The Year of Our Lord 1580

Bishop Events

July to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

4 Jul Appointed Agostino Buzio di Varese, O.F.M. Obs. † Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy

Appointed Agostino Buzio di Varese, O.F.M. Obs. † Titular Bishop of Smyrna Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy

8 Jul Died Francisco Tello Sandoval † Bishop of Plasencia, Spain

11 Jul Appointed John O’Cahasy, O.F.M. Obs. † Bishop of Killala, Ireland

18 Jul 38.1 Selected Georg von Kuenburg † Coadjutor Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria Archbishop

31 Jul 38.5 Ordained Bishop Gerolamo Vitale Bovio (de’ Buoi) † Bishop of Camerino, Italy

Aug 42.5 Ordained Bishop St. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo † Archbishop of Lima, Peru

13 Aug 44.6 Elected [Jeremias II Tranos] † Patriarch

15 Aug 36.6 Ordained Bishop Janez Tavčar (Tautscher) † Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia

20 Aug 74.6 Died Jerónimo Osório † Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal

21 Aug Died Marcantonio del Giglio † Bishop of Forli, Italy

24 Aug 46.6 Installed Claude de La Baume † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France

25 Aug 77.6 Died Frederik Schenck van Toutenburg † Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands

27 Aug 50.6 Died Alessio Stradella, O.S.A. † Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy

28 Aug 62.6 Died Antonín Brus von Muglitz, O. Cruc. † Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia

5 Sep 30.6 Appointed Germanico Malaspina † Apostolic Nuncio to Gratz Bishop of San Severo, Italy

Appointed Giovanni Francesco Mazza de' Canobbi † Bishop of Forli, Italy Bishop Emeritus

34.6 Appointed Orazio Moroni † Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy

7 Sep 37.6 Died Johann Georg Zobel von Giebelstadt † Bishop-Elect of Bamberg, Germany

9 Sep Died Christoph von der Schulenburg † Bishop Emeritus of Ratzeburg, Germany

15 Sep 57.4 Appointed Vincenzo Lauro † Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Mondovi, Italy

38.7 Resigned Ottavio Santacroce † Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy Bishop of Cervia, Italy

18 Sep 60.7 Died Laurent Metz † Bishop Emeritus of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands

46.7 Ordained Bishop Johannes Nas, O.F.M. Obs. † Titular Bishop of Belline Auxiliary Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy

22 Sep 78.2 Died Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval † Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

26 Sep Died Gonzalo de Solórzano † Bishop of Oviedo, Spain

7 Oct 34.9 Professed Bl. Giovanni Giovenale Ancina, C.O. † Member of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy

60.7 Appointed Girolamo Bentivoglio † Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy

11 Oct 37.6 Selected Martin von Eyb † Bishop of Bamberg, Germany Former Bishop-Elect

12 Oct 80.7 Died Manuel de Almada † Bishop Emeritus of Angra, Portugal

30.7 Appointed François Vernède-Corneillan † Bishop of Rodez, France

44.7 Died Ferdinando Ferrero Fieschi † Bishop of Ivrea, Italy

Appointed Dermot McGrath † Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland

17 Oct Appointed Paolo Bellardito † Bishop of Lipari, Italy Bishop Emeritus

34.7 Appointed Nicholas Skerrett † Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland

20 Oct 56.8 Appointed Bartolomé de Ledesma, O.P. † Bishop of Panamá Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México

28 Oct Ordained Bishop Paolo Bellardito † Bishop of Lipari, Italy Bishop Emeritus

4 Nov Appointed Giulio Monaco † Bishop of Lucera, Italy

57.8 Appointed Pietrantonio Visdomini (Vicedomini) † Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy Bishop Emeritus

7 Nov 38.4 Confirmed Georg von Kuenburg † Coadjutor Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria Archbishop

13 Nov 60.8 Ordained Bishop Girolamo Bentivoglio † Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy

Ordained Bishop Giulio Monaco † Bishop of Lucera, Italy

14 Nov Appointed Valentino Valentini † Bishop of Città Ducale, Italy

21 Nov 58.8 Appointed Girolamo Diedo † Bishop of Crema, Italy Bishop Emeritus

28 Nov Appointed Lelio Giordano † Archbishop of Rossano, Italy

20.9 Appointed Christophe de L’Estang † Bishop of Lodève, France Bishop of Carcassonne, France

Dec Ordained Bishop Dermot McGrath † Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland

1 Dec 71.8 Died Giovanni Gerolamo Morone (Moroni) † Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

5 Dec 57.9 Appointed Marcantonio Colonna (Sr.) † Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina

63.0 Appointed Fulvio Giulio della Corgna, O.S.Io.Hieros. † Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina

60.1 Appointed Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) † Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

40.1 Appointed Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) † Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

47.8 Appointed Giovanni Francesco Gàmbara † Cardinal-Bishop of Albano Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina

47.3 Appointed Mark Sittich von Hohenems (Altemps) † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany

12 Dec Appointed Giovanni Battista Pietralata † Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

15 Dec 51.9 Appointed Gregorio de Montalvo Olivera, O.P. † Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México Bishop of Cuzco, Peru

17 Dec 25.9 Ordained Priest Antoine de Hennin † Priest Bishop of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium

23 Dec 63.9 Died Gerard van Groesbeeck † Cardinal, Bishop of Liège, Belgium

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
4 Jul		Appointed	Agostino Buzio di Varese, O.F.M. Obs. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
	Appointed	Agostino Buzio di Varese, O.F.M. Obs. †	Titular Bishop of Smyrna	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
8 Jul		Died	Francisco Tello Sandoval †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
11 Jul		Appointed	John O’Cahasy, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Killala, Ireland
18 Jul	38.1	Selected	Georg von Kuenburg †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria	Archbishop
31 Jul	38.5	Ordained Bishop	Gerolamo Vitale Bovio (de’ Buoi) †	Bishop of Camerino, Italy
Aug	42.5	Ordained Bishop	St. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo †	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
13 Aug	44.6	Elected	[Jeremias II Tranos] †	Patriarch
15 Aug	36.6	Ordained Bishop	Janez Tavčar (Tautscher) †	Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
20 Aug	74.6	Died	Jerónimo Osório †	Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
21 Aug		Died	Marcantonio del Giglio †	Bishop of Forli, Italy
24 Aug	46.6	Installed	Claude de La Baume †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana	Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
25 Aug	77.6	Died	Frederik Schenck van Toutenburg †	Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
27 Aug	50.6	Died	Alessio Stradella, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
28 Aug	62.6	Died	Antonín Brus von Muglitz, O. Cruc. †	Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
5 Sep	30.6	Appointed	Germanico Malaspina †	Apostolic Nuncio to Gratz	Bishop of San Severo, Italy
	Appointed	Giovanni Francesco Mazza de' Canobbi †	Bishop of Forli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
34.6	Appointed	Orazio Moroni †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
7 Sep	37.6	Died	Johann Georg Zobel von Giebelstadt †	Bishop-Elect of Bamberg, Germany
9 Sep		Died	Christoph von der Schulenburg †	Bishop Emeritus of Ratzeburg, Germany
15 Sep	57.4	Appointed	Vincenzo Lauro †	Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Mondovi, Italy
38.7	Resigned	Ottavio Santacroce †	Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy	Bishop of Cervia, Italy
18 Sep	60.7	Died	Laurent Metz †	Bishop Emeritus of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
46.7	Ordained Bishop	Johannes Nas, O.F.M. Obs. †	Titular Bishop of Belline	Auxiliary Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
22 Sep	78.2	Died	Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval †	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
26 Sep		Died	Gonzalo de Solórzano †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
7 Oct	34.9	Professed	Bl. Giovanni Giovenale Ancina, C.O. †	Member of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
60.7	Appointed	Girolamo Bentivoglio †	Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
11 Oct	37.6	Selected	Martin von Eyb †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany	Former Bishop-Elect
12 Oct	80.7	Died	Manuel de Almada †	Bishop Emeritus of Angra, Portugal
30.7	Appointed	François Vernède-Corneillan †	Bishop of Rodez, France
44.7	Died	Ferdinando Ferrero Fieschi †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
	Appointed	Dermot McGrath †	Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland
17 Oct		Appointed	Paolo Bellardito †	Bishop of Lipari, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
34.7	Appointed	Nicholas Skerrett †	Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland
20 Oct	56.8	Appointed	Bartolomé de Ledesma, O.P. †	Bishop of Panamá	Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
28 Oct		Ordained Bishop	Paolo Bellardito †	Bishop of Lipari, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
4 Nov		Appointed	Giulio Monaco †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
57.8	Appointed	Pietrantonio Visdomini (Vicedomini) †	Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
7 Nov	38.4	Confirmed	Georg von Kuenburg †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria	Archbishop
13 Nov	60.8	Ordained Bishop	Girolamo Bentivoglio †	Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
	Ordained Bishop	Giulio Monaco †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
14 Nov		Appointed	Valentino Valentini †	Bishop of Città Ducale, Italy
21 Nov	58.8	Appointed	Girolamo Diedo †	Bishop of Crema, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
28 Nov		Appointed	Lelio Giordano †	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
20.9	Appointed	Christophe de L’Estang †	Bishop of Lodève, France	Bishop of Carcassonne, France
Dec		Ordained Bishop	Dermot McGrath †	Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland
1 Dec	71.8	Died	Giovanni Gerolamo Morone (Moroni) †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
5 Dec	57.9	Appointed	Marcantonio Colonna (Sr.) †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
63.0	Appointed	Fulvio Giulio della Corgna, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
60.1	Appointed	Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
40.1	Appointed	Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) †	Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
47.8	Appointed	Giovanni Francesco Gàmbara †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
47.3	Appointed	Mark Sittich von Hohenems (Altemps) †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
12 Dec		Appointed	Giovanni Battista Pietralata †	Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
15 Dec	51.9	Appointed	Gregorio de Montalvo Olivera, O.P. †	Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México	Bishop of Cuzco, Peru
17 Dec	25.9	Ordained Priest	Antoine de Hennin †	Priest	Bishop of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium
23 Dec	63.9	Died	Gerard van Groesbeeck †	Cardinal, Bishop of Liège, Belgium

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