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The Year of Our Lord 1517

Bishop Events

January to April


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownAppointedAndrea Bishop of Ugento, Italy
59.0ResignedFrederic von BadenBishop of Utrecht, NetherlandsBishop Emeritus
DiedGuichard de Beysard (ou Lessart), O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
DiedNicola CapranicaBishop of Nicastro, Italy
BornPyrrhus Antonio CasamassimaBishop of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy
67.0DiedAlessio Celadoni di CeladoniaBishop of Molfetta, Italy
DiedJuan Corona, O.P. †Bishop of Albania
ResignedAndrea CurialeBishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), ItalyBishop Emeritus
DiedNicola DabriBishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
39.0AppointedAmanieu d’AlbretAdministrator of Pamplona, SpainCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
DiedAntonio de CaroBishop of Nardò, Italy
DiedSimone de Nor (Narnia)Bishop of Andria, Italy
DiedGiovanni Francesco della RovereArchbishop of Torino {Turin}, ItalyBishop of Torino, Italy
53.9Ordained PriestAntoine du PratPriestCardinal, Archbishop of Sens, France
BornJakob ElinerAuxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
BornVincenzo Ercolani (Herculani), O.P. †Bishop of Perugia, Italy
61.0AppointedNiccolò FieschiAdministrator of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
DiedGiovanni Bishop of San Leone, Italy
38.0AppointedAdrien Gouffier de BoissyCardinal-Priest of Santa BalbinaCardinal, Administrator of Albi, France
55.8AppointedDomenico GrimaniAdministrator of Ceneda, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
BornGerard van GroesbeeckCardinal, Bishop of Liège, Belgium
DiedAngelo Antonio Guiliani (Gulionisio)Bishop of Termoli, Italy
AppointedJohn HepburnBishop of Brechin, Scotland, Great Britain
ResignedMichele Iorba (Jorba), Hisp. O. S. Hier †Auxiliary Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy
BornPietro LandiArchbishop Emeritus of Candia {Crete}, Greece
BornLorenzo LentiBishop of Fermo, Italy
DiedAngelo LeoniniArchbishop of Sassari, Italy
BornMelchior Lichtenfeld (Lichtenfels)Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
BornBenedetto LomelliniCardinal, Bishop of Anagni, Italy
DiedVincius de MaffeiBishop of Caiazzo, Italy
BornBartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa (Mechado)Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
AppointedAntonio Marcello, O.F.M. Conv. †Minister General of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop of Novigrad (Cittanova), Croatia
DiedMartino MasarechBishop of Pult (Pulati), Albania
39.0DiedBasilio MascardiBishop of Todi, Italy
BornGiulio MastrogiudiceBishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy
ResignedChristoforo MagnacuriusBishop of Polignano (Polinianum), ItalyBishop Emeritus
DiedJerome de MontagnaArchbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
BornMaximilien MorillonBishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
DiedZaccaria de MorisBishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
AppointedCristoforo Numai, O.F.M. Obs. †Cardinal, Administrator of Alatri, Italy
DiedJuan Ortega Bravo de la LagunaBishop of Coria, Spain
ResignedGiovanni Francesco de OrsiniBishop of Bitonto, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornAndrés de Oviedo, S.J. †Patriarch of Ethiopia
29.0SucceededGiovanni Giacomo de MonteferratoBishop of Casale Monferrato, ItalyBishop Emeritus
ResignedLactance (Lattanzio) PetrucciBishop of Sovana (Soana), Italy
ResignedNicolò Antonio Pesci (Piscibus)Bishop of Muro Lucano, ItalyBishop Emeritus
ResignedGiustino PlancaBishop of Giovinazzo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
DiedFilippo PorcelliBishop of Teramo, Italy
ResignedJuan RequesénsBishop of Cefalù, ItalyBishop Emeritus
CeasedGiovanni Ruffo de TheodoliApostolic Administrator of Pamplona, SpainArchbishop of Cosenza, Italy
BornFrancisco Salazar, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
75.0DiedArduino SantaleoniBishop of Nicotera, Italy
DiedGraziano Santucci, O.S.A. †Bishop of Alatri, Italy
BornOtto von SchaumbergBishop-Elect of Hildesheim, Germany
AppointedJuan de SepúlvedaTitular Archbishop of CorinthusBishop Emeritus of Malta
63.5AppointedFrancesco SoderiniAdministrator of Anagni, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
BornWojciech Staroźrebski SobiejuskiBishop of Przemyśl, Poland
DiedBernardino de TeobaldeschiBishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
DiedRoberto TibaldeschiBishop of Civitate (Città or Civita), Italy
81.0DiedAntonio TrombettaBishop Emeritus of Urbino, Italy
DiedPierre de ValetariisBishop of Carpentras, France
DiedToussaint VarinAuxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France
DiedLouis VoltanBishop of Rieux, France
DiedWilliam BartonAuxiliary Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
Jan61.0AppointedNiccolò FieschiAdministrator of Andria, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
10 JanAppointedThomas FowlerAuxiliary Bishop of Hereford, England, Great Britain
14 JanAppointedArnaud Guillaume de AydiaBishop of Aire, France
19 Jan55.9ResignedDomenico GrimaniPatriarch of Aquileia, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
29.0AppointedMarino GrimaniPatriarch of Aquileia, ItalyCardinal, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
28 Jan16.6AppointedErnst von BayernCoadjutor Bishop of Passau, GermanyFormer Bishop-Elect of Salzburg, Austria
4 FebAppointedLuis MartianoBishop of Tuy, Spain
5 FebDiedBalthasar Brennwald, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
11 FebAppointedGeorge de Athequa, O.P. †Bishop of Llandaff, Wales, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
AppointedPatrick O’Culwyn, O.S.A. †Bishop of Clogher, Ireland
AppointedLuigi PlatamoneBishop of Sarno, ItalyBishop of Siracusa, Italy
55.1ResignedFrancesco de RemolinsAdministrator of Sarno, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
12 FebBornLuigi CornaroCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
17 FebBornAntonio AgustínArchbishop of Tarragona, Spain
18 Feb38.7AppointedGiulio de’ MediciAdministrator of Bitonto, ItalyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
AppointedFelipe de UrríesTitular Bishop of Philadelphia in ArabiaCoadjutor Bishop of Huesca, Spain
26 FebAppointedGiovanni Brainfort, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
AppointedGiovanni Brainfort, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of LyddaAuxiliary Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
27 Feb38.7ResignedGiulio de’ MediciAdministrator of Bitonto, ItalyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
20.1AppointedGiacomo OrsiniBishop of Bitonto, ItalyBishop Emeritus
Mar39.0SelectedChristoph von StadionCoadjutor Bishop of Augsburg, GermanyBishop
3 Mar44.1ResignedSisto Gara della Rovere (Franciotti)Administrator of Lucca, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
4 Mar53.1AppointedLeonardo Grosso della RovereBishop of Lucca, ItalyCardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
8 MarOrdained BishopGeorge de Athequa, O.P. †Bishop of Llandaff, Wales, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
44.1DiedSisto Gara della Rovere (Franciotti)Cardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
9 Mar35.1AppointedMarco CornaroBishop of Padova {Padua}, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
53.1AppointedLeonardo Grosso della RovereCardinal-Priest of San Pietro in VincoliCardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
53.1ResignedLeonardo Grosso della RovereBishop of Lucca, ItalyCardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
55.8AppointedRaffaele Sansoni RiarioAdministrator of Lucca, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
AppointedFelipe de UrríesCoadjutor Bishop of Huesca, Spain
15 Mar89.2DiedJaime Serra i CauCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
16 Mar55.2AppointedFrancesco de RemolinsCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
18 MarAppointedPhilippe de BourgogneBishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
23 MarAppointedValentino d’Apreja (De Apreis)Bishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
AppointedDenis de RegatiisTitular Bishop of Chunavia
29 MarBornCarlo CarafaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
1 Apr57.2Elevated to CardinalAntoine Bohier du Prat, O.S.B. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Bourges, France
19.2Elevated to CardinalGuillaume de CroyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France
27.2AppointedGiovanni Francisco de GaetaBishop of Ascoli Satriano (Puglia), Italy
58.6AppointedLorenzo PucciAdministrator of Giovinazzo, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
8 AprAppointedNicola Bishop of Svač, Serbia
12 Apr73.2DiedHeinrich von LichtenauBishop of Augsburg, Germany
20 AprAppointedArnald de Arceto, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
AppointedArnald de Arceto, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of CerauniaAuxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
AppointedSancio de AyerbeBishop of Termoli, ItalyBishop Emeritus
AppointedJuan Cazalla, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of Verissa
AppointedAndrea Cibo (Cybo)Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
AppointedPietro Giovanni de MelisTitular Bishop of Tiberias
AppointedGaspar Antonio del MonteTitular Bishop of BethleemBishop of Civitate (Città or Civita), Italy
AppointedSevero PetrucciBishop of Montemarano, ItalyFormer Bishop-Elect
73.3AppointedFerdinando Ponzetti (Poncetti)Bishop of Molfetta, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
AppointedJoão do PortoAuxiliary Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
AppointedJoão do PortoTitular Bishop of ThagasteAuxiliary Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
39.1ConfirmedChristoph von StadionBishop of Augsburg, Germany
AppointedMatthaeus UnadopyaTitular Bishop of Croyacen (Croacen)
22 Apr57.3AppointedAmbrogio de Fiandino, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of Lamus
24 Apr39.7AppointedJacopo SadoletoCardinal, Bishop of Carpentras, France
26 Apr33.3Ordained BishopJean d’Orléans-LonguevilleCardinal, Archbishop of Toulouse, France
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