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The Year of Our Lord 1555

Bishop Events

January to June

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornJuan Bautista Acevedo Muñoz †Bishop Emeritus of Valladolid, Spain
BornDiego (Didaco) Alvarez, O.P. †Archbishop of Trani, Italy
DiedLudovico de Argentis †Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
DiedMiguel Jerónimo de Ballesteros (Vallesteros) †Bishop of Coro, Venezuela
BornJean Bertaut †Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France
AppointedChristopher Bodkin †Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland
ResignedGian Francesco Borengo †Bishop-Elect of Larino, ItalyFormer Bishop-Elect
ResignedGiovanni Andrea Caffarelli †Bishop of Fondi (Fundi), ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornFrancesco Campanari †Bishop of Alatri, Italy
DiedJean de Capdeville †Bishop-Elect of Lescar, France
DiedGeorge Coates †Bishop of Chester, England, Great Britain
BornAlfonso Coloma Sa †Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
54.0AppointedGeorges d’Armagnac †Administrator of Lescar, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tours, France
54.0ResignedGeorges d’Armagnac †Administrator 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’ Medici †Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece
Ordained BishopGabriele Del Monte †Bishop of Jesi, Italy
36.0Ordained BishopMichael Dornvogel †Titular Bishop of AdramyttiumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
70.0DiedCristóbal de Pedraza †Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
BornJean du Ploich †Bishop 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 Grassi †Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
BornJohann Georg von Hallwyl †Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
BornAntoine de Hennin †Bishop of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium
DiedLeone Leonici †Bishop Emeritus of Castro [del Lazio], Italy
BornPeter Lombard †Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
AppointedEbed-Jesu Maron †Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
BornDenis Medori †Bishop of Mylopotamos, Greece
ResignedFrancesco (Franzino) Micheli †Bishop of Casale Monferrato, ItalyBishop Emeritus
64.0DiedTiberio Muti †Bishop 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 Ottemberg †Bishop of Arras, France
BornGiorgio Perpignani †Bishop of Canea (Cydonia, Egée), Greece
BornFrancesco Persico †Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy
BornMárton Pethe de Hetes †Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
47.0Ordained PriestAlessandro Piccolomini †PriestCoadjutor Archbishop of Siena, Italy
33.0AppointedLuigi (Alvise) Pisani †Cardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
61.0ResignedFrancesco Pisani †Bishop of Padova {Padua}, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
BornJoão de Portugal, O.P. †Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
BornLorenzo Prezzato †Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
50.0Ordained BishopWalerian Protosewicz †Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), UkraineBishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
DiedThaddeus Reynolds †Bishop of Kildare, Ireland
BornAlessandro Rossi †Bishop of Parma, Italy
75.0DiedGérard Roussel †Bishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
BornJuan Ruiz Villoslada †Bishop of Catania, Italy
DiedMauro Salvidi †Bishop of San Leone, Italy
BornEucharius Sang †Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
BornWilhelm von Schenking zu Bevern †Bishop-Elect of Osnabrück, Germany
32.0DiedBartolomeo Serristori †Archbishop of Trani, Italy
BornStanisław Sieciński †Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
BornDomingos Torrado, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Goa, India
ResignedAlfonso de Valdecabras †Bishop of Capri, ItalyBishop Emeritus
ConfirmedPatrick Walsh †Bishop 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 Kuenburg †Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
7 JanAppointedGiulio Galletto †Bishop of Alessano, ItalyBishop Emeritus
55.0AppointedFeliks Ligęza †Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
15 JanBornGirolamo Agucchi †Cardinal, 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 Carvalho †Bishop of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
26.0AppointedJanus Fregóso †Bishop 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’Albret †Bishop of Lescar, FranceBishop Emeritus
FebBornLuis Fernández de Córdoba †Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
1 Feb70.0DiedFerenc Ujlaky †Bishop of Eger, Hungary
6 Feb13.4InstalledRoberto de’ Nobili †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica
13 FebAppointedGiovanni Antonio Gallo †Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
AppointedGiovanni Antonio Gallo †Titular Bishop of SalonaAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
81.1DiedLivio Podocatharo †Archbishop Emeritus of Nicosia, Cyprus
19 Feb54.1SelectedNicholas Heath †Archbishop of York, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus
24 FebOrdained BishopFabio Capelleto †Bishop of Lacedonia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
56.1Ordained BishopVirgilio Rosario †Cardinal, 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 Heusenstamm †Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
23 Mar67.5DiedGiovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte †Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
5 AprDiedPhilip Renner †Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
6 Apr69.5DiedGiovanni Angelo Arcimboldi †Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
9 Apr53.9ElectedMarcello Cervini †Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
10 AprDiedOve Bilde †Bishop Emeritus of Aarhus (Århus), Denmark
53.9Ordained BishopMarcello Cervini †Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
18 Apr33.0SelectedDaniel Brendel von Homburg †Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
27 Apr53.3DiedNikolaus von Carlowitz †Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
1 May53.9DiedMarcello Cervini †Pope (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 Gebsattel †Bishop-Elect of Bamberg, Germany
23 May78.9ElectedGian Pietro Carafa †Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
26 May78.9InstalledGian Pietro Carafa †Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
36.3ConfirmedGeorg Fuchs von Rügheim †Coadjutor Bishop of Bamberg, GermanyBishop
Ordained BishopGiovanni Antonio Gallo †Titular 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 Bellay †Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
55.7AppointedBartolomé de la Cueva y Toledo †Cardinal-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 Doria †Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Octaviae)Cardinal, Administrator of Tarragona, Spain
30.7SelectedJohann von Haugwitz †Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), GermanyFormer Bishop-Elect
55.2AppointedRodolfo Pio †Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa RufinaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
61.4AppointedFrancesco Pisani †Cardinal-Bishop of AlbanoCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
61.4ResignedFrancesco Pisani †Cardinal-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 Savelli †Administrator of Gubbio, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
30 May56.1AppointedGiovanni Angelo de’ Medici †Prefect of the Apostolic SignaturaPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
5 Jun50.4AppointedPedro Acuña Avellaneda †Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
AppointedPedro Castro Lemos †Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
AppointedScipione d’Este †Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
AppointedDiego Sarmiento Sotomayor †Bishop of Astorga, Spain
7 Jun38.1Elevated to CardinalCarlo Carafa †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
11 Jun55.4Ordained BishopFeliks Ligęza †Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
16 JunDiedJohann Horneburg †Bishop of Lebus, Germany
21 Jun51.4ConfirmedRalph Baines †Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
48.4AppointedHugh Curwen †Archbishop of Dublin, IrelandArchbishop Emeritus
AppointedWilliam Glyn †Bishop of Bangor, Wales, Great Britain
45.4AppointedThomas Goldwell, C.R. †Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain
54.4ConfirmedNicholas Heath †Archbishop of York, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus
ConfirmedJohn Holyman †Bishop of Bristol, England, Great Britain
ConfirmedJohn Hopton, O.P. †Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain
AppointedThomas Stanley †Bishop of The Isles (Sodor), Scotland, Great Britain
60.5AppointedJames Turberville †Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain
27 JunDiedBalthasar de Jarente †Archbishop of Embrun, France
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