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The Year of Our Lord 1615

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornJacques Adhémar de Monteil de GrignanBishop of Uzés, France
BornFrancisco AguadoBishop of Astorga, Spain
BornFrancesco AngelucciBishop of Veroli, Italy
BornAgustín Antolínez, O.S.A. †Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
39.0DiedGiovanni Battista de AquenaBishop of Bosa, Italy
BornFrancesco Arrigua, O.M. †Bishop of Nicotera, Italy
BornJean-Albert Belin, O.S.B. †Bishop of Belley, France
BornGiulio BerlendisBishop of Belluno, Italy
BornCesare Biandrà (Biandrati)Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
67.0ResignedMartin BrennerBishop of Seckau, AustriaBishop Emeritus
63.0ResignedOrazio CapponiBishop of Carpentras, France
BornPlacido Carafa, C.R. †Bishop of Acerra, Italy
DiedGaspare Cardoso, O.S.B. †Bishop of Potenza, Italy
BornDomenico Cito, O.P. †Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
ResignedElie d’AmidaArchbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), TurkeyArchbishop Emeritus
BornManuel da Natividade, O.F.M. †Bishop of Angola e Congo
BornIvan de AndreisBishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
47.0Ordained BishopGonçalo (Gonzalo) da SilvaBishop of Malacca, SingaporeBishop of Ceuta and Tanger, Spain
BornJoseph de Montpezat de CarbonArchbishop of Toulouse, France
BornOttaviano della Rovere, B. †Bishop of Fossano, Italy
ResignedAndrés de Santa Maria, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Cochin, IndiaBishop Emeritus
BornMaurice DurcanVicar Apostolic of Achonry, Ireland
40.0AppointedJakob EberleinBishop of Seckau, Austria
40.1ResignedFrançois d’Escoubleau de SourdisCoadjutor Bishop of Maillezais, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
40.0DiedLucas de FranchisBishop of Ugento, Italy
BornGabriel-Philippe de Froullay de TesséBishop of Avranches, France
BornGaetano Garimberti, C.R. †Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, Italy
BornAdamo GentileBishop of Lipari, Italy
27.6ResignedFerdinando GonzagaCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Octaviae)
45.0ResignedFelipe Guimerá, O. de M. †Master General of Order of Our Lady of MercyBishop of Jaca, Spain
ResignedGirolamo IncontriBishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), ItalyBishop Emeritus
Ordained BishopJean Bishop of Mardin (Chaldean), Turkey
BornWespazjan LanckorońskiBishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
51.0DiedGiorgio Lazzari, O.P. †Bishop of Minori, Italy
BornJohn LeyburnVicar Apostolic of England (and Wales), Great Britain
BornFrancesco LiberatiTitular Archbishop of Ephesus
BornGregory (Grégoire) Luo Wenzao (Lou, López), O.P. †Bishop of Nanking [Nanjing], China
DiedPedro Matías, O.F.M. †Bishop-Elect of Nueva Caceres, Philippines
BornJuan Molino Navarrete, O.F.M. †Bishop of Palencia, Spain
BornCarlo Molza, O.S.B. †Bishop of Modena, Italy
BornCharles MontecatiniTitular Archbishop of Chalcedon
DiedJacob de NisibeBishop of Mardin (Chaldean), Turkey
BornGiovanni Battista Paggi, B. †Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
54.0ResignedPedro Ponce de Léon, O.P. †Bishop of Zamora, SpainBishop Emeritus
60.0DiedFrancesco PersicoBishop of Montepeloso, Italy
DiedSelvaggio PrimitelliBishop of Lavello, Italy
AppointedAdam-Timothee RabbanArchbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey
Ordained BishopAdam-Timothee RabbanArchbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey
47.0DiedVittorio RagazzoniArchbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
BornLorenzo RaggiCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
BornCesare Maria Antonio RasponiCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina
BornFrancesco RavizzaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
DiedDionisio Reudio, O.F.M. Obs. †Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
BornAntonio RicciulliBishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
BornGiovanni Roano e CorrioneroArchbishop of Monreale, Italy
BornCosme Roger, O. Cist. †Bishop of Lombez, France
BornPietro Martire Rusca, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Caorle, Italy
BornGiuseppe (Francisco Maria) SanfeliceArchbishop of Cosenza, Italy
BornFrancisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez, O.S.A. †Bishop of Coria, Spain
BornFrancisco de Seijas LosadaArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
DiedVincenzo SerafinoBishop of Teano, Italy
BornMikolaj SłupskiAuxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
BornStanisław Jacek Święcicki, O.C.S.A. †Bishop of Chełm, Poland
BornMátyás TarnóczyBishop of Vác, Hungary
BornThomas Tatumensis, O.P. †Former Archbishop-Elect of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
DiedDomingo Valderrama y Centeno, O.P. †Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
54.1Ordained BishopPedro VegaBishop of Cartagena, Colombia
BornJean de Vintimille du LucBishop of Toulon, France
DiedMuzio VitaliBishop of Vieste, Italy
BornGeorgius VladagniBishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
ProfessedJan Chrzciciel Zamoyski, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
9 JanDiedMario SassiArchbishop of Rossano, Italy
12 Jan75.0AppointedJuan Beltrán Guevara y FigueroaArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
41.0AppointedBernardino BurattiBishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, ItalyArchbishop of Manfredonia, Italy
26.0AppointedJoachim d’EstaingBishop of Clermont, France
48.0AppointedBaccio GherardiniBishop of Fiesole, Italy
AppointedScipione PasqualiBishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
42.0AppointedCesare VentimigliaBishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
21 JanBornLaurenz AidingerBishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria
BornBenito Ignacio Salazar Goiri, O.S.B. †Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
24 Jan48.0Ordained BishopBaccio GherardiniBishop of Fiesole, Italy
26 Jan39.0AppointedGiovanni Battista LancellottiBishop of Nola, Italy
42.0AppointedAdam NowodworskiBishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), UkraineBishop of Poznań, Poland
1 FebOrdained BishopScipione PasqualiBishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
2 FebDiedFranjo Baličević, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
3 FebBornFrancisco Rodríguez CastañónBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
8 Feb55.1AppointedChristoph WeberAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
55.1AppointedChristoph WeberTitular Bishop of AscalonAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
9 Feb65.4AppointedFrançois BuisseretArchbishop of Cambrai, France
60.0AppointedLuis Fernández de CórdobaBishop of Málaga, SpainArchbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
26.7AppointedVitalis de L’EstangCoadjutor Bishop of Carcassonne, FranceBishop
26.7AppointedVitalis de L’EstangTitular Bishop of EphesusBishop of Carcassonne, France
41.1AppointedPietro Paolo MilotoBishop of Chioggia, Italy
16 Feb66.1AppointedSebastião de São Pedro, O.S.A. †Bishop of Cochin, IndiaArchbishop of Goa, India
23 FebBornJohann Franz von Preysing-HohenaschauBishop of Chiemsee, Germany
24 Feb26.8Ordained BishopVitalis de L’EstangTitular Bishop of EphesusBishop of Carcassonne, France
41.1Ordained BishopPietro Paolo MilotoBishop of Chioggia, Italy
1 MarBornAntonio Rodríguez CastañonBishop of Zamora, Spain
3 MarBornFrancesco MegaleBishop of Isola, Italy
8 Mar35.1Ordained BishopStephen StrecheusTitular Bishop of DionysiasAuxiliary Bishop of Liège, Belgium
13 MarBornAntonio Pignatelli del RastrelloPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
14 Mar27.8Ordained PriestBenoît-Théophile de Chevron VillettePriestArchbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
15 Mar39.2Ordained BishopGiovanni Battista LancellottiBishop of Nola, Italy
42.2Ordained BishopCesare VentimigliaBishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
22 MarOrdained BishopGiovanni de Clèves, C.R.S.A. †Titular Bishop of Bethleem
23 Mar74.2ResignedMetello BichiArchbishop of Siena, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
57.2AppointedVincenzo CaputoBishop of San Severo, ItalyBishop of Andria, Italy
46.2AppointedAmbrogio Gozzeo, O.P. †Bishop of Stagno (Ston), Croatia
AppointedAlessandro PetrucciArchbishop of Siena, Italy
49.2ResignedFabrizio VeralloBishop of San Severo, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
24 Mar65.5InstalledFrançois BuisseretArchbishop of Cambrai, France
60.2DiedAlessandro RossiBishop of Parma, Italy
27 MarBornUlisse OrsiniBishop of Ripatransone, Italy
28 Mar54.8SelectedJean DauvinBishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
29 MarBornAntoine-Pierre de Grammont, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Besançon, France
30 Mar47.2AppointedFabio PiccolominiBishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
50.6AppointedNicolas Zoes (Zoesius)Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
AprDiedHenri d’Escoubleau de SourdisBishop of Maillezais, France
5 Apr41.2Ordained BishopBernardino BurattiBishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, ItalyArchbishop of Manfredonia, Italy
47.2Ordained BishopFabio PiccolominiBishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
6 Apr28.2AppointedSébastien ZametBishop of Langres, France
12 AprBornGiovanni Battista FedericiBishop of Sagone (Sagona), France
20 AprBornGeorg Sigismund MüllerAuxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
26 Apr57.3Ordained BishopVincenzo CaputoBishop of San Severo, ItalyBishop of Andria, Italy
61.3Ordained BishopAntonio CorrioneroBishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, SpainBishop of Salamanca, Spain
42.3Ordained BishopAdam NowodworskiBishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), UkraineBishop of Poznań, Poland
35.3Ordained BishopStanislaw StarczewskiTitular Bishop of LacedaemoniaAuxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland
27 AprBornGaetano D’Afflitto, C.R. †Bishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy
2 May65.6DiedFrançois BuisseretArchbishop of Cambrai, France
4 MayAppointedFabrizio CaraccioloBishop of Tropea, Italy
10 May50.7Ordained BishopNicolas Zoes (Zoesius)Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
12 May93.3DiedAfonso de Castelo-BrancoBishop of Coimbra, Portugal
17 MayBornVirginio Orsini, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
80.3DiedAndré Strengnart (Strenguart), O. Carm. †Auxiliary Bishop of Liège, Belgium
18 May29.3AppointedGuillaume AléaumeBishop of Riez, FranceBishop of Lisieux, France
45.3AppointedLuis de Brito de Menezes, O.S.A. †Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, IndiaBishop of Cochin, India
40.3AppointedBaldassare Cagliares, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Bishop of Malta
40.3AppointedJoão da GamaBishop of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
AppointedAlessandro FilonardiBishop of Aquino, Italy
33.3ResignedFilippo FilonardiBishop of Aquino, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
47.3InstalledGian Alberto GarzoniBishop of Canea (Cydonia, Egée), Greece
42.3AppointedPaolo Palombo, C.R. †Bishop of Vieste, ItalyBishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
51.3AppointedVincenzo PeritiBishop of Lavello, Italy
49.3AppointedGirolamo Pignatelli, C.R. †Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
28 May51.4Ordained BishopVincenzo PeritiBishop of Lavello, Italy
49.4Ordained BishopGirolamo Pignatelli, C.R. †Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
31 May26.4Ordained BishopJoachim d’EstaingBishop of Clermont, France
Ordained BishopAlessandro FilonardiBishop of Aquino, Italy
1 Jun51.4AppointedMartin Alphonso Mexia de TovarBishop of Lamego, PortugalBishop of Coimbra, Portugal
6 JunBornDaniele GiustinianiBishop of Bergamo, Italy
81.4DiedJacques Maistret, O. Carm. †Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
7 Jun62.4DiedPedro Manrique de Lara, O.S.A. †Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
13 Jun22.1Ordained PriestJost (Jodok) KnabPriest of Lausanne, SwitzerlandBishop
15 Jun37.4AppointedBartol Kačić, O.F.M. †Bishop of Makarska, Croatia
18 Jun28.4Ordained BishopSébastien ZametBishop of Langres, France
26 JunBornOnofrio ManesiBishop of Bisignano, Italy
29 Jun27.4Ordained BishopPierre de Villars (III)Titular Archbishop of EphesusArchbishop of Vienne, France
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