The Year of Our Lord 1546

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Barzellino de’ Barzellini †		Bishop of Satriano e Campagna, Italy
		Born	Christoph Blöbel †		Prefect of Lausitz (Lusatia), Germany
		Born	Giulio Acquaviva d’Aragona †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Teodoro
		Resigned	Sancho Díaz de Trujillo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Plasencia, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	59.0	Died	Paweł Dunin-Wolski †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
		Died	Lélio des Ursins de Céri †	Bishop-Elect of Lodève, France
	56.9	Resigned	Uberto Gambara †	Administrator of Rethymo (Calamona), Greece	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy
		Born	Francesco Gonzaga, O.F.M. Obs. †		Bishop of Mantova, Italy
	35.0	Ordained Bishop	John Hamilton †	Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain	Archbishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain
		Died	Jean-Baptiste de Laigue d’Oraison †	Bishop of Senez, France
		Born	Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero †		Archbishop of Lima, Peru
		Born	Pietro Lomellini, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Sagone (Sagona), France
	65.0	Resigned	Claude de Longwy de Givry †	Administrator of Amiens, France	Cardinal, Administrator of Langres, France
		Ordained Bishop	Toribio López †	Bishop of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
		Died	Angelo Marzi †	Bishop Emeritus of Assisi, Italy
		Born	Nicolò Mascardi †		Bishop of Accia and Mariana, France
		Died	Giovanni Rinaldi Montorio †	Bishop of Narni, Italy
		Born	Orazio Moroni †		Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
		Died	Ippolito Marsigli †	Bishop of Alife, Italy
		Resigned	Hugh O’Cervallen †	Bishop of Clogher, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Teodoro de Piis, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Monopoli, Italy
		Appointed	Pierre Quiqueran de Beaujeu †	Bishop of Senez, France	Bishop-Elect
		Died	Jean de Rainieres, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
		Born	Stanisław Rozrażewski †		Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
		Born	Nicholas Skerrett †		Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland
		Born	António (de Santa Maria) Lencastre, O.S.A. †		Bishop of Leiria, Portugal
		Died	Thomas Swillington, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of London, England, Great Britain
		Died	Martín Tristán Calvete †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
		Died	Ambrogio Trivulzio †	Bishop of Bobbio, Italy
		Born	Hendrik van Cuyck †		Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands
		Born	Thomas Vásquez de Liaño †		Bishop-Elect of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)
		Appointed	Marcus (Avunculus) Vetter †	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Marcus (Avunculus) Vetter †	Titular Bishop of Nazianzus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
	36.0	Resigned	Christoph von Lamberg †	Bishop of Seckau, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Johann von Malentein †	Bishop of Seckau, Austria
		Born	Jerónimo Xavierre, O.P. †		Cardinal, Priest of Order of Friars Preachers
4 Jan	66.0	Ordained Bishop	Antonio de la Cruz, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
4 Jan		Died	Johann Rüger, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
8 Jan		Appointed	Juan Aceres †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
		Appointed	García Díaz Arias †	Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
	60.0	Appointed	Juan Martínez Silíceo †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
27 Jan		Appointed	Stefano Gahortzian (Coherzen), O.P. †	Bishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
		Appointed	Paolo de Cupis †	Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy	Bishop of Recanati, Italy
		Appointed	Pablo de Torres, O.P. †	Bishop of Panamá
	37.8	Confirmed	Sebastian von Heusenstamm †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
		Appointed	Filippo Roccabella †	Bishop of Macerata, Italy	Bishop of Recanati, Italy
31 Jan	16.0	Professed	Amador Arrais de Mendoza, O. Carm. †	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop Emeritus of Portalegre, Portugal
1 Feb		Died	Juan Cardona †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
12 Feb	57.1	Appointed	Jerónimo de Loaysa, O.P. †	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
	22.1	Appointed	Niccolò Fieschi †	Bishop of Savona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	44.1	Appointed	Alfonso de Fuenmayor †	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	24.1	Appointed	François de Pisseleu †	Bishop of Amiens, France	Bishop Emeritus
	78.1	Appointed	Juan de Zumárraga, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of México, Federal District	Archbishop of México, Federal District
19 Feb		Appointed	Jan Bieliński †	Bishop of Płock, Poland	Bishop-Elect
		Appointed	Henry de Bruto †	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
	41.1	Appointed	Jan Drohojowski †	Bishop of Chełm, Poland	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
	56.1	Appointed	Mikołaj Dzierżgowski †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
		Appointed	Giovanni de Gaona, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Ceos and Thermia, Greece
	58.1	Appointed	Benedykt Izdbieński †	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
Mar	72.1	Resigned	Johann Laymann †	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
2 Mar	61.1	Died	Martín de Saint-André †	Bishop of Carcassonne, France
16 Mar		Born	Francesco Barbaro †		Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
19 Mar	50.2	Appointed	Andrzej Zebrzydowski †	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
29 Mar		Born	Anne d’Escars de Givry (de Pérusse), O.S.B. †		Cardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
31 Mar	68.2	Died	Tommaso Caracciolo †	Archbishop of Capua, Italy
9 Apr	66.2	Appointed	Antonio del Aguila Vela y Paz †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
9 Apr		Appointed	Pedro Manuel †	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
16 Apr		Appointed	Esteban Almeida †	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
	34.2	Appointed	Filippo Maria Campeggi †	Coadjutor Bishop of Feltre, Italy	Bishop
		Appointed	Charles Pinello, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dol, France
		Appointed	Charles Pinello, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Castoria	Auxiliary Bishop of Dol, France
		Appointed	Ottaviano Praeconio, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Monopoli, Italy	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
		Appointed	Vincenzo Querini †	Bishop of Rethymo (Calamona), Greece	Former Bishop-Elect
		Appointed	Giovanni Francesco Rossi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
		Appointed	Giovanni Francesco Rossi †	Titular Bishop of Hauara	Auxiliary Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
	69.2	Resigned	Hermann zu Wied †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Archbishop Emeritus
20 Apr	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Angelo de’ Medici †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
20 Apr		Born	Bernardo de Rojas y Sandoval †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
22 Apr	68.3	Died	García de Loaysa y Mendoza, O.P. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
May		Died	Marco Cattaneo, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Genova, Italy
May		Died	Francesco Riario Sforza †	Bishop of Lucca, Italy
2 May	38.1	Ordained Bishop	Sebastian von Heusenstamm †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
3 May		Died	Mikolaj Brolinski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland
5 May	22.6	Resigned	Charles Bourbon de Vendôme †	Bishop of Nevers, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
	46.3	Appointed	Marcello Crescenzi †	Cardinal, Administrator of Conza, Italy
	46.6	Installed	Bartolomé de la Cueva y Toledo †	Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana	Cardinal, Administrator of Manfredonia, Italy
	15.7	Installed	Ranuccio Farnese, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Lucia in Orphea	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
		Appointed	Leonardo Lana †	Bishop of Budua (Budva), Montenegro
		Appointed	Pedro López de Mendoza †	Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos, Spain
		Appointed	Pedro López de Mendoza †	Titular Bishop of Thermopylae	Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos, Spain
	20.2	Appointed	Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta †	Archbishop of Capua, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator
	44.3	Appointed	Jacques-Paul Spifame †	Bishop of Nevers, France	Bishop Emeritus
17 May	66.3	Appointed	Jaime Casador †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
		Appointed	Marzio Cerboni †	Bishop of Caserta, Italy
	37.3	Appointed	Girolamo Dandini †	Bishop of Imola, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	William Gordon †	Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
	58.3	Appointed	Benedykt Izdbieński †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
		Appointed	Francesco (Franzino) Micheli †	Bishop of Marsi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Casale Monferrato, Italy
		Appointed	Antoine Olivier †	Bishop of Digne, France	Bishop of Lombez, France
	45.3	Resigned	Niccolò Ridolfi †	Administrator of Imola, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Vicenza, Italy
18 May		Died	Jan Bieliński †	Bishop-Elect of Płock, Poland
18 May		Born	Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar †		Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
22 May		Died	Guillaume Éder †	Bishop of Quimper, France
26 May	47.4	Appointed	Giovanni Giacomo Barba, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Teramo, Italy	Bishop of Terni, Italy
	76.4	Appointed	Bartolomeo Guidiccioni †	Cardinal, Bishop of Lucca, Italy
	23.4	Resigned	Giacomo Savelli †	Administrator of Teramo, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
29 May	52.4	Died	David Beaton †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain
6 Jun	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Giacomo Barba, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Teramo, Italy	Bishop of Terni, Italy
6 Jun		Died	Giovanni Pietro de Bono, O.P. †	Bishop of Minori, Italy
7 Jun		Appointed	Bartolomeo Albani †	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
	48.3	Resigned	Tiberio Crispi †	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	44.4	Appointed	Bernardino della Croce, B. †	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Como, Italy
19 Jun	47.4	Appointed	Samuel Maciejowski †	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
20 Jun	66.4	Ordained Bishop	Jaime Casador †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
25 Jun	24.4	Appointed	Pierdonato Cesi (Sr.) †	Bishop of Narni, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia
26 Jun	66.4	Died	Jacques Hurault de Cheverny †	Bishop of Autun, France
27 Jun		Died	Bernardino Castellari †	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy

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