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The Year of Our Lord 1540

Bishop Events

January to June


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownResignedGuglielmo AdeodatoBishop of Lesina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
DiedAlessandro ArgoliBishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
BornGirolamo Bernerio, O.P. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
BornJuan Beltrán Guevara y FigueroaArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
37.0SucceededLuca BisantiBishop of Kotor (Cattaro), MontenegroBishop Emeritus
DiedTrifone BisantiBishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
BornJacques Blaze (Blaes), O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Saint-Omer, France
ResignedSebastiano de BonfiliiBishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, ItalyBishop Emeritus
DiedFoucault de BonnevalBishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
DiedCarlo BorromeoBishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
DiedNicola BruniBishop of Milos (Melos), Greece
BornAntonio Calderón de LeónBishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
62.0ResignedTommaso CaraccioloBishop of Trivento, ItalyArchbishop of Capua, Italy
BornPietro CartolariBishop of Montefeltro, Italy
DiedPellegrino Cibo de TurcillaBishop of Gallipoli, Italy
AppointedGiovanni Francesco CiboBishop of Gallipoli, Italy
BornJean du CheminBishop of Condom, France
BornPaweł DembskiAuxiliary Bishop of Kraków, Poland
BornAndrés de Ubilla, O.P. †Bishop of Michoacán, México
BornEberhard von DienheimBishop of Speyer, Germany
BornJean du Bec (-Crespin)Bishop of Saint-Malo, France
DiedFrancesco ErulliBishop of Spoleto, Italy
DiedJános EszékiBishop of Pécs, Hungary
BornHeinrich FabriciusAuxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
BornLaurentius FabritiusAuxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
BornJakob FeuchtAuxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
ResignedGiacomo FramariniBishop of Polignano (Polinianum), ItalyBishop Emeritus
22.3Ordained PriestAntoine Perrenot de GranvellaPriestCardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
BornIgnatiy GrekBishop
BornJuan GurreaBishop of Acerra, Italy
BornBonawentura HahnFormer Bishop-Elect of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
BornAndreas JerinBishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
77.0DiedJan LatalskiArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
BornAugustin Le CirierBishop of Avranches, France
DiedGiuseppe de Montanaris, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
DiedAleksander MyszczynskiAuxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
DiedRoger O’MoleynBishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
18.0Ordained DeaconFelice Peretti Montalto, O.F.M. Conv. †Deacon of Order of Friars Minor ConventualPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
21.0EnteredNicolas Psaulme, O. Praem. †Member of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; NorbertinesBishop of Verdun, France
BornFrédéric RagueneauBishop of Marseille, France
BornLudovico Riva (Ripa)Bishop of Terni, Italy
BornVicente Roca de la SernaBishop of Albarracin, Spain
BornMychajlo RohozaArchbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
BornGiulio RossinoArchbishop of Amalfi, Italy
BornTaddeo SartiBishop Emeritus of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
DiedSixtus SignatiBishop of Trevico, Italy
DiedFrancisco SolísBishop of Drivasto (Drivost), Albania
DiedGeorges StemaguArchbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
ResignedAlfonso de Talavera (Guzman), O.S.H. †Bishop of Comayagua, HondurasBishop Emeritus
BornMarkus Tegginger (Tettinger)Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Basel, Switzerland
40.0AppointedThomas ThirlbyBishop of Westminster, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of Ely, England, Great Britain
AppointedToma Skorojević, O.F.M. †Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
46.0DiedLeonardo TornabuoniBishop of Ajaccio, France
44.0ResignedCesare TrivulzioBishop of Apt, FranceBishop of Como, Italy
DiedJuan de Urteaga, O.S.H. †Bishop-Elect of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
DiedAntonio Venanzi (de Spello)Bishop of Jesi, Italy
BornJean de Vernois, O.P. †Bishop of Saint-Omer, France
DiedBernardino Conti (Visconti)Bishop of Alatri, Italy
DiedNicola VolpeBishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia, Italy
DiedBernard WilczekArchbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
1 Jan60.0DiedBaltasar del RíoBishop of Scala, Italy
11 JanOrdained BishopEsteban AlmeidaBishop of Astorga, SpainBishop of Cartagena (en Espańa)
52.0ConfirmedJohannes von WeezeBishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
14 JanDiedGiacomo NarducciBishop of Urbino, Italy
28 JanAppointedGiovanni Maria Canigiani, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Pistoia, Italy
AppointedGiovanni Maria Canigiani, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of HipposAuxiliary Bishop of Pistoia, Italy
AppointedBartolomeo CapobiancoBishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
51.0InstalledUberto GambaraCardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in CapiteCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy
70.0InstalledBartolomeo GuidiccioniCardinal-Priest of San Cesareo in PalatioCardinal, Bishop of Lucca, Italy
43.0InstalledDionisio Neagrus Laurerio, O.S.M. †Cardinal-Priest of San MarcelloCardinal, Bishop of Urbino, Italy
AppointedMiguel MuńozBishop of Tuy, SpainBishop of Cuenca, Spain
InstalledAscanio ParisaniCardinal-Priest of Santa PudenzianaCardinal, Bishop of Rimini, Italy
67.0InstalledPietro Paolo ParisioCardinal-Priest of Santa BalbinaCardinal, Bishop of Nusco, Italy
AppointedManoel SantosAuxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
AppointedManoel SantosTitular Bishop of TargaAuxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
Feb73.0AppointedGiorgio AndreasiApostolic Nuncio to Venice, ItalyBishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
43.0ResignedGirolamo VeralloApostolic Nuncio to Venice, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Rossano, Italy
2 Feb36.0Ordained DeaconAntonio HoyosDeaconBishop of Gurk, Austria
3 Feb36.0Ordained PriestAntonio HoyosPriestBishop of Gurk, Austria
8 Feb36.1Ordained BishopAntonio HoyosBishop of Gurk, Austria
13 Feb43.1AppointedDionisio Neagrus Laurerio, O.S.M. †Cardinal, Bishop of Urbino, Italy
AppointedLeonardo de MagistrisBishop of Capri, ItalyBishop of Alessano, Italy
AppointedPierre Symandus, O.S.P.P.E. †Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary
AppointedPierre Symandus, O.S.P.P.E. †Titular Bishop of ChalcedonAuxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary
20 Feb54.1AppointedMelchiorre Crivelli (Cribelli), O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Vercelli, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
54.1AppointedMelchiorre Crivelli (Cribelli), O.P. †Titular Bishop of ThagasteAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
52.1ResignedMarino GrimaniAdministrator of Ceneda, ItalyCardinal, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
33.6AppointedGiovanni GrimaniBishop of Ceneda, ItalyPatriarch of Aquileia, Italy
AppointedValeriano TartariniBishop of Alatri, Italy
22 FebDiedJacques d’AlbretBishop of Nevers, France
25 FebOrdained BishopGiovanni Maria Canigiani, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of HipposAuxiliary Bishop of Pistoia, Italy
27 FebAppointedJean de Mansi, O. Praem. †Auxiliary Bishop of Auch, France
AppointedJean de Mansi, O. Praem. †Titular Bishop of CardiciumAuxiliary Bishop of Auch, France
7 MarOrdained BishopJan WilamowskiBishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
12 Mar32.4Ordained BishopDurante DurantiBishop of Alghero, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Brescia, Italy
15 MarAppointedJakub Dryaduschki, O.F.M. Obs. †Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
AppointedJakub Dryaduschki, O.F.M. Obs. †Titular Bishop of AenosAuxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
AppointedBenedetto de SanctisBishop of Alessano, Italy
26 Mar39.2SelectedNicholas HeathBishop of Rochester, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus of York, England, Great Britain
30 Mar72.2DiedMatthäus Lang von WellenburgCardinal, Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
4 Apr40.2Ordained BishopEdmund BonnerBishop of London, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
Ordained BishopPietro Paolo (Giampaolo) de Thisis (da Pisa)Bishop of Acerra, Italy
39.2Ordained BishopNicholas HeathBishop of Rochester, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus of York, England, Great Britain
6 AprOrdained BishopLeonardo de MagistrisBishop of Capri, ItalyBishop of Alessano, Italy
10 AprAppointedGiovanni RotaAuxiliary Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
AppointedGiovanni RotaTitular Bishop of ArgosAuxiliary Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
12 AprDiedJean Olivier, O.S.B. †Bishop of Angers, France
16 AprAppointedLuigi Blanco, O.F.M. Conv. †Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
AppointedJean Boemel, O. Carm. †Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
AppointedJean Boemel, O. Carm. †Titular Bishop of HebronAuxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
AppointedAntonello EustachiBishop of Lesina, Italy
AppointedArthur MagennisBishop of Dromore, Ireland
30.9DiedAfonso de PortugalCardinal, Archbishop of Lisboa, Portugal
17.2InstalledGiacomo SavelliCardinal-Deacon of Santa Lucia in OrpheaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
AppointedJean de Vaux (Vaulx), O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Tours, France
AppointedJean de Vaux (Vaulx), O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of Croyacen (Croacen)Auxiliary Bishop of Tours, France
40.2Ordained PriestMelchior Zobel von GiebelstadtPriest of Würzburg, GermanyBishop
17 Apr69.2DiedStanislav ThurzóBishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
21 Apr52.3ConfirmedBaltazar von PromnitzBishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
30 Apr34.3AppointedGabriel de BouveryBishop of Angers, France
AppointedAlberico Giaquinta (Jacquinti)Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
47.3AppointedJuan Salazar FernándezBishop of Lanciano, Italy
3 MayOrdained BishopAscanio CesariniBishop of Oppido Mamertina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
DiedPedro FloresBishop of Gaeta, Italy
40.1AppointedReginald PoleCardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e CrescenziaCardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
7 May36.4AppointedMoritz von HuttenBishop of Eichstätt, Germany
10 MayBornPierre d’ÉspinacArchbishop of Lyon, France
13 MayBornPietro Giacomo BorboneArchbishop of Pisa, Italy
21 May39.9AppointedErnst von BayernBishop of Salzburg, AustriaFormer Bishop-Elect
39.9AppointedErnst von BayernApostolic Administrator of Salzburg, AustriaFormer Bishop-Elect
40.3InstalledPedro Fernández ManriqueCardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e PaoloCardinal, Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
30 MayDiedLuigi PlatamoneBishop of Siracusa, Italy
31 May21.4InstalledEnrique de Borja y AragónCardinal-Deacon of Santi Nereo ed AchilleoCardinal, Bishop-Elect of Squillace, Italy
AppointedAlessandro Cesarini (Sr.)Cardinal-Bishop of AlbanoCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
39.4AppointedNiccolň RidolfiCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via LataCardinal, Administrator of Vicenza, Italy
AppointedFrancesco RocchiBishop of Milos (Melos), GreeceFormer Bishop-Elect
21.5AppointedGuido Ascanio Sforza di Santa FioraCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in CosmedinCardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
AppointedPiotr StarzechowskiArchbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
12 JunBornGaspar Punter i BarredaBishop of Tortosa, Spain
16 Jun21.4Ordained DeaconEnrique de Borja y AragónCardinal-Deacon of Santi Nereo ed AchilleoCardinal, Bishop-Elect of Squillace, Italy
74.4DiedKonrad von ThüngenBishop of Würzburg, Germany
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