The Year of Our Lord 1604

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	72.0	Resigned	Antonio Agelli, C.R. †	Bishop of Acerno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Giacomo Altoviti †		Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
		Born	Lorenzo Astiria, O.S.Io.Hieros. †		Bishop of Malta
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Alderano Bellati (Bellatto) †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Bisignano, Italy
		Resigned	Albert de Bellièvre †	Archbishop of Lyon, France	Archbishop Emeritus
		Resigned	René Benoit †	Bishop-Elect of Troyes, France	Former Bishop-Elect
		Died	Stanislaw Bosovius †	Auxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland
		Born	Gonzalo Bravo de Grajera †		Bishop of Coria, Spain
		Born	William Burgat †		Archbishop of Cashel, Ireland
		Born	Matthieu de Castro Malo, C.O. †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Idalcan / Deccan / Bijapur, India
	36.0	Died	Giovanni Desideri (Conte) †	Bishop of Rieti, Italy
		Born	Bartolomeo Cresconi †		Bishop of Caserta, Italy
		Born	Girolamo Carafa, C.R. †		Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
		Born	Jean Daffis †		Bishop of Lombez, France
		Appointed	Elie d’Amida †	Archbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey	Archbishop Emeritus
		Ordained Bishop	Elie d’Amida †	Archbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey	Archbishop Emeritus
		Born	Luigi de Gennaro †		Bishop Emeritus of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy
	26.0	Ordained Priest	Loreto Di Franco (De Franchis) †	Priest	Bishop of Minori, Italy
		Born	Faustino Casas Hernández, O. de M. †		Bishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)
		Born	Sebastiano Dossena, B. †		Bishop of Alife, Italy
		Died	Diego della Quadra †	Bishop of Lavello, Italy
		Born	Gerald Fitzgerald †		Vicar Apostolic of Cashel, Ireland
		Born	Nicolas French †		Bishop of Ferns, Ireland
		Born	Giulio Gabrielli †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
		Born	Francesco Gheri †		Bishop of Cervia, Italy
	50.0	Resigned	Girolamo Giustiniani, O.P. †	Bishop of Chios (Scio), Greece	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Antonio Guidi †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
		Died	Joseph-Elie †	Archbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey
		Died	Benedetto Leoni, O.S.C. †	Bishop of Arkadi, Greece
		Died	Alvise Molino †	Bishop of Treviso, Italy
		Born	Silvestro Morosini †		Bishop of Treviso, Italy
		Born	Pavlo Ovlučynškyj †		Coadjutor Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland
		Born	Martin Prats †		Bishop of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium
		Born	Camillo Ragona †		Bishop of Capaccio, Italy
		Born	Francisco de Rojas-Borja y Artés †		Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
		Died	Benedetto Sceptius, O.P. †	Bishop of Syros (e Milos), Greece
		Born	Cristofor Segni †		Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica
		Died	Martín de Salvatierra †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
		Born	Giacinto Solaro di Moretta †		Bishop Emeritus of Mondovi, Italy
		Selected	Lajos Ujlaky †	Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary	Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
	22.0	Ordained Priest	Jakub Zadzik †	Priest	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
		Died	Miklós Zelniczey Naprady †	Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
4 Jan	56.0	Ordained Bishop	Antoine de Révol †	Bishop of Dol, France
4 Jan	38.2	Ordained Bishop	Gregorio (Pompilio) Servanzi, O.P. †	Bishop of Trevico, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
6 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Georges Scultetus †	Titular Bishop of Lydda	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
10 Jan	39.6	Died	Johann Adam von Bicken †	Archbishop-Elect of Mainz, Germany
11 Jan	34.0	Ordained Bishop	Filippo Bardi (dei Verni) †	Bishop of Cortona, Italy
11 Jan	49.0	Died	Johann Georg von Hallwyl †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
20 Jan	35.2	Appointed	Juan Esteban (Giovanni Stefano) Ferrero, O. Cist. †	Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
20 Jan	38.0	Resigned	Filippo Spinelli †	Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor	Cardinal, Bishop of Aversa, Italy
23 Jan		Appointed	Antonio de Francho, C.R. †	Bishop of Andria, Italy
24 Jan		Died	Juan Pedrosa, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
27 Jan	36.2	Selected	Jakob Fugger von Kirchberg Weissen Horn †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
28 Jan	50.0	Appointed	Giovanni Domenico d’Ettore †	Bishop of Ostuni, Italy
28 Jan	50.0	Appointed	Pirro Imperoli †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy
31 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Pedro de Villarreal †	Bishop of Nicaragua
4 Feb		Appointed	Jan Zamoyski, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
6 Feb		Died	Giovanni Domenico Rebiba †	Bishop of Catania, Italy
7 Feb	57.0	Died	Tommaso Contarini †	Archbishop of Candia {Crete}, Greece
8 Feb	50.1	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Domenico d’Ettore †	Bishop of Ostuni, Italy
8 Feb	50.1	Ordained Bishop	Pirro Imperoli †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy
11 Feb	51.1	Appointed	Angelo Baroni, O.P. †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
16 Feb	80.1	Died	Bartolomé de Ledesma, O.P. †	Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
17 Feb	50.5	Selected	Johann Schweikard von Kronberg †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
18 Feb	51.1	Appointed	Rafael Rovirola †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
22 Feb	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Baroni, O.P. †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
29 Feb	82.3	Died	Lucio Sassi †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Ripatransone, Italy
7 Mar	53.1	Died	Minuccio Minucci †	Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
13 Mar	66.6	Died	Arnaud d’Ossat †	Cardinal, Bishop of Bayeux, France
15 Mar	31.2	Appointed	Antoine de Coues †	Coadjutor Bishop of Condom, France	Bishop Emeritus
	31.2	Appointed	Antoine de Coues †	Titular Bishop of Auzia	Bishop Emeritus of Condom, France
	25.1	Appointed	Gabriel de L’Aubespine †	Bishop of Orléans, France
	44.1	Appointed	Jean Le Mire (Miraeus) †	Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}, Belgium
	38.2	Appointed	Galeazzo Sanvitale †	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
21 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Pedro Carvajal Girón de Loaysa †	Bishop of Coria, Spain
21 Mar		Died	Philipp von Rothenstein †	Bishop of Worms, Germany
23 Mar		Born	Girolamo Colonna †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
24 Mar	41.2	Appointed	Azarias Friton, O.P. †	Archbishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
	41.7	Appointed	François de Joyeuse †	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
	42.2	Appointed	Étienne Le Maingre de Boucicault, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Grasse, France
26 Mar		Born	Cesare Cancellotti, C.O. †		Bishop of Montalto (delle Marche), Italy
28 Mar	31.2	Ordained Bishop	Antoine de Coues †	Titular Bishop of Auzia	Bishop Emeritus of Condom, France
28 Mar	25.1	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel de L’Aubespine †	Bishop of Orléans, France
29 Mar	52.2	Appointed	Jan Tarnowski †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
3 Apr		Born	Otto Friedrich von Buchheim (Puchheim) †		Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
4 Apr	38.2	Ordained Bishop	Galeazzo Sanvitale †	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
12 Apr		Died	Jean-Godefroi Ginod †	Bishop of Belley, France
25 Apr	44.3	Ordained Bishop	Guillaume Simonin †	Titular Bishop of Corinthus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Besançon, France
28 Apr		Appointed	Giovanni de Gantes †	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
2 May	51.3	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Rovirola †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
5 May	36.5	Confirmed	Jakob Fugger von Kirchberg Weissen Horn †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
6 May		Died	Pedro García Galarza †	Bishop of Coria, Spain
8 May	16.1	Professed	Juan de Arguinao y Gutiérrez, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
9 May	41.3	Ordained Bishop	Azarias Friton, O.P. †	Archbishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
9 May	50.3	Ordained Bishop	Marcin Szyszkowski †	Titular Bishop of Christopolis	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
10 May	74.3	Appointed	Juan Vich Manrique de Lara †	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
16 May		Died	Alessandro Riccardi †	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
20 May	54.0	Died	Simeone Tagliavia d’Aragonia †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
24 May		Died	Andreas Hofmann †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
30 May	42.4	Ordained Bishop	Étienne Le Maingre de Boucicault, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Grasse, France
30 May	44.3	Ordained Bishop	Jean Le Mire (Miraeus) †	Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}, Belgium
31 May	57.4	Appointed	Marco Giustiniani, O.P. †	Bishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
		Born	Léonor de Goyon de Matignon (I) †		Bishop Emeritus of Lisieux, France
		Appointed	Gaspare Pasquali, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Rieti, Italy
	48.4	Appointed	Giuseppe Saladino †	Bishop of Siracusa, Italy
	64.4	Appointed	Taddeo Sarti †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
Jun		Born	Louis Abelly †		Bishop Emeritus of Rodez, France
Jun	50.4	Succeeded	Marcin Szyszkowski †	Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
4 Jun		Died	Roberto Pierbenedetti †	Bishop of Nocera Umbra, Italy
7 Jun	48.4	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Saladino †	Bishop of Siracusa, Italy
7 Jun	64.4	Ordained Bishop	Taddeo Sarti †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
9 Jun	49.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Girolamo Agucchi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
	38.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Innocenzo Del Bufalo-Cancellieri †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, Italy
	47.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Carlo Conti †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
	58.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Delfino †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Vicenza, Italy
	31.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni (Giannettino) Doria †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
	47.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Jacques Davy du Perron †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens, France
	52.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Domenico Ginnasi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	56.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Bernard Maciejowski †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
	42.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Carlo Gaudenzio Madruzzo †	Cardinal, Bishop of Trento, Italy
	60.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Anselmo Marzato, O.F.M. Cap. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
	65.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Séraphin Olivier-Razali †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Salvatore in Lauro
	60.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Girolamo Pamphilj †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Biagio dell’Anello
	19.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Carlo Emmanuele Pio di Savoia †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	44.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Giacomo Sannesio †	Cardinal, Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
	38.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Filippo Spinelli †	Cardinal, Bishop of Aversa, Italy
	46.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Ferdinando Taverna †	Cardinal, Bishop of Novara, Italy
	40.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Erminio Valenti †	Cardinal, Bishop of Faenza, Italy
	53.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Antonio Zapata y Cisneros †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
12 Jun	57.4	Ordained Bishop	Marco Giustiniani, O.P. †	Bishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
13 Jun	71.4	Ordained Bishop	Diego Vázquez de Mercado †	Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
14 Jun	33.2	Appointed	Pietro Aldobrandini †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
	58.2	Installed	Anne d’Escars de Givry (de Pérusse), O.S.B. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna	Cardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
	61.4	Appointed	Piotr Tylicki †	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
24 Jun	60.6	Installed	Anselmo Marzato, O.F.M. Cap. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
25 Jun	49.4	Installed	Girolamo Agucchi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
	65.8	Installed	Séraphin Olivier-Razali †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Salvatore in Lauro
	60.4	Installed	Girolamo Pamphilj †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Biagio dell’Anello
	19.4	Appointed	Carlo Emmanuele Pio di Savoia †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	36.4	Appointed	Vittorio Ragazzoni †	Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
	44.4	Installed	Giacomo Sannesio †	Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio	Cardinal, Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
	46.4	Installed	Ferdinando Taverna †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eusebio	Cardinal, Bishop of Novara, Italy
	40.4	Installed	Erminio Valenti †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Traspontina	Cardinal, Bishop of Faenza, Italy
27 Jun	36.4	Ordained Bishop	Vittorio Ragazzoni †	Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia

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