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The Year of Our Lord 1555

Bishop Events

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornJuan Bautista Acevedo MuñozBishop Emeritus of Valladolid, Spain
BornDiego (Didaco) Alvarez, O.P. †Archbishop of Trani, Italy
DiedLudovico de ArgentisBishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
DiedMiguel Jerónimo de Ballesteros (Vallesteros)Bishop of Coro, Venezuela
BornJean BertautBishop of Sées {Séez}, France
AppointedChristopher BodkinArchbishop of Tuam, Ireland
ResignedGian Francesco BorengoBishop-Elect of Larino, ItalyFormer Bishop-Elect
ResignedGiovanni Andrea CaffarelliBishop of Fondi (Fundi), ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornFrancesco CampanariBishop of Alatri, Italy
DiedJean de CapdevilleBishop-Elect of Lescar, France
DiedGeorge CoatesBishop of Chester, England, Great Britain
BornAlfonso Coloma SaBishop of Cartagena (en España)
54.0AppointedGeorges d’ArmagnacAdministrator of Lescar, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tours, France
54.0ResignedGeorges d’ArmagnacAdministrator of Lescar, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tours, France
BornAntonio de Alzega (Alcega), O.F.M. †Bishop of Coro, Venezuela
37.1ResignedFulvio Giulio della Corgna, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Administrator of Spoleto, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
45.3AppointedIppolito d’Este (II)Administrator of Milano {Milan}, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
DiedFerdinando de’ MediciBishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece
Ordained BishopGabriele Del MonteBishop of Jesi, Italy
36.0Ordained BishopMichael DornvogelTitular Bishop of AdramyttiumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
70.0DiedCristóbal de PedrazaBishop of Comayagua, Honduras
BornJean du PloichBishop of Arras, France
BornAlessandro della Torre, C.R.L. †Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia, Greece
34.2AppointedAlessandro Farnese (Jr.)Administrator of Spoleto, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
BornCristovão de Jesu Fonseca, O.SS.T. †Auxiliary Bishop of Évora, Portugal
BornDiodato Gentile, O.P. †Bishop of Caserta, Italy
57.0DiedAchille GrassiBishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
BornJohann Georg von HallwylBishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
BornAntoine de HenninBishop of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium
DiedLeone LeoniciBishop Emeritus of Castro [del Lazio], Italy
BornPeter LombardArchbishop of Armagh, Ireland
AppointedEbed-Jesu MaronPatriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
BornDenis MedoriBishop of Mylopotamos, Greece
ResignedFrancesco (Franzino) MicheliBishop of Casale Monferrato, ItalyBishop Emeritus
64.0DiedTiberio MutiBishop Emeritus of Assisi, Italy
Ordained BishopMaurice O’Fihely, O.F.M. †Bishop of Ross, Ireland
ResignedArthur O’Frigil (Friel)Archbishop of Tuam, IrelandArchbishop Emeritus
BornHermann OttembergBishop of Arras, France
BornGiorgio PerpignaniBishop of Canea (Cydonia, Egée), Greece
BornFrancesco PersicoBishop of Montepeloso, Italy
BornMárton Pethe de HetesArchbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
47.0Ordained PriestAlessandro PiccolominiPriestCoadjutor Archbishop of Siena, Italy
33.0AppointedLuigi (Alvise) PisaniCardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
61.0ResignedFrancesco PisaniBishop of Padova {Padua}, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
BornJoão de Portugal, O.P. †Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
BornLorenzo PrezzatoBishop of Chioggia, Italy
50.0Ordained BishopWalerian ProtosewiczBishop of Lutsk (Łuck), UkraineBishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
DiedThaddeus ReynoldsBishop of Kildare, Ireland
BornAlessandro RossiBishop of Parma, Italy
75.0DiedGérard RousselBishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
BornJuan Ruiz VillosladaBishop of Catania, Italy
DiedMauro SalvidiBishop of San Leone, Italy
BornEucharius SangAuxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
BornWilhelm von Schenking zu BevernBishop-Elect of Osnabrück, Germany
32.0DiedBartolomeo SerristoriArchbishop of Trani, Italy
BornStanisław SiecińskiBishop of Przemyśl, Poland
BornDomingos Torrado, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Goa, India
ResignedAlfonso de ValdecabrasBishop of Capri, ItalyBishop Emeritus
ConfirmedPatrick WalshBishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
ResignedDionisio Zannettini, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Mylopotamos, GreeceBishop Emeritus
Jan45.0DiedShimun (Jean-Simon) Sulaqa (Sulaka)Patriarch of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq
6 Jan40.2Ordained BishopMichael von KuenburgArchbishop of Salzburg, Austria
7 JanAppointedGiulio GallettoBishop of Alessano, ItalyBishop Emeritus
55.0AppointedFeliks LigęzaArchbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
15 JanBornGirolamo AgucchiCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
23 Jan36.0AppointedMelchior Miguel Carneiro Leitão, S.J. †Coadjutor Patriarch of EthiopiaPatriarch
36.0AppointedMelchior Miguel Carneiro Leitão, S.J. †Titular Bishop of NicaeaPatriarch of Ethiopia
AppointedRodrigo Lopes de CarvalhoBishop of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
26.0AppointedJanus FregósoBishop of Agen, France
36.0AppointedJoão Nunes Barreto, S.J. †Patriarch of Ethiopia
38.0AppointedAndrés de Oviedo, S.J. †Coadjutor Patriarch of EthiopiaPatriarch
38.0AppointedAndrés de Oviedo, S.J. †Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in PhrygiaPatriarch of Ethiopia
25 JanAppointedLouis d’AlbretBishop of Lescar, FranceBishop Emeritus
FebBornLuis Fernández de CórdobaArchbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
1 Feb70.0DiedFerenc UjlakyBishop of Eger, Hungary
6 Feb13.4InstalledRoberto de’ NobiliCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica
13 FebAppointedGiovanni Antonio GalloAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
AppointedGiovanni Antonio GalloTitular Bishop of SalonaAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
81.1DiedLivio PodocatharoArchbishop Emeritus of Nicosia, Cyprus
19 Feb54.1SelectedNicholas HeathArchbishop of York, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus
24 FebOrdained BishopFabio CapelletoBishop of Lacedonia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
56.1Ordained BishopVirgilio RosarioCardinal, Bishop of Ischia, Italy
7 Mar18.9ProfessedIgnazio (Pellegrino) Danti, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Alatri, Italy
18 MarDiedTeodoro Isidoro Clarius de Brescia, O.S.B. †Bishop of Foligno, Italy
47.0DiedSebastian von HeusenstammArchbishop of Mainz, Germany
23 Mar67.5DiedGiovanni Maria Ciocchi del MontePope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
5 AprDiedPhilip RennerBishop of Lavant, Slovenia
6 Apr69.5DiedGiovanni Angelo ArcimboldiArchbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
9 Apr53.9ElectedMarcello CerviniPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
10 AprDiedOve BildeBishop Emeritus of Aarhus (Århus), Denmark
53.9Ordained BishopMarcello CerviniPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
18 Apr33.0SelectedDaniel Brendel von HomburgArchbishop of Mainz, Germany
27 Apr53.3DiedNikolaus von CarlowitzBishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
1 May53.9DiedMarcello CerviniPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
5 May36.3Ordained BishopJoão Nunes Barreto, S.J. †Patriarch of Ethiopia
38.3Ordained BishopAndrés de Oviedo, S.J. †Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in PhrygiaPatriarch of Ethiopia
13 MayBornJohann Philipp von GebsattelBishop-Elect of Bamberg, Germany
23 May78.9ElectedGian Pietro CarafaPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
26 May78.9InstalledGian Pietro CarafaPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
36.3ConfirmedGeorg Fuchs von RügheimCoadjutor Bishop of Bamberg, GermanyBishop
Ordained BishopGiovanni Antonio GalloTitular Bishop of SalonaAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
29 May66.8AppointedJuan Álvarez de Toledo, O.P. †Cardinal-Bishop of FrascatiCardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
63.4AppointedJean du BellayCardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
55.7AppointedBartolomé de la Cueva y ToledoCardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in GerusalemmeCardinal, Administrator of Manfredonia, Italy
37.5AppointedFulvio Giulio della Corgna, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’IsolaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
60.4AppointedGirolamo DoriaCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Octaviae)Cardinal, Administrator of Tarragona, Spain
30.7SelectedJohann von HaugwitzBishop of Meißen (Meissen), GermanyFormer Bishop-Elect
55.2AppointedRodolfo PioCardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa RufinaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
61.4AppointedFrancesco PisaniCardinal-Bishop of AlbanoCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
61.4ResignedFrancesco PisaniCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Octaviae)Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
60.2AppointedGiacomo Puteo (del Pozzo)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in ViaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
32.4AppointedGiacomo SavelliAdministrator of Gubbio, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
30 May56.1AppointedGiovanni Angelo de’ MediciPrefect of the Apostolic SignaturaPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
5 Jun50.4AppointedPedro Acuña AvellanedaBishop of Salamanca, Spain
AppointedPedro Castro LemosBishop of Cuenca, Spain
AppointedScipione d’EsteBishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
AppointedDiego Sarmiento SotomayorBishop of Astorga, Spain
7 Jun38.1Elevated to CardinalCarlo CarafaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
11 Jun55.4Ordained BishopFeliks LigęzaArchbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
16 JunDiedJohann HorneburgBishop of Lebus, Germany
21 Jun51.4ConfirmedRalph BainesBishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
48.4AppointedHugh CurwenArchbishop of Dublin, IrelandArchbishop Emeritus
AppointedWilliam GlynBishop of Bangor, Wales, Great Britain
45.4AppointedThomas Goldwell, C.R. †Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain
54.4ConfirmedNicholas HeathArchbishop of York, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus
ConfirmedJohn HolymanBishop of Bristol, England, Great Britain
ConfirmedJohn Hopton, O.P. †Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain
AppointedThomas StanleyBishop of The Isles (Sodor), Scotland, Great Britain
60.5AppointedJames TurbervilleBishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain
27 JunDiedBalthasar de JarenteArchbishop of Embrun, France
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