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The Year of Our Lord 1508

Bishop Events

January to June


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownDiedGiovanni de Almodonari, O.F.M. †Bishop of Stefaniaco e Benda, Albania
BornOnofrio Bartolini de’ MediciArchbishop of Pisa, Italy
DiedWalter BlakeBishop of Clonmacnoise, Ireland
DiedLudovico BrunoBishop of Acqui, Italy
28.0AppointedFrançois Guillaume de Castelnau de Clermont-LudčveBishop of Senez, FranceCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
DiedUrbano de CaragnanoBishop of Monopoli, Italy
DiedAngelo CastalsiBishop of Isola, Italy
ResignedMikołaj Chrapicki (Crapitz)Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), PolandBishop Emeritus
BornLancelot de ClareBishop of Riez, France
DiedThomas ClerkeBishop Emeritus of Killala, Ireland
DiedFrancesco Conti, O.P. †Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
ResignedDenis de BarBishop of Saint-Papoul, FranceBishop Emeritus
35.0AppointedSisto Gara della Rovere (Franciotti)Bishop of Camerino, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
DiedPierre DuFourBishop of Lectoure, France
29.0EnteredZacharias Ferrari, O.S.B. †Member of Carthusian OrderBishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
DiedAlonso de Fonseca y AcevedoArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
BornGirolamo de FranciscoBishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
DiedNiels FriisBishop of Viborg, Denmark
DiedStefano GoffrediBishop of Catanzaro, Italy
DiedAngelo LacertiBishop of Molfetta, Italy
ResignedChristophe de La TuadeBishop of Glandčves, FranceBishop Emeritus
DiedFrancesco de Lavello, O. Cart. †Bishop of Ravello, Italy
DiedJoăo LoboBishop of Tanger (Tangier), Morocco
68.0DiedFabrizio MarlianiBishop of Piacenza, Italy
BornJean de MontlucBishop Emeritus of Valence and Die, France
AppointedThomas O’MullalyBishop of Clonmacnoise, IrelandArchbishop of Tuam, Ireland
BornFrancisco Pacheco de Toledo (Villena)Cardinal, Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
DiedFrancesco PellicerArchbishop of Sassari, Italy
BornAlessandro PiccolominiCoadjutor Archbishop of Siena, Italy
Ordained BishopDiego Ribera de ToledoBishop of Mallorca, SpainBishop of Segovia, Spain
DiedGuillaume de Rochefort (Rupe), O.S.B. †Bishop of Alet, France
BornPaolo SadoletoBishop of Carpentras, France
BornBernardo SalviatiCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Papoul, France
33.0ResignedFederico SanseverinoAdministrator of Maillezais, FranceCardinal, Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Novara, Italy
BornGeorges de SelveBishop of Lavaur, France
BornHenry SinclairBishop of Ross (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland, Great Britain
BornJérôme Souchier, O. Cist. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana
Ordained PriestJohann SpyserPriest of Bamberg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
DiedPietro StrebbignaBishop of Sapë, Albania
BornFelice TiranniArchbishop of Urbino, Italy
DiedAymard de VescoBishop of Vence, France
3 Jan69.0ResignedJohann von Eindhoven, C.R.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
7 Jan86.0DiedBonfrancesco ArlottiBishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
SucceededGianluca Castellini (del Pozzo, Pontremoli)Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
10 Jan51.3AppointedBernardino López de Carvajal y SandeAdministrator of Rossano, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
AppointedPietro Socchi (Zagno)Bishop of Pult (Pulati) Minor, Albania
18 JanDiedJean Vasseur, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Thérouanne, France
25 JanResignedJohannes Gropengeter, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Minden, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
DiedHeinrich von SchaumbergBishop of Minden, Germany
28 JanAppointedMartín Cabeza de Vaca, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
AppointedMartín Cabeza de Vaca, O.P. †Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos, Titular SeesAuxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
AppointedJacques Ricoul, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Chartres, France
AppointedJacques Ricoul, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of ThermopylaeAuxiliary Bishop of Chartres, France
7 FebAppointedJean BohierBishop of Nevers, France
AppointedMichele ClaudioBishop of Monopoli, Italy
AppointedJohannes von Helmont, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
AppointedJohannes von Helmont, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of Syra (Suda)Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
AppointedChristoforo MagnacuriusBishop of Polignano (Polinianum), ItalyBishop Emeritus
9 Feb52.1DiedKonrad von RietbergBishop of Osnabrück, Germany
13 FebDiedLudwig von Siegen, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
18 FebAppointedAntonio Brancaccio (Brancati), O.P. †Bishop of Gravina (di Puglia), Italy
AppointedPietro Matteo d’Aquino, O.P. †Bishop of Lecce, Italy
39.9AppointedAlessandro FarneseAdministrator of Vence, FrancePope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
20 FebAppointedPeter WolkowBishop of Schwerin, Germany
23 FebAppointedFrancesco della RovereBishop of Camerino, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Benevento, Italy
44.2AppointedAndrea Della ValleBishop of Mileto, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
24 Feb36.1SelectedErich von Sachsen-LauenburgBishop of Münster, Germany
4 MarDiedMateo Perez, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain
6 Mar30.1SelectedErich von Braunschweig-GrubenhagenBishop of Osnabrück, GermanyBishop-Elect
7 MarDiedFabrizio VaranoBishop of Camerino, Italy
15 MarAppointedJános GosztonyiBishop of Vác, HungaryBishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
AppointedAntonio LuciferoBishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
16 MarBornSebastian von HeusenstammArchbishop of Mainz, Germany
18 Mar51.1DiedAntonio Trivulzio (Sr.), C.R.S. Ant. †Cardinal, Bishop of Como, Italy
Apr74.2ResignedJohannes BonemilchAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
14 Apr43.2AppointedScaramuccia TrivulzioBishop of Como, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
23 AprDiedGarcía Ramírez Villaescusa, O.S. †Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
May16.3SelectedFranz von Braunschweig-LüneburgBishop of Minden, GermanyBishop-Elect
4 MayDiedChristoph Mendel von SteinfelsBishop of Chiemsee, Germany
7 MayOrdained BishopJacques Ricoul, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of ThermopylaeAuxiliary Bishop of Chartres, France
8 May43.3AppointedBerthold PürstingerBishop of Chiemsee, GermanyBishop Emeritus
12 May35.3AppointedJames BeatonBishop of Whithorn-Galloway, Scotland, Great BritainArchbishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain
AppointedThomas Chard, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain
AppointedThomas Chard, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of SelymbriaAuxiliary Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain
AppointedClemens Titular Bishop of Seneciensis (Severinensis)
19 May52.4DiedAntonio Surian, O. Cart. †Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
21 May25.3ProfessedGregorio (Giovanni Andrea) Cortese, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictCardinal, Administrator of Urbino, Italy
24 MayAppointedClaude Stavayer, O. Cist. †Bishop of Belley, France
5 Jun67.4ResignedFrancisco de BorjaBishop of Teano, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
7 JunAppointedSymphorien BullioudBishop of Glandčves, FranceBishop of Soissons, France
58.4AppointedAlessio Celadoni di CeladoniaBishop of Molfetta, Italy
AppointedLuigi ContariniPatriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
33.7ResignedLuigi d’AragonaAdministrator of Orense, SpainCardinal, Administrator of Nardň, Italy
AppointedPierre Raymond de GuiertBishop of Alet, France
AppointedPietro Isvalies (Isuali)Administrator of Orense, SpainCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana
38.4AppointedBernardo de Mesa, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Forli, ItalyBishop of Badajoz, Spain
38.4AppointedBernardo de Mesa, O.P. †Titular Bishop of TrinopolisBishop of Badajoz, Spain
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