The Year of Our Lord 1603

Bishop Events

July to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

4 Jul Appointed Francisco de Vera-Villavicencio, O. de M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France

Appointed Francisco de Vera-Villavicencio, O. de M. † Titular Bishop of Madaurus Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France

6 Jul 35.5 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Desideri (Conte) † Bishop of Rieti, Italy

10 Jul 64.5 Died Juan Terés † Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain

16 Jul Appointed Melchior de Pirn † Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia

Appointed Melchior de Pirn † Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia

30 Jul Appointed Francesco Bennio (de Butrio), O.S.M. † Bishop of Ravello e Scala, Italy

Appointed Pablo Laguna † Bishop of Córdoba, Spain

54.5 Appointed Johann Lohel, O. Praem. † Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia Archbishop

54.5 Appointed Johann Lohel, O. Praem. † Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia

3 Aug 54.5 Ordained Bishop Johann Lohel, O. Praem. † Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia

9 Aug Born Lorenzo Pollicini † Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy

13 Aug Appointed Carlo Argentero † Bishop of Mondovi, Italy

62.6 Appointed Pedro Castro Nero † Bishop of Segovia, Spain Archbishop of Valencia, Spain

16 Aug 62.6 Died Silvio Antoniano † Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Salvatore in Lauro

20 Aug Died Pierre de Polverel † Bishop-Elect of Alet, France

27 Aug Born François Adhémar de Monteil de Grignan † Archbishop of Arles, France

53.6 Appointed Juan García Valdemora † Bishop of Lugo, Spain Bishop of Tuy, Spain

Appointed Agostinho Ribeiro † Bishop of Ceuta and Tanger, Spain Bishop of Angra, Portugal

31 Aug Ordained Bishop David Kearney † Archbishop of Cashel, Ireland

Sep Ordained Bishop Pablo Laguna † Bishop of Córdoba, Spain

1 Sep 52.1 Died Bonviso Bonvisi † Cardinal, Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy

10 Sep 70.3 Appointed Girolamo Bernardino Pallantieri, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Bitonto, Italy

11 Sep Died Orazio Montani (Montano) † Archbishop of Arles, France

17 Sep 16.7 Elevated to Cardinal Silvestro Aldobrandini, O.S.Io.Hieros. † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Cesareo in Palatio

43.7 Appointed Guillaume Simonin † Auxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

43.7 Appointed Guillaume Simonin † Titular Bishop of Corinthus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Besançon, France

20 Sep 25.1 Ordained Priest Engelbert des Bois † Priest Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium

24 Sep 43.7 Installed Christophe de L’Estang † Bishop of Carcassonne, France

26 Sep 63.7 Died Frédéric Ragueneau † Bishop of Marseille, France

28 Sep 42.7 Ordained Bishop Johann Jakob von Lamberg † Bishop of Gurk, Austria

3 Oct Died Cristoforo Boncompagni † Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy

9 Oct 53.7 Died Germanico Malaspina † Bishop of San Severo, Italy

12 Oct 70.3 Ordained Bishop Girolamo Bernardino Pallantieri, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Bitonto, Italy

20 Oct 45.8 Died Marco Agrippa Dandini † Bishop of Jesi, Italy

22 Oct Appointed Juan de la Sal † Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

Appointed Juan de la Sal † Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

Appointed Pedro de Villarreal † Bishop of Nicaragua

27 Oct Born Michelangelo Bonadies, O.F.M. † Bishop of Catania, Italy

28 Oct Born Sebastiano d’Alessandro, O. Carm. † Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy

2 Nov 53.8 Died José (Giuseppe) Esteve Juan (Stefano) † Bishop of Orihuela, Spain

5 Nov 16.8 Installed Silvestro Aldobrandini, O.S.Io.Hieros. † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Cesareo in Palatio

55.8 Appointed Antoine de Révol † Bishop of Dol, France

70.8 Appointed Diego Vázquez de Mercado † Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México Archbishop of Manila, Philippines

9 Nov 55.8 Died Alonso D’Avalos † Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain

18 Nov Died Dionisiy (Dionizy) Zbyruyskyi (Zbirujski) † Bishop of Chełm (Ukrainian), Poland

24 Nov 57.9 Appointed Giovanni Delfino † Bishop of Vicenza, Italy Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

49.8 Appointed Marcin Szyszkowski † Coadjutor Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine Bishop of Kraków, Poland

49.8 Appointed Marcin Szyszkowski † Titular Bishop of Christopolis Bishop of Kraków, Poland

Dec 31.1 Ordained Priest Denis-Simon de Marquemont † Priest of Paris, France Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France

6 Dec 55.9 Died Tommaso Zerula † Bishop of Minori, Italy

7 Dec 30.2 Ordained Bishop André Frémyot † Archbishop of Bourges, France Archbishop Emeritus

8 Dec 56.8 Died Girolamo Mattei † Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio

9 Dec Died Vincenzo Bassi † Bishop of Andria, Italy

10 Dec Appointed Pedro Carvajal Girón de Loaysa † Bishop of Coria, Spain

14 Dec Died Charles de Bony † Bishop of Angoulême, France

17 Dec Died Antonio Maria Manzoli † Bishop Emeritus of Gravina (di Puglia), Italy

19 Dec 33.9 Appointed Filippo Bardi (dei Verni) † Bishop of Cortona, Italy

38.2 Appointed Gregorio (Pompilio) Servanzi, O.P. † Bishop of Trevico, Italy Bishop Emeritus

22 Dec 81.9 Died Tommaso de Bonsi † Bishop Emeritus of Béziers, France

27 Dec 58.0 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Delfino † Bishop of Vicenza, Italy Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
4 Jul		Appointed	Francisco de Vera-Villavicencio, O. de M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain	Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
	Appointed	Francisco de Vera-Villavicencio, O. de M. †	Titular Bishop of Madaurus	Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
6 Jul	35.5	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Desideri (Conte) †	Bishop of Rieti, Italy
10 Jul	64.5	Died	Juan Terés †	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
16 Jul		Appointed	Melchior de Pirn †	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
	Appointed	Melchior de Pirn †	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
30 Jul		Appointed	Francesco Bennio (de Butrio), O.S.M. †	Bishop of Ravello e Scala, Italy
	Appointed	Pablo Laguna †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
54.5	Appointed	Johann Lohel, O. Praem. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia	Archbishop
54.5	Appointed	Johann Lohel, O. Praem. †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia	Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
3 Aug	54.5	Ordained Bishop	Johann Lohel, O. Praem. †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia	Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
9 Aug		Born	Lorenzo Pollicini †		Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
13 Aug		Appointed	Carlo Argentero †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
62.6	Appointed	Pedro Castro Nero †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
16 Aug	62.6	Died	Silvio Antoniano †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Salvatore in Lauro
20 Aug		Died	Pierre de Polverel †	Bishop-Elect of Alet, France
27 Aug		Born	François Adhémar de Monteil de Grignan †		Archbishop of Arles, France
53.6	Appointed	Juan García Valdemora †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain	Bishop of Tuy, Spain
	Appointed	Agostinho Ribeiro †	Bishop of Ceuta and Tanger, Spain	Bishop of Angra, Portugal
31 Aug		Ordained Bishop	David Kearney †	Archbishop of Cashel, Ireland
Sep		Ordained Bishop	Pablo Laguna †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
1 Sep	52.1	Died	Bonviso Bonvisi †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
10 Sep	70.3	Appointed	Girolamo Bernardino Pallantieri, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Bitonto, Italy
11 Sep		Died	Orazio Montani (Montano) †	Archbishop of Arles, France
17 Sep	16.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Silvestro Aldobrandini, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Cesareo in Palatio
43.7	Appointed	Guillaume Simonin †	Auxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
43.7	Appointed	Guillaume Simonin †	Titular Bishop of Corinthus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Besançon, France
20 Sep	25.1	Ordained Priest	Engelbert des Bois †	Priest	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
24 Sep	43.7	Installed	Christophe de L’Estang †	Bishop of Carcassonne, France
26 Sep	63.7	Died	Frédéric Ragueneau †	Bishop of Marseille, France
28 Sep	42.7	Ordained Bishop	Johann Jakob von Lamberg †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
3 Oct		Died	Cristoforo Boncompagni †	Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
9 Oct	53.7	Died	Germanico Malaspina †	Bishop of San Severo, Italy
12 Oct	70.3	Ordained Bishop	Girolamo Bernardino Pallantieri, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Bitonto, Italy
20 Oct	45.8	Died	Marco Agrippa Dandini †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy
22 Oct		Appointed	Juan de la Sal †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
	Appointed	Juan de la Sal †	Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
	Appointed	Pedro de Villarreal †	Bishop of Nicaragua
27 Oct		Born	Michelangelo Bonadies, O.F.M. †		Bishop of Catania, Italy
28 Oct		Born	Sebastiano d’Alessandro, O. Carm. †		Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy
2 Nov	53.8	Died	José (Giuseppe) Esteve Juan (Stefano) †	Bishop of Orihuela, Spain
5 Nov	16.8	Installed	Silvestro Aldobrandini, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Cesareo in Palatio
55.8	Appointed	Antoine de Révol †	Bishop of Dol, France
70.8	Appointed	Diego Vázquez de Mercado †	Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
9 Nov	55.8	Died	Alonso D’Avalos †	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain
18 Nov		Died	Dionisiy (Dionizy) Zbyruyskyi (Zbirujski) †	Bishop of Chełm (Ukrainian), Poland
24 Nov	57.9	Appointed	Giovanni Delfino †	Bishop of Vicenza, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
49.8	Appointed	Marcin Szyszkowski †	Coadjutor Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
49.8	Appointed	Marcin Szyszkowski †	Titular Bishop of Christopolis	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
Dec	31.1	Ordained Priest	Denis-Simon de Marquemont †	Priest of Paris, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France
6 Dec	55.9	Died	Tommaso Zerula †	Bishop of Minori, Italy
7 Dec	30.2	Ordained Bishop	André Frémyot †	Archbishop of Bourges, France	Archbishop Emeritus
8 Dec	56.8	Died	Girolamo Mattei †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio
9 Dec		Died	Vincenzo Bassi †	Bishop of Andria, Italy
10 Dec		Appointed	Pedro Carvajal Girón de Loaysa †	Bishop of Coria, Spain
14 Dec		Died	Charles de Bony †	Bishop of Angoulême, France
17 Dec		Died	Antonio Maria Manzoli †	Bishop Emeritus of Gravina (di Puglia), Italy
19 Dec	33.9	Appointed	Filippo Bardi (dei Verni) †	Bishop of Cortona, Italy
38.2	Appointed	Gregorio (Pompilio) Servanzi, O.P. †	Bishop of Trevico, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
22 Dec	81.9	Died	Tommaso de Bonsi †	Bishop Emeritus of Béziers, France
27 Dec	58.0	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Delfino †	Bishop of Vicenza, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

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