The Year of Our Lord 1521

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	39.0	Ordained Bishop	Musa al-Akkari †	Bishop	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
		Born	Antonio Altoviti †	Rome	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
		Born	Stefano Bonucci †	Arezzo	Cardinal, Bishop of Arezzo, Italy
		Died	Giovanni Brainfort, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Lydda
		Died	Gerolamo Castaldi †	Bishop of Massa Lubrense, Italy
		Born	Agustín de Cisneros Montesa †	Medina de Rioseco, Spain	Bishop of Concepción, Chile
	39.0	Appointed	Marco Cornaro †	Titular Patriarch of Constantinople	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
		Died	Ferdinando Castiglia †	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
		Resigned	Giovanni Francesco D’Anna †	Bishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Gianpaolo della Chiesa †	Tortona, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio
		Appointed	Ferdinando de’ Medici †	Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece
		Appointed	Zacharias Ferrari, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
		Died	Marco de Franceschi †	Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece
	17.0	Professed	St. Antonio (Michele) Ghislieri, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Selected	Dietrich Hardenberg †	Bishop of Brandenburg, Germany
		Died	Thomas Hulsay †	Bishop of Leighlin, Ireland
		Died	Acenario López †	Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
		Died	Antonio Lucifero †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
	36.0	Ordained Priest	Augustin Mair, C.R.S.A. †	Priest of Confederation of Canons Regular of St. Augustine	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
		Died	François de Melun †	Bishop of Thérouanne, France
		Resigned	Giacomo Nini †	Bishop of Potenza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Matthais Ob †		Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
		Died	Antonio Camillo Pesci †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
		Died	Juan Pilars †	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
		Died	Sismondo Filiasio Roverella †	Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna, Italy
		Died	Giacomo Torrella †	Bishop of Trevico, Italy
		Died	Gómez de Toledo Solís †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
	38.0	Appointed	Pál Várdai †	Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
3 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Galeotto Graziani, O. Camald. †	Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
5 Jan	30.5	Appointed	Albrecht von Brandenburg †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli	Cardinal, Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
	48.6	Installed	Erhard (Erardo, Everard) von der Mark (de la Marca, Marck) †	Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono	Cardinal, Bishop of Liège, Belgium
		Appointed	Rafał Leszczyński †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland	Bishop of Płock, Poland
	52.0	Appointed	Silvio Passerini †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina	Cardinal, Bishop of Cortona, Italy
6 Jan	23.0	Died	Guillaume de Croy †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France
7 Jan	41.7	Appointed	Pompeo Colonna †	Administrator of Potenza, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Monreale, Italy
14 Jan		Appointed	Symphorien Bullioud †	Bishop of Bazas, France	Bishop of Soissons, France
14 Jan	64.3	Appointed	Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
17 Jan		Died	Juan Ferrer †	Archbishop of Arles, France
17 Jan		Succeeded	Juan Ferrer †	Archbishop of Arles, France
2 Feb		Born	Annibale Bozzuti †	Montecalvo Irpinio	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Avignon, France
4 Feb	82.1	Died	William Atwater †	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
6 Feb		Appointed	Fernando del Barco, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
		Appointed	Fernando del Barco, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Salona	Auxiliary Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
		Appointed	Gonzalo de Ubeda, O. de M. †	Bishop of Drivasto (Drivost), Albania
20 Feb		Appointed	Giacomo Antonio Acquaviva †	Bishop of Nardò, Italy	Former Bishop-Elect
		Appointed	Santiago Calatayud, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
	39.1	Resigned	Marco Cornaro †	Administrator of Nardò, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
		Appointed	Johann Laymann †	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Johann Laymann †	Titular Bishop of Augustopolis in Phrygia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
	51.1	Appointed	Bernardo de Mesa, O.P. †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
3 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Johann Laymann †	Titular Bishop of Augustopolis in Phrygia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
7 Mar	80.2	Died	Martín García †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
11 Mar	56.2	Died	Andrew Forman †	Archbishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain
13 Mar	60.2	Resigned	Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte †	Administrator of Pavia, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	33.5	Appointed	Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte †	Bishop of Pavia, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Appointed	Gerolamo de Caro †	Bishop of Monteverde, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Nazareth
		Appointed	Wawrzyniec Międzyleski †	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
		Appointed	Filippo Trivulzio †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
20 Mar	57.3	Appointed	Andrea Della Valle †	Administrator of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	49.2	Appointed	John Longlands †	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
	61.2	Installed	Guillén-Ramón de Vich y de Valterra †	Cardinal, Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
29 Mar		Died	Christoph von Schrofenstein †	Priest of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy	Bishop
Apr		Died	Francisco de Carta †	Auxiliary Bishop of Urgell, Spain
1 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Vicente de Peraza (Pirez), O.P. †	Bishop of Panamá	Bishop Emeritus
8 Apr		Appointed	Juan (Pedro) Miralles †	Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Urgell, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop
8 Apr		Appointed	Juan (Pedro) Miralles †	Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica	Auxiliary Bishop of Urgell, Spain
12 Apr		Appointed	Pietro de’ Marchesi †	Bishop of Massa Lubrense, Italy
12 Apr		Appointed	Hieronymus Schultz, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Havelberg, Germany
16 Apr		Died	Silvestro de’ Gigli †	Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain
26 Apr	23.0	Appointed	Jean de Lorraine †	Administrator of Valence and Die, France	Cardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
5 May	49.3	Ordained Bishop	John Longlands †	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
10 May	15.5	Appointed	Ercole Gonzaga †	Cardinal, Bishop of Mantova, Italy
	52.4	Resigned	Sigismondo Gonzaga †	Administrator of Mantova, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Nuova
		Appointed	Sixtus Signati †	Bishop of Trevico, Italy
13 May		Succeeded	Ippolito Novelli †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
13 May		Died	Andrea Novelli †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
15 May		Died	Job von Dobenek, O.T. †	Bishop of Pomesania (Pomezania), Poland
17 May		Confirmed	Dietrich Hardenberg †	Bishop of Brandenburg, Germany
30 May		Ordained Bishop	Pietro Guercio (de Quercius) †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
3 Jun	36.4	Appointed	Agostino Trivulzio †	Administrator of Alessano, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro
7 Jun		Appointed	Thomas Bele †	Titular Bishop of Lydda
7 Jun	43.0	Appointed	Giulio de’ Medici †	Administrator of Worcester, England, Great Britain	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
11 Jun	79.4	Died	Tamás Bakócz †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	28.4	Appointed	Louis de Bourbon de Vendôme (II) †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Laon, France
	45.7	Appointed	Giovanni Piccolomini †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Siena, Italy
18 Jun		Appointed	Cristóbal de los Ríos †	Bishop of Valva, Italy
	57.6	Resigned	Andrea Della Valle †	Administrator of Valva, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	57.6	Resigned	Andrea Della Valle †	Administrator of Sulmona, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
26 Jun	37.5	Appointed	Jean d’Orléans-Longueville †	Bishop of Orléans, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toulouse, France
28 Jun		Died	Juan González Meneses †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
29 Jun	51.5	Died	Francesco Conti †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Conza, Italy
1 Jul		Appointed	François de Bueil †	Archbishop of Bourges, France
9 Jul	60.2	Died	Raffaele Sansone Riario †	Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)	Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
12 Jul	40.5	Resigned	Paolo Emilio Cesi †	Administrator of Lund, Sweden	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio
12 Jul		Appointed	John Kite †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Carlisle, England, Great Britain	Bishop
15 Jul		Died	Luis Martiano †	Bishop of Tui, Spain
16 Jul		Died	Guillermo Ramón de Moncada †	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
24 Jul	23.7	Appointed	Benedetto de Accolti †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
	66.4	Resigned	Pietro de Accolti de Aretio †	Administrator of Cádiz, Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto
	60.6	Appointed	Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	65.6	Appointed	Niccolò Fieschi †	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	64.9	Appointed	Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
		Appointed	Jakub von Salza †	Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
4 Aug		Born	Giovanni Battista Castagna †	Rome	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
9 Aug	65.5	Appointed	Achille Grassi †	Titular Bishop of Pomaria	Cardinal, Administrator of Bologna, Italy
15 Aug		Installed	Vicente de Peraza (Pirez), O.P. †	Bishop of Panamá	Bishop Emeritus
24 Aug	31.4	Appointed	Giovanni Salviati †	Administrator of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
24 Aug		Died	Louis de Villiers de L’Isle-Adam †	Bishop of Beauvais, France
1 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Jakub von Salza †	Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
6 Sep		Appointed	Cesare Carpano †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
13 Sep		Appointed	Pedro de Córdoba, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Oreus
20 Sep		Appointed	Corrado Manili †	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
22 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Cristóbal de los Ríos †	Bishop of Valva, Italy
22 Sep	61.7	Ordained Bishop	Guillén-Ramón de Vich y de Valterra †	Cardinal, Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
2 Oct		Appointed	George Cromer †	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
13 Oct		Died	Jean Marre †	Bishop of Condom, France
16 Oct		Appointed	Ferdinando D’Anna †	Bishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy	Bishop of Bovino, Italy
	22.8	Appointed	Niccolò Gaddi †	Bishop of Fermo, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via Lata
		Appointed	Bernardino de Luca †	Bishop of Acci (Accia), France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Benedetto de Nobili †	Bishop of Foreign Diocese
	31.6	Resigned	Giovanni Salviati †	Administrator of Fermo, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
19 Oct		Appointed	Hérard de Grossoles de Flamarens †	Bishop of Condom, France
21 Oct		Born	Lucio Sassi †	Nola	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Ripatransone, Italy
25 Oct		Appointed	Quirin Op dem Veld von Willich †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
		Appointed	Quirin Op dem Veld von Willich †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
		Appointed	Jerónimo Vilanova †	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
Nov	25.8	Ordained Priest	Gaspare Ricciullo del Fosso, O.M. †	Priest of Order of the Minims	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
15 Nov		Appointed	Juan Bautista Centelles †	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain
15 Nov	52.9	Appointed	Silvio Passerini †	Cardinal, Bishop of Cortona, Italy
26 Nov		Died	Martin Carith †	Bishop of Kammin (Camin), Germany
29 Nov		Born	Marcantonio Maffei †	Bergamo	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Chieti, Italy
Dec	63.9	Died	Adriano di Castello †	Cardinal, Former Administrator of Bath and Wells, England, Great Britain
1 Dec	46.0	Died	Giovanni de’ Medici †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
13 Dec		Born	Felice Peretti Montalto, O.F.M. Conv. †	Grottamare	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)