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The Year of Our Lord 1596

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornIppolito Aldobrandini (Jr.)Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio
26.1Solemn VowsAntonio (Marcello) Barberini (Sr.), O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinCardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
BornTiburzio Bollini, O.S.B. †Bishop of Isernia, Italy
47.0Ordained PriestAntonio BornioPriestBishop of Castro di Puglia, Italy
ResignedMarin Braiani (Brajanovic), O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, AlbaniaBishop Emeritus
BornJohn BurkeVicar Apostolic of Cashel, Ireland
BornMiguel de Cárdenas, O. Carm. †Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
BornSimone Carafa Roccella, C.R. †Archbishop of Messina, Italy
BornGiovanni Tomaso Gastaldi, O.P. †Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
ResignedAlessandro CenturioneArchbishop of Genova, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
75.0DiedAgustín de Cisneros MontesaBishop of Concepción, Chile
DiedMatteo ColliBishop of Marsi, Italy
47.0Ordained BishopDiego da Conceição de Araújo, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of CalamaAuxiliary Bishop of Goa, India
BornLorenzo della RobbiaBishop of Fiesole, Italy
ResignedGioia DragomaniBishop of Montepeloso, ItalyBishop of Pienza, Italy
AppointedMichael FitzwalterAuxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, SpainBishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
BornRoberto FontanaBishop of Modena, Italy
BornDomenico GianuzziTitular Bishop of Dioclea
25.1Ordained PriestCornelius GobeliusPriestAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
BornNicolaas de HaudionBishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
BornTommaso ImperatoBishop of Vico Equense, Italy
BornBenedek KisdyBishop of Eger, Hungary
BornRemigiusz KoniecpolskiBishop of Chełm, Poland
BornJean Charles KonopackiBishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
51.0AppointedJános KutasyArchbishop of Kalocsa, HungaryArchbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
BornAmbrogio Landucci, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of Porphyreon
DiedLuis Maldonado, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop-Elect of Nueva Caceres, Philippines
BornJoão Mendes de TávoraBishop of Coimbra, Portugal
DiedGian Vincenzo MicheliBishop of Minervino Murge, Italy
25.2Ordained PriestPéter Pázmány, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
BornAscanio Piccolomini d’AragonaArchbishop Emeritus of Siena, Italy
68.0Ordained PriestPapirio PicediPriestBishop of Parma, Italy
BornFrancisco PijoanBishop-Elect of Gerona, Spain
BornTomás Rocamora, O.P. †Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
BornJuan Ruiz de ColmeneroBishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
DiedOrazio SchipanoBishop of Belcastro, Italy
DiedCarvajal de SimoncelliBishop of Sovana (Soana), Italy
DiedGašpar StankovačkiBishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
BornAlessandro TassiBishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
BornMario TheodoliCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
50.6Ordained PriestNeytard von ThüngenPriestBishop of Bamberg, Germany
BornJacob Philippe TomasiniBishop of Novigrad (Cittanova), Croatia
BornJerzy TyszkiewiczBishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
ResignedGiovanni Battista ValierBishop of Belluno, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornJuan VallejoBishop of Astorga, Spain
BornEtienne ViaTitular Bishop of Cyrene
8 Jan48.0AppointedSilvestro BranconiBishop of Montemarano, Italy
AppointedVincenzo Capece, C.R. †Bishop of Gallipoli, Italy
35.6AppointedGuido PepoliCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio
13 Jan52.0DiedAymar HennequinBishop of Rennes, France
14 Jan58.2DiedGianfrancesco MorosiniCardinal, Bishop of Brescia, Italy
15 Jan55.0AppointedMetello BichiBishop of Sovana (Soana), ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Siena, Italy
AppointedAlessandro BoccabarileBishop of Ortona, ItalyBishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli, Italy
22 JanBornPietro Lanfranconi, O.S.A. †Bishop of Terni, Italy
26 Jan54.0DiedGerolamo Vitale Bovio (de’ Buoi)Bishop of Camerino, Italy
28 JanOrdained BishopAlessandro BoccabarileBishop of Ortona, ItalyBishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli, Italy
29 Jan57.0AppointedPedro de Azuaga, O.F.M. †Bishop of Santiago de ChileBishop-Elect
FebBornFrançois HallierBishop of Cavaillon, France
7 FebAppointedAlfonso Laso SedeñoArchbishop of Cagliari, ItalyBishop of Mallorca, Spain
45.0AppointedMinuccio MinucciArchbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
11 Feb34.1Ordained BishopCarlo Gaudenzio MadruzzoTitular Bishop of SmyrnaCardinal, Bishop of Trento, Italy
12 Feb48.1AppointedErmolao BarbaroCoadjutor Patriarch of Aquileia, ItalyPatriarch
48.1AppointedErmolao BarbaroTitular Archbishop of TyrusPatriarch of Aquileia, Italy
41.1AppointedCristovão de Jesu Fonseca, O.SS.T. †Auxiliary Bishop of Évora, Portugal
41.1AppointedCristovão de Jesu Fonseca, O.SS.T. †Titular Bishop of NicomediaAuxiliary Bishop of Évora, Portugal
55.3AppointedAlfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza)Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
38.4AppointedAlessandro Marzi de’ MediciBishop of Fiesole, ItalyArchbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
15 Feb53.3DiedLouis de BerlaymontArchbishop of Cambrai, France
17 Feb54.1DiedNicolò StizziaBishop of Cefalù, Italy
18 Feb55.1Ordained BishopMetello BichiBishop of Sovana (Soana), ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Siena, Italy
54.1Ordained BishopMatthias Van den Hove (Hovius)Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
19 Feb38.4Ordained BishopAlessandro Marzi de’ MediciBishop of Fiesole, ItalyArchbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
20 FebDiedFabio FornariBishop of Nardò, Italy
22 Feb76.1DiedAngelo Giustiniani, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop Emeritus of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
DiedPedro Mártir Palomino, O.P. †Bishop-Elect of Coro, Venezuela
23 Feb59.1AppointedAntonio Maria GrazianiApostolic Nuncio to Venice, ItalyBishop of Amelia, Italy
59.1DiedJean de L’AubespineBishop of Orléans, France
61.1ResignedLudovico TavernaApostolic Nuncio to Venice, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Lodi, Italy
MarBornGilles de SouvreBishop of Auxerre, France
4 Mar37.1AppointedMarino Zorzi (Giorgi)Bishop of Brescia, Italy
6 Mar56.6SelectedJean Sarrazin, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Cambrai, France
10 Mar45.1Ordained BishopMinuccio MinucciArchbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
37.1Ordained BishopMarino Zorzi (Giorgi)Bishop of Brescia, Italy
11 MarAppointedDionys Burckard (Burkhard)Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
AppointedDionys Burckard (Burkhard)Titular Bishop of DauliaAuxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
AppointedGiuseppe de RossiBishop of Ugento, ItalyArchbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
AppointedGiovanni Myra (Mira)Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
18 Mar60.2AppointedCarlos Muñoz SerranoBishop of Barbastro, Spain
27 MarAppointedEugenio SavinoBishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
31 MarOrdained BishopEugenio SavinoBishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
AprBornAlessandro SergardiBishop of Montalcino, Italy
11 AprBornMartín López de HontiverosArchbishop of Valencia, Spain
20 Apr52.0AppointedOttavio Mirto FrangipaniApostolic Nuncio to Flanders, BelgiumArchbishop of Taranto, Italy
28 AprBornLouis-Emmanuel de Valois (d&rsqup'Angoulême)
29 AprBornAlfonso de la Peña MontenegroBishop of Quito, Ecuador
AppointedMatteo Rivarola, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Genova, Italy
50.0AppointedBernardo de Rojas y SandovalBishop of Jaén, SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
68.3AppointedJuan Velázquez de las Cuevas, O.P. †Bishop of Ávila, Spain
1 May52.3DiedAntónio de Sousa, O.P. †Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
3 MayOrdained BishopMatteo Rivarola, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Genova, Italy
10 May50.3AppointedFrancesco Gonzaga, O.F.M. Obs. †Apostolic Nuncio to FranceBishop of Mantova, Italy
32.3AppointedPietro Giorgio OdescalchiBishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), ItalyBishop of Vigevano, Italy
43.8ResignedOttavio ParaviciniBishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
13 May46.3AppointedGiovanni Stefano AjazzaBishop of Asti, Italy
45.5AppointedAntonio Zapata y CisnerosBishop of Pamplona, SpainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
15 May50.3SelectedBartolomé Lobo GuerreroArchbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, ColombiaArchbishop of Lima, Peru
20 May55.3AppointedMiguel Rangel, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Angola e Congo
26 May71.7DiedJohann von HaugwitzFormer Bishop-Elect of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
29 MayAppointedOrazio BasiliscoBishop of Minori, Italy
58.7DiedFilippo SegaCardinal, Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
31 May31.6DiedGeorges d’AradonBishop of Vannes, France
68.6DiedJohn Lesley (Leslie)Bishop of Ross (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland, Great Britain
5 Jun44.4Elevated to CardinalPompeio ArrigoniCardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
48.4Elevated to CardinalFrancisco de Ávila GuzmánCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
37.6Elevated to CardinalOttavio BandiniCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy
57.7Elevated to CardinalCesare Baronio, C.O. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo
23.5Elevated to CardinalAndrea Baroni Peretti MontaltoCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
51.1Elevated to CardinalGian Francesco Biandrate di San Giorgio AldobrandiniCardinal, Bishop of Faenza, Italy
50.7Elevated to CardinalLorenzo BianchettiCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna
43.7Elevated to CardinalCamillo BorghesePope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
30.4Elevated to CardinalBartolomeo Cesi (Cesa)Cardinal, Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
49.4Elevated to CardinalFrancesco Cornaro (Jr.)Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
50.1Elevated to CardinalAnne d’Escars de Givry (de Pérusse), O.S.B. †Cardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
62.2Elevated to CardinalFrancesco ManticaCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo
55.4Elevated to CardinalFernando Niño de GuevaraCardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
57.8Elevated to CardinalLorenzo PriuliCardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
45.8Elevated to CardinalSilvio SavelliCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via
70.7Elevated to CardinalFrançois-Marie Tarugi, C.O. †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Siena, Italy
7 Jun74.4AppointedIstván FejérkövyArchbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
9 Jun28.4ProfessedFrancisco de la Serna y Rimaga Salazar, O.E.S.A. †Member of Order of Hermits of St. AugustineBishop of La Paz, Bolivia
10 Jun45.4AppointedVincenzo del Tufo, C.R. †Bishop of Oria, Italy
43.9AppointedFlaminio PiattiCardinal-Priest of Sant’OnofrioCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace
17 JunAppointedMiklós Zelniczey NapradyBishop of Pécs, HungaryBishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
18 JunDiedAlfonso Guerra, O.P. †Bishop of Michoacán, México
21 Jun44.4InstalledPompeio ArrigoniCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in AquiroCardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
37.6AppointedOttavio BandiniCardinal-Priest of Santa SabinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy
57.8InstalledCesare Baronio, C.O. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo
23.5InstalledAndrea Baroni Peretti MontaltoCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in DomnicaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
51.2InstalledGian Francesco Biandrate di San Giorgio AldobrandiniCardinal-Priest of San ClementeCardinal, Bishop of Faenza, Italy
50.7InstalledLorenzo BianchettiCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna
43.7InstalledCamillo BorgheseCardinal-Priest of Sant’EusebioPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
30.4InstalledBartolomeo Cesi (Cesa)Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Octaviae)Cardinal, Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
49.4InstalledFrancesco Cornaro (Jr.)Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai MontiCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
62.2InstalledFrancesco ManticaCardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al ForoCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo
46.4AppointedLorenzo Mongiò Galatino, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Minervino Murge, ItalyBishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
45.9AppointedSilvio SavelliCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via
44.4AppointedMartín Terrer Valenzuela, O.S.A. †Bishop of Teruel, SpainArchbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
23 JunDiedFrançois SadoletoBishop of Carpentras, France
28 Jun61.4DiedFrancisco Santos García de Ontiveros y MartínezBishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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