The Year of Our Lord 1540

Necrology

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Date	Age	Bishop	Title
1 Jan	60.0	Baltasar del Río †	Bishop of Scala, Italy
30 Mar	72.2	Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
3 May		Pedro Flores †	Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
16 Jun	74.5	Koenrad von Thüngen †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
22 Jul	48.6	Johann von Metzenhausen †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
13 Aug		Anton Braun †	Auxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
23 Aug	47.6	Charles de Hémard de Denonville †	Cardinal, Bishop of Mâcon, France
16 Sep	22.7	Enrique de Borja y Aragón †	Cardinal, Bishop of Squillace, Italy
18 Sep	65.7	Juan de Witte Hoos (Ubite), O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cuba
6 Oct		Francisco de Mendavia, O.S.H. †	Bishop of León en Nicaragua
7 Oct		Pedro Fernández Manrique †	Cardinal, Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
7 Oct		Cristoforo Giacobazzi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
5 Nov	65.8	Francisco de los Angeles Quiñones, O.F.M. †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Coria, Spain
Dec	60.9	Cesare Riario †	Archbishop Emeritus of Pisa, Italy