The Year of Our Lord 1547

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Martín Aspi Sierra †		Bishop of Palencia, Spain
	77.0	Died	Robert Blyth, O.S.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Down and Connor, Ireland
		Died	Jérome Buccaurati †	Bishop of Acci (Accia), France
		Died	Bartolomeo Capobianco †	Bishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
		Died	Alfonso Albornoz Alarcón (Carilli) †	Bishop of Vieste, Italy
		Born	Tommaso Contarini †		Archbishop of Candia {Crete}, Greece
		Born	Francesco Cornaro (Jr.) †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
		Born	Cosimo Dossena, B. †		Bishop of Tortona, Italy
		Born	Jérôme de Villars †		Archbishop of Vienne, France
		Born	Nicolas de Villars †		Bishop of Agen, France
		Born	Pierre-Jacques de Fleyres †		Bishop of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières, France
		Born	Marco Giustiniani, O.P. †		Bishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
	37.0	Entered	Thomas Goldwell, C.R. †	Member of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain
		Resigned	François Gouffier †	Bishop-Elect of Béziers, France	Former Bishop-Elect
		Born	Jérôme Hennequin †		Bishop of Soissons, France
		Born	Benedetto Mandina, C.R. †		Bishop of Caserta, Italy
		Born	Matteo de Oviedo, O.F.M. Obs. †		Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Felice Peretti Montalto, O.F.M. Conv. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Born	Thomas Pobel †		Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France
		Died	Lorenzo Pucci †	Bishop-Elect of Vannes, France
		Born	Juan Vigil de Quiñones y Labiada †		Bishop of Segovia, Spain
		Born	Pompeo Rocchi †		Bishop of Cavaillon, France
		Born	Cristóbal Rodríguez Juárez (Suárez), O.P. †		Bishop of Arequipa, Peru
		Died	Zaccaria Rondariis †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy
		Born	Domingo de Salinas, O.P. †		Bishop of Coro, Venezuela
		Born	Orazio Spínola †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Juan del Valle †	Bishop of Popayán, Colombia
		Born	Christoph Weilhamer †		Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
	34.0	Ordained Priest	Balthasar Wurer †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
Jan	40.0	Died	Enrico Loffredo †	Bishop of Capaccio, Italy
7 Jan		Appointed	Gilles Bouchier †	Bishop of Agde, France
12 Jan		Died	Antoine de La Barre †	Archbishop of Tours, France
16 Jan		Died	Giovanni Barbo †	Bishop of Pedena, Austria
17 Jan	82.6	Died	Roberto Pucci †	Cardinal, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
19 Jan	76.6	Died	Pietro Bembo, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal, Administrator of Bergamo, Italy
19 Jan		Succeeded	Vittore Soranzo †	Bishop of Bergamo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
22 Jan	57.0	Died	Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal (Arellano) †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
23 Jan	37.4	Appointed	Ippolito d’Este (II) †	Administrator of Autun, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
24 Jan	58.5	Appointed	Juan Álvarez de Toledo, O.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
		Appointed	Teodoro Isidoro Clarius de Brescia, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
		Resigned	Biagio Palladio †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	34.9	Installed	Henrique de Portugal †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal
25 Jan		Born	Juan Castro, O.S.A. †		Archbishop Emeritus of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
31 Jan		Appointed	Clément Bouley, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toul, France
31 Jan		Appointed	Clément Bouley, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Christopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Toul, France
6 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Juan González Munébraga †	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
7 Feb	36.0	Appointed	Michele della Torre †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ceneda, Italy
7 Feb		Appointed	Marino Ruffino †	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
8 Feb		Born	Girolamo Mattei †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio
12 Feb	16.5	Appointed	Ranuccio Farnese, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
14 Feb		Appointed	Pierre de Affatatis †	Bishop of Acci (Accia), France	Bishop of Minori, Italy
		Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Pandosi (De Pantusa) †	Bishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
		Appointed	Filippo Angelo Seragli, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Modruš, Croatia	Bishop of Alife, Italy
20 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Pierre de Affatatis †	Bishop of Acci (Accia), France	Bishop of Minori, Italy
25 Feb	70.1	Resigned	Hermann zu Wied †	Administrator of Paderborn, Germany	Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
27 Feb	46.1	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Guerrero Logroño (Mendoza) †	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
28 Feb	52.1	Ordained Bishop	Peter Rauch, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Athyra	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
16 Mar	43.9	Resigned	Niccolò Ardinghelli †	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Lodovico (Luigi) Ardinghelli †	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy
		Appointed	Donato Martuccio (Maricucci) †	Bishop of Sarno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
23 Mar	55.2	Died	Johann Ludwig von Hagen †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
	53.4	Appointed	Francesco Sfondrati †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Capaccio, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Cremona, Italy
		Appointed	Andrzej Spot, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków, Poland
		Appointed	Andrzej Spot, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Phrygia	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków, Poland
25 Mar	16.6	Appointed	Ranuccio Farnese, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
26 Mar	73.2	Selected	Rembert von Kerssenbrock †	Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
1 Apr	49.1	Appointed	Tiberio Crispi †	Administrator of Amalfi, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
9 Apr	58.2	Died	Giambattista Sinibaldi †	Bishop of Osimo, Italy
12 Apr		Appointed	Miguel Muñoz †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
13 Apr		Born	Lorenzo Campeggi †		Bishop of Cervia, Italy
17 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Teodoro Isidoro Clarius de Brescia, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
20 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Bartolomeo Albani †	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
20 Apr	40.3	Selected	Johann von Isenburg †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany	Archbishop-Elect
22 Apr	67.3	Resigned	Miguel da Silva †	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal	Cardinal, Administrator of Massa Marittima, Italy
	26.5	Appointed	Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) †	Administrator of Viseu, Portugal	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	33.2	Appointed	Bernardino Maffei †	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Chieti, Italy
		Appointed	Camillo Peruschi †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy
		Appointed	Tommaso Stella, O.P. †	Bishop of Lavello, Italy	Bishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia
		Appointed	Nicolas Vernecy †	Auxiliary Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
		Appointed	Nicolas Vernecy †	Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
27 Apr	45.3	Appointed	Bernardino della Croce, B. †	Bishop of Asti, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Como, Italy
30 Apr	57.3	Died	Gavin Dunbar †	Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
1 May		Ordained Bishop	Filippo Angelo Seragli, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Modruš, Croatia	Bishop of Alife, Italy
3 May	36.3	Ordained Priest	Adolf von Schauenburg †	Priest	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
4 May		Born	Michele Priuli †		Bishop of Vicenza, Italy
7 May	75.3	Died	John Longlands †	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
13 May		Appointed	Cipriano Senili †	Bishop of Osimo, Italy
23 May	50.3	Died	Balthasar Rantzau †	Bishop-Elect of Lübeck, Germany
26 May	53.4	Died	Jørgen Friis †	Bishop Emeritus of Viborg, Denmark
30 May	36.4	Ordained Bishop	Michele della Torre †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ceneda, Italy
	33.3	Ordained Bishop	Bernardino Maffei †	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Chieti, Italy
		Died	Diego de Sarmiento, O. Cart. †	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cuba	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cuba
		Ordained Bishop	Nicolò Vernely (Verneey) †	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
Jun		Ordained Bishop	Johann Zolner †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
1 Jun	50.4	Appointed	Juan de San Millán †	Bishop of Tuy, Spain	Bishop of León, Spain
5 Jun		Died	Bernardino Fumarelli †	Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
5 Jun		Ordained Bishop	García Díaz Arias †	Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
15 Jun		Appointed	Thomas O’Fihely, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Achonry, Ireland	Bishop of Leighlin, Ireland
1 Jul		Appointed	Pellegrino Fabio †	Bishop of Vieste, Italy
	40.5	Confirmed	Johann von Isenburg †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany	Archbishop-Elect
	73.5	Confirmed	Rembert von Kerssenbrock †	Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
	51.5	Appointed	Juan de los Barrios, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
	29.5	Appointed	Pompeo Zambeccari †	Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
23 Jul	43.9	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Della Casa †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
27 Jul	22.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Charles de Guise de Lorraine †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
27 Jul	14.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Giulio della Rovere †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
6 Aug		Born	Louis de Vervins, O.P. †		Archbishop of Narbonne, France
8 Aug	72.6	Died	Johannes Mensing, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany
17 Aug		Appointed	Dominique du Gabre †	Bishop of Lodève, France
	41.6	Appointed	Claude de La Guiche †	Bishop of Mirepoix, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Pierre Pincon, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Coutances, France
		Appointed	Pierre Pincon, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Porphyreon	Auxiliary Bishop of Coutances, France
		Appointed	Martin Przemislowicz, O. Praem. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
		Appointed	Martin Przemislowicz, O. Praem. †	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
23 Aug	44.4	Died	Niccolò Ardinghelli †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fossombrone, Italy
6 Sep	63.7	Died	Tommaso Badia, O.P. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite
17 Sep	36.7	Succeeded	Adolf von Schauenburg †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
Oct	36.7	Appointed	Michele della Torre †	Apostolic Nuncio to France	Cardinal, Bishop of Ceneda, Italy
10 Oct		Appointed	Thomas Friderlini, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
		Appointed	Thomas Friderlini, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
	62.7	Appointed	Robert de Lénoncourt †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Apollinare	Cardinal, Archbishop of Arles, France
	53.9	Appointed	Francesco Sfondrati †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia	Cardinal, Bishop of Cremona, Italy
16 Oct		Ordained Bishop	Thomas Friderlini, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
16 Oct		Ordained Bishop	Thomas O’Fihely, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Achonry, Ireland	Bishop of Leighlin, Ireland
17 Oct		Died	Domenico Pastorello, O.F.M. Conv. †	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
18 Oct	70.2	Died	Jacopo Sadoleto †	Cardinal, Bishop of Carpentras, France
18 Oct	39.7	Succeeded	Paolo Sadoleto †	Bishop of Carpentras, France
26 Oct	55.8	Appointed	Jean du Bellay †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
		Appointed	César des Bourguignons (Bourgogne) †	Bishop of Limoges, France
	54.8	Resigned	Antoine Sanguin de Meudon †	Bishop of Limoges, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Orléans, France
30 Oct		Ordained Bishop	Camillo Mentovato †	Bishop of Satriano e Campagna, Italy
30 Oct	39.8	Ordained Bishop	Paolo Sadoleto †	Bishop of Carpentras, France
31 Oct		Born	Antonio Sotomayor, O.P. †		Titular Archbishop of Damascus
4 Nov	22.7	Installed	Charles de Guise de Lorraine †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
11 Nov		Born	Gebhard Truchseß von Waldburg †		Former Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
15 Nov		Died	Martin de Portugal †	Archbishop of Funchal, Portugal
16 Nov	47.8	Installed	Jacques d’Annebaut †	Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola	Cardinal, Bishop of Lisieux, France
16 Nov	22.7	Appointed	Charles de Guise de Lorraine †	Coadjutor Bishop of Metz, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
20 Nov	64.8	Died	Johann von Sachsen-Lauenburg †	Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany
28 Nov	36.9	Appointed	John Hamilton †	Archbishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain
		Appointed	Arthur O’Gallagher †	Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland
		Appointed	David Paniter †	Bishop of Ross (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland, Great Britain
		Appointed	Juan Segría (Cengria) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
		Appointed	Juan Segría (Cengria) †	Titular Bishop of Christopolis	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
30 Nov		Born	Carlo Antonio Dal Pozzo †		Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
Dec	46.9	Ordained Bishop	Martín de Calatayud, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
7 Dec	24.0	Appointed	Lorenzo Strozzi †	Bishop of Béziers, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Aix, France
20 Dec		Born	Luis Sans y Códol †		Bishop of Barcelona, Spain

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