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The Year of Our Lord 1578

Bishop Events

July to December


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
4 JulAppointedFelice AmbrosinoAuxiliary Bishop of Ravenna, Italy
AppointedFelice AmbrosinoTitular Bishop of UticaAuxiliary Bishop of Ravenna, Italy
43.1ResignedJorge de AtaídeBishop of Viseu, PortugalBishop Emeritus
47.9AppointedTeotónio de Bragança, S.J. †Coadjutor Archbishop of Évora, PortugalArchbishop
47.9AppointedTeotónio de Bragança, S.J. †Titular Bishop of FesseëArchbishop of Évora, Portugal
AppointedPedro de CastilhoBishop of Angra, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Leiria, Portugal
41.5AppointedMiguel de CastroBishop of Viseu, PortugalArchbishop of Lisboa, Portugal
66.4ResignedHenrique de PortugalArchbishop of Évora, PortugalCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
58.5ResignedFernando de Toledo de OropesaCardinal-PriestPriest
5 Jul66.0DiedCristoforo MadruzzoBishop Emeritus of Trento, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
SucceededJohann Thomas von SpaurBishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
7 Jul43.8AppointedJuan de Sanclemente TorquemadaBishop of Orense, SpainArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
9 JulAppointedTiberio CortesiBishop of Lavello, Italy
BornEngelbert des BoisBishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
57.7AppointedAlessandro Farnese (Jr.)Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa RufinaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
37.7AppointedAlfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza)Cardinal-Priest of Sant’AnastasiaCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
45.3AppointedGiovanni Francesco GàmbaraCardinal-Priest of San ClementeCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
60.8AppointedAntoine Perrenot de GranvellaCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in TrastevereCardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
74.1AppointedStanislaw Hosius (Hozjusz)Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in VincoliCardinal, Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
46.5AppointedFlavio OrsiniCardinal-Priest of Santa PriscaCardinal, Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
55.5AppointedGiacomo SavelliCardinal-Bishop of FrascatiCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
59.5AppointedGiovanni Antonio SerbelloniCardinal-Bishop of SabinaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
49.5DiedMiguel Thomàs de TaxaquetBishop of Lérida, Spain
18 Jul11.0AppointedCharles de Lorraine-Vaudémont (III)Cardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
23 JulAppointedMartín de SalvatierraBishop of Albarracin, SpainBishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
25 JulDiedJuan AcuñaBishop of L’Aquila, Italy
4 AugDiedArias da SilvaBishop of Porto, Portugal
DiedManuel de MenezesBishop of Coimbra, Portugal
11 AugAppointedCesare BusdragoArchbishop of Chieti, Italy
34.6AppointedAnnibale de CapuaArchbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
AppointedMarcantonio del GiglioBishop of Forli, Italy
42.6AppointedTomás Gargal (Gargallo), O.S.Io.Hieros. †Bishop of Malta
AppointedAntonio Giannotti da MontagnanaArchbishop of Urbino, Italy
AppointedErcole LamiaBishop of Alessano, Italy
AppointedGiulio OttinelliBishop of Castro di Puglia, ItalyBishop of Fano, Italy
AppointedOttaviano PreconioBishop of Cefalù, Italy
AppointedLuca Antonio RestaBishop of Nicotera, ItalyBishop of Andria, Italy
14 AugBornGaspar Prieto Orduña, O. de M. †Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
Sep58.6ResignedLaurent MetzBishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), NetherlandsBishop Emeritus
45.6Ordained BishopAlonso VelázquezBishop of Osma, SpainArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
3 SepAppointedOrazio MalaspinaApostolic Nuncio to EmperorBishop-Elect of Albenga, Italy
45.4DiedGiulio della RovereCardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
5 Sep59.6AppointedFrancisco Trujillo GarcíaBishop of León, Spain
10 Sep40.1AppointedAlberto BolognettiApostolic Nuncio to Venice, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
11 SepBornVincenzo (Gaspare) Maculani, O.P. †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Benevento, Italy
14 Sep47.7Ordained BishopPiotr Dunin WolskiBishop of Płock, Poland
20 SepBornFabiano Giustiniano Giustiniani, C.O. †Bishop of Ajaccio, France
21 SepOrdained BishopGaspar Juan de la Figuera, C.R.S.A. †Bishop of Jaca, SpainBishop of Lérida, Spain
22 SepDiedPedro Serrano TéllezBishop of Coria, Spain
OctBornJuan Barahona Zapata del ÁguilaBishop of Nicaragua
3 OctAppointedNiccolò Aragonio (Aragona)Bishop of Ripatransone, ItalyBishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
ResignedJuan del CastilloBishop of Santiago de CubaBishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cuba
61.1AppointedAntoine Perrenot de GranvellaCardinal-Bishop of SabinaCardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
45.1AppointedMark Sittich von Hohenems (Altemps)Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in VincoliCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
74.4AppointedStanislaw Hosius (Hozjusz)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in TrastevereCardinal, Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
41.1AppointedFilippo SegaCardinal, Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
5 Oct59.7AppointedGiovanni Antonio SerbelloniCardinal-Bishop of PalestrinaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
6 Oct40.1AppointedClaude d’AngennesBishop of Noyon, FranceBishop of Le Mans, France
AppointedMarcello Maiorana (Romano), C.R. †Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), ItalyBishop of Acerra, Italy
AppointedJakub MilewskiAuxiliary Bishop of Kraków, Poland
AppointedJakub MilewskiTitular Bishop of Laodicea in PhrygiaAuxiliary Bishop of Kraków, Poland
AppointedJuan Montalvo, O.P. †Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
AppointedGaspar Vicente NovellaArchbishop of Cagliari, Italy
9 Oct64.7DiedFernando de Tricio ArenzanaBishop of Salamanca, Spain
12 Oct34.7Ordained BishopAnnibale de CapuaArchbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
15 OctAppointedCristoforo BoncompagniArchbishop of Ravenna, Italy
AppointedMarin Braiani (Brajanovic), O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, AlbaniaBishop Emeritus
AppointedAnnibale CattaneoBishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
33.7AppointedPatrizio Lunati (Laosio)Bishop of Nusco, Italy
AppointedRené de Salla, C.R.S.A. †Bishop of Luçon, France
19 Oct48.2Ordained BishopTeotónio de Bragança, S.J. †Titular Bishop of FesseëArchbishop of Évora, Portugal
25 OctOrdained DeaconCristoforo BoncompagniDeaconArchbishop of Ravenna, Italy
Ordained PriestCristoforo BoncompagniPriestArchbishop of Ravenna, Italy
26 OctBornAlbert von TörringBishop of Regensburg, Germany
27 OctAppointedLeonardo Fernandes de Sá, O. Cist. †Bishop of Macau, China
63.7ConfirmedGyörgy DraškovićBishop of Győr (Raab), HungaryCardinal, Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
36.8AppointedZakariás MossóczyBishop of Vác, HungaryBishop of Nitra, Slovakia
ResignedDiego Núñez de FigueroaBishop-Elect of Macau, ChinaFormer Bishop-Elect
29 OctAppointedJános MonoszlóyBishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
54.8ResignedAntonio Rodríguez de Pazos y FigueroaBishop of Patti, ItalyBishop of Córdoba, Spain
NovOrdained BishopNiccolò Aragonio (Aragona)Bishop of Ripatransone, ItalyBishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
34.8ResignedAnnibale de CapuaApostolic Nuncio to Venice, ItalyArchbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
DiedJean de JolyBishop Emeritus of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France
DiedGiovanni Francesco RossiAuxiliary Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
1 NovBornCristóbal Guzmán SantoyoBishop of Palencia, Spain
DiedAntonio da San Michele (Gaspar) Rodríguez, O.F.M. Obs. †Archbishop of Lanciano, Italy
5 NovAppointedSancho Busto de VillegasBishop of Ávila, Spain
AppointedGiulio Cesare CarafaBishop of Ostuni, Italy
DiedJean du Fay, O.S.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Poitiers, France
6 NovResignedJean-Baptiste TiercelinBishop of Luçon, FranceBishop Emeritus
14 NovAppointedTarquinio PriscoBishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, Italy
18 NovOrdained BishopFrancisco de Vitoria, O.P. †Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina
21 Nov37.9InstalledGiovanni Vincenzo Gonzaga, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in VelabroCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Alessio
AppointedFranjo Župan, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), MontenegroBishop Emeritus
23 NovDiedJean de SossiondoBishop of Bayonne, France
30 Nov65.9DiedAntoine Havet, O.P. †Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
Dec77.9DiedNicholas HeathArchbishop Emeritus of York, England, Great Britain
Ordained BishopPedro de LafuenteBishop of Pamplona, Spain
2 Dec40.9InstalledDiego de Romano y Govea (Vitoria)Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
7 Dec48.3SucceededTeotónio de Bragança, S.J. †Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
14.1AppointedHeinrich Julius von Braunschweig-LüneburgBishop of Halberstadt, GermanyFormer Bishop-Elect
10 DecDiedMarcantonio MontefioriBishop of Nebbio, France
12 DecAppointedNicolò GranaCoadjutor Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, ItalyBishop
15 DecAppointedNicolò GranaTitular Bishop of HebronBishop of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
30.9AppointedClaude de Granier, O.S.B. †Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
AppointedMarco Medici, O.P. †Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
66.9Elevated to CardinalGaspar de Quiroga y VelaCardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
66.9InstalledGaspar de Quiroga y VelaCardinal-Priest of Santa BalbinaCardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
17 Dec16.9ProfessedIreneo (Francesco) Brasavola, O.F.M. Obs. †Member of Order of Observant Friars MinorBishop of Castro [del Lazio], Italy
20 DecOrdained PriestFrancisco Velarde de la CuencaPriestArchbishop of Messina, Italy

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