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The Year of Our Lord 1552

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornFrancisco de ArribaBishop-Elect of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
BornPompeio ArrigoniCardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
DiedDionisio de Avila, O. de M. †Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
56.1AppointedJohn Balgus, O. Carm. †Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
DiedJános BarlabássyBishop of Csanád, Hungary
BornFrancesco BoncianniArchbishop of Pisa, Italy
13.0SelectedSigismund von BrandenburgArchbishop of Magdeburg, GermanyFormer Archbishop-Elect
13.0SelectedSigismund von BrandenburgBishop of Halberstadt, GermanyFormer Archbishop-Elect of Magdeburg, Germany
BornAntonio de Cáceres y Sotomayor, O.P. †Bishop of Astorga, Spain
BornCamillo CaetaniTitular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
BornOrazio CapponiBishop of Carpentras, France
Ordained BishopTomás Casillas, O.P. †Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
DiedCristóvão de CastroBishop of Guarda, Portugal
BornLuís Cerqueira, S.J. †Bishop of Funay (Funai), Japan
DiedJuan CordellaBishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
27.8Ordained BishopGiorgio CornaroBishop of Treviso, ItalyBishop Emeritus
ResignedFrançois de CréquiBishop of Thérouanne, FranceBishop Emeritus
59.0AppointedGiovanni Domenico de CupisAdministrator of Recanati, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
AppointedAntonius de Ciudad Rodrigo, O.F.M. †Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
51.0DiedBernardo Antonio de’ MediciBishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
BornSigismondo DonatiBishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
BornEnrique Enríquez de Almansa Manrique, O.S.A. †Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
52.0Ordained BishopRoderick MacLeanBishop of The Isles (Sodor), Scotland, Great Britain
DiedLuigi Magnasco di Santa FioraBishop of Assisi, Italy
BornAlfonso Manzanedo de QuiñonesTitular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
DiedDermot McCarthy, O.E.S.A. †Bishop of Ross, Ireland
DiedBernard d’OrnézanBishop of Lombez, France
BornRui Pires da VeigaBishop of Elvas, Portugal
37.2Ordained BishopMaurizio PietraCoadjutor Bishop of Vigevano, ItalyBishop
30.0ResignedFrançois de PisseleuBishop of Amiens, FranceBishop Emeritus
78.0ResignedLivio PodocatharoArchbishop of Nicosia, CyprusArchbishop Emeritus
DiedGeoffroi de PompadourBishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
BornGuitard de RatteBishop of Montpellier, France
DiedLuca RinaldiBishop of Gravina (di Puglia), Italy
BornKarel-Filips de RodoanBishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
DiedGiovanni RotaAuxiliary Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
DiedBernardo SancioBishop of L’Aquila, Italy
ResignedVittore SoranzoBishop of Bergamo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
42.0SelectedShimun (Jean-Simon) Sulaqa (Sulaka)Patriarch of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq
BornMartín Terrer Valenzuela, O.S.A. †Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
BornLudovico de Torres (II)Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
BornAlfonso Visconte, C.O. †Cardinal, Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
Ordained BishopDanijel Vocacio (Vocazio, Vocatius), O.F.M. †Bishop of Duvno, Bosnia and HerzegovinaBishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
Ordained BishopWenzel , O. Cist. †Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in PalaestinaAuxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
3 Jan64.8DiedHeinrich von Rhein (Palatins, von der Pfalz)Bishop of Worms, GermanyBishop of Freising, Germany
4 JanBornJan TarnowskiArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
8 Jan68.0ResignedCristoforo Guidalotti Ciocchi del MonteTitular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}Cardinal, Bishop of Cagli, Italy
AppointedJacopo CortesiTitular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}Bishop of Vaison, France
AppointedGeorg Waldeisen (Kalteiser)Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
AppointedGeorg Waldeisen (Kalteiser)Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in IsauriaAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
15 JanDiedCarlo TraversariBishop of Segni, Italy
16 Jan53.0DiedNiccolò GaddiCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via Lata
17 Jan41.0DiedGiovanni Battista CastromedianoBishop of Lecce, Italy
18 JanAppointedAmbrogio MonticoliBishop of Segni, Italy
20 JanBornSebastian BreuningAuxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
31 Jan54.0Ordained BishopAchille GrassiBishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
FebDiedAntoine de Vienne, O. Cist. †Bishop of Chalons-sur-Saône, France
2 Feb56.1Ordained BishopJohn Balgus, O. Carm. †Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
3 FebDiedPierre du ChastelBishop of Orléans, France
6 FebBornSimón Vicente Bauzá, O.P. †Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
56.0DiedFriedrich NauseaBishop of Wien, Austria
7 Feb55.0Ordained BishopPedro Fernandes SardinhaBishop of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, BrazilBishop Emeritus
12 FebAppointedPietro CamaianiBishop of Fiesole, ItalyBishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
51.6ResignedFederico CesiAdministrator of Caserta, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
36.1AppointedGirolamo FedericiBishop of Sagone (Sagona), FranceBishop of Lodi, Italy
AppointedVittore de FranceschiBishop of Famagusta, Cyprus
51.1AppointedBraccio MartelliBishop of Lecce, Italy
50.1AppointedAntonio Bernardi (of Mirandola)Bishop of Caserta, ItalyBishop Emeritus
15 FebSelectedLeo Lösch von HilkershausenBishop of Freising, Germany
16 FebResignedGerolamo de CaroTitular Archbishop of NazarethArchbishop Emeritus
18 Feb50.1Ordained BishopAntonio Bernardi (of Mirandola)Bishop of Caserta, ItalyBishop Emeritus
19 FebBornMelchior KleslCardinal, Bishop of Wien, Austria
MarDiedGyörgy TompaBishop of Pécs, Hungary
9 Mar61.1AppointedTiberio MutiBishop of Assisi, ItalyBishop Emeritus
29.1AppointedGiacomo SavelliCardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in CarcereCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
26.0AppointedNiccolò Caetani di SermonetaCardinal-Deacon of Sant’EustachioCardinal, Administrator of Capua, Italy
33.2AppointedGuido Ascanio Sforza di Santa FioraCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via LataCardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
13 MarAppointedSimone GattolaBishop of Venosa, Italy
19 Mar38.3AppointedGiovanni Andrea Candido, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Bishop of Gerace, Italy
20 Mar50.2Ordained BishopJakub UchańskiBishop of Chełm, PolandArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
23 Mar59.2ResignedLouis de Bourbon de Vendôme (II)Bishop of Laon, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
52.9AppointedGiovanni Angelo de’ MediciCardinal-Priest of Santa PudenzianaPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
AppointedJean Doc, O.S.B. †Bishop of Laon, France
59.1InstalledGiovanni PoggioCardinal-Priest of Sant’AnastasiaCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tropea, Italy
24 MarDiedLeonardo BenzoniBishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy
27 MarOrdained BishopJohann von SchönbergBishop of Gurk, Austria
2 Apr56.2AppointedJuan de los Barrios, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Santa Marta, ColombiaArchbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
10 AprOrdained BishopJohann HorneburgBishop of Lebus, Germany
27 AprAppointedGiulio GentileBishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy
AppointedGuillaume HauwereAuxiliary Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
AppointedGuillaume HauwereTitular Bishop of SareptaAuxiliary Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
AppointedJean de MorvilliersBishop of Orléans, FranceBishop Emeritus
AppointedCostantino Piccioni, O.S.A. †Bishop of Scala, ItalyBishop of Cortona, Italy
1 MayOrdained BishopJean Doc, O.S.B. †Bishop of Laon, France
11 MayAppointedAnastasio Umberto Dandini, O.S.B. †Bishop of Imola, Italy
43.3ResignedGirolamo DandiniBishop of Imola, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
ConfirmedLeo Lösch von HilkershausenBishop of Freising, Germany
AppointedFrancesco MonaldiAuxiliary Bishop of Chieti, Italy
AppointedFrancesco MonaldiTitular Bishop of TarsusAuxiliary Bishop of Chieti, Italy
28 May52.4DiedMarcello CrescenziCardinal, Administrator of Conza, Italy
30 May51.7Elevated to CardinalSebastiano Antonio PighiniCardinal, Archbishop of Manfredonia, Italy
Jun38.5Ordained BishopGiovanni Andrea Candido, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Bishop of Gerace, Italy
3 Jun68.4AppointedAmbrogio Catarino Politi, O.P. †Archbishop of Conza, Italy
AppointedAntonio Simeoni (Menecussis), O.S.B. †Bishop of Minori, ItalyBishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
12 JunOrdained BishopLeo Lösch von HilkershausenBishop of Freising, Germany
22 Jun55.4InstalledPedro Fernandes SardinhaBishop of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, BrazilBishop Emeritus
27 Jun72.4AppointedMiguel da SilvaCardinal-Priest of San MarcelloCardinal, Administrator of Massa Marittima, Italy
31.7ResignedAlessandro Farnese (Jr.)Administrator of Viseu, PortugalCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
51.7InstalledSebastiano Antonio PighiniCardinal-Priest of San CallistoCardinal, Archbishop of Manfredonia, Italy
AppointedGonçalo PinheiroBishop of Viseu, Portugal
70.3AppointedTomás de San Martín, O.P. †Bishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
28 JunAppointedGregorio de Beteta, O.P. †Bishop of Cartagena, ColombiaFormer Bishop-Elect
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