Thüngen †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
18 Dec	16.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati
54.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Filippo Sega †	Cardinal, Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
23 Dec	51.0	Died	Giovanni Vincenzo Gonzaga, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Alessio
30 Dec	72.4	Died	Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti de Nuce †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	Died	Alfonso López de Avila †	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia