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The Year of Our Lord 1521

Bishop Events

January to June


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown39.0Ordained BishopMusa al-AkkariBishopPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
BornAntonio AltovitiArchbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
BornStefano (Agostino) Bonucci, O.S.M. †Cardinal, Bishop of Arezzo, Italy
DiedGiovanni Brainfort, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
DiedGerolamo CastaldiBishop of Massa Lubrense, Italy
BornAgustín de Cisneros MontesaBishop of Concepción, Chile
DiedArnaud (Ferdinando) CastigliaBishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
ResignedGiovanni Francesco D’AnnaBishop of Carinola (Calina), ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornGianpaolo della ChiesaCardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
BornSebastiano FerreroBishop Emeritus of Ivrea, Italy
DiedMarcantonio FoscariniBishop of Novigrad (Cittanova), Croatia
DiedMarco de FranceschiBishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece
41.0AppointedFederico (de Campo) FregósoArchbishop (Personal Title) of Coutances, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
16.9ProfessedSt. Antonio (Michele) Ghislieri, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
SelectedDietrich HardenbergBishop of Brandenburg, Germany
DiedThomas HulsayBishop of Leighlin, Ireland
DiedClaude de HussonBishop of Poitiers, France
ResignedGuy Le Clerc, O.S.A. †Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, FranceBishop Emeritus
DiedAcenario LópezBishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
DiedAntonio LuciferoBishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
36.0Ordained PriestAugustin Mair, C.R.S.A. †Priest of Confederation of Canons Regular of St. AugustineAuxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
AppointedJean MuleBishop of Oslo, Norway
ResignedAndré MusBishop of Oslo, NorwayBishop Emeritus
BornMatthais ObAuxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
91.0DiedJakob Ulvsson (Ulfsson)Archbishop Emeritus of Uppsala, Sweden
46.0AppointedÖgmundur PálssonBishop of Skálholt, Iceland
DiedJohn PennyBishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain
DiedAntonio Camillo PesciBishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
DiedJuan PilarsArchbishop of Cagliari, Italy
DiedSismondo Filiasus RoverellaArchbishop Emeritus of Ravenna, Italy
ResignedGiovanni SannaBishop of Ales e Terralba, ItalyArchbishop of Sassari, Italy
ResignedJørgen SkodborgArchbishop-Elect of Lund, SwedenFormer Archbishop-Elect
BornRobert StewartBishop-Elect of Caithness, Scotland, Great Britain
BornPons de Thiard de BissyBishop Emeritus of Chalons-sur-Saône, France
DiedGiacomo TorrellaBishop of Trevico, Italy
DiedGómez de Toledo SolísBishop of Plasencia, Spain
BornGuglielmo TuttavillaBishop of Sarno, Italy
ResignedDomenico de ValletariBishop of Acci (Accia), FranceBishop Emeritus
38.0AppointedPál VárdaiBishop of Veszprém, HungaryArchbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
BornNicola Antonio VitelliBishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy
BornGhislain de VroedeAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen, Belgium
DiedGiovanni de Zaguis, O.S.B. †Bishop of Drivasto (Drivost), Albania
3 JanOrdained BishopGaleotto Graziani, O.S.B. †Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
5 Jan30.5AppointedAlbrecht von BrandenburgCardinal-Priest of San Pietro in VincoliCardinal, Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
48.5InstalledErhard (Erardo, Everard) von der Mark (de la Marca, Marck)Cardinal-Priest of San CrisogonoCardinal, Bishop of Liège, Belgium
41.0AppointedRafał LeszczyńskiBishop of Przemyśl, PolandBishop of Płock, Poland
52.0AppointedSilvio PasseriniCardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in LucinaCardinal, Bishop of Cortona, Italy
6 Jan23.0DiedGuillaume de CroyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France
7 Jan41.6AppointedPompeo ColonnaAdministrator of Potenza, ItalyCardinal, Administrator of Monreale, Italy
27.0AppointedJørgen FriisBishop of Viborg, DenmarkBishop Emeritus
AppointedJean Rouchault, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Angers, France
AppointedJean Rouchault, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of RaphaneaAuxiliary Bishop of Angers, France
AppointedFranjo Živković, O.F.M. †Bishop of Senj, Croatia
14 JanAppointedSymphorien BullioudBishop of Bazas, FranceBishop of Soissons, France
Ordained BishopAndrés Clemente de Torrecremata, T.O.R. †Bishop of Duvno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
64.3AppointedBernardino López de Carvajal y SandeBishop of Plasencia, SpainCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
17 Jan57.5DiedGiovanni FerrerArchbishop of Arles, France
30.0SucceededJean FerrerArchbishop of Arles, France
30 JanDiedJohn FolanBishop of Limerick, Ireland
2 FebBornAnnibale BozzutiCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Avignon, France
3 FebOrdained BishopFranjo Živković, O.F.M. †Bishop of Senj, Croatia
4 Feb82.0DiedWilliam AtwaterBishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
6 FebAppointedFernando del Barco, O. Carm. †Auxiliary Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
AppointedFernando del Barco, O. Carm. †Titular Bishop of SalonaAuxiliary Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
AppointedAfonso Cavalheiro, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Sapë, Albania
AppointedGonzalo de Ubeda, O. de M. †Bishop of Drivasto (Drivost), Albania
20 Feb18.1AppointedGiacomo Antonio AcquavivaBishop of Nardò, ItalyFormer Bishop-Elect
AppointedSantiago Calatayud, O.S.A. †Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
39.1ResignedMarco CornaroAdministrator of Nardò, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
47.1AppointedJohann LaymannAuxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
47.1AppointedJohann LaymannTitular Bishop of Augustopolis in PhrygiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
51.1AppointedBernardo de Mesa, O.P. †Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
3 Mar47.1Ordained BishopJohann LaymannTitular Bishop of Augustopolis in PhrygiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
7 Mar80.1DiedMartín GarcíaBishop of Barcelona, Spain
12 Mar56.1DiedAndrew Forman, O.S.A. †Archbishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain
13 Mar60.1ResignedAntonio Maria Ciocchi del MonteAdministrator of Pavia, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
33.5AppointedGiovanni Maria Ciocchi del MonteBishop of Pavia, ItalyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
AppointedGerolamo de CaroBishop of Monteverde, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Nazareth
AppointedWawrzyniec MiędzyleskiBishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
AppointedFilippo TrivulzioArchbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
17 MarDiedAgostino de Ortis, O.P. †Bishop of Satriano, Italy
20 Mar57.3AppointedAndrea Della ValleAdministrator of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
AppointedCherubino GaetanoBishop of Satriano, ItalyBishop of Satriano e Campagna, Italy
49.2AppointedJohn LonglandsBishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
61.2InstalledGuillén-Ramón de Vich y de ValterraCardinal, Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
26 MarOrdained BishopGiangiacomo di GambaranaBishop of Albenga, Italy
29 MarDiedChristoph von SchrofensteinBishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
AprDiedFrancisco de CartaAuxiliary Bishop of Urgell, Spain
1 AprOrdained BishopVicente de Peraza (Pirez), O.P. †Bishop of PanamáBishop Emeritus
8 AprAppointedJuan (Pedro) MirallesArchbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Urgell, SpainAuxiliary Bishop
AppointedJuan (Pedro) MirallesTitular Archbishop of ThessalonicaAuxiliary Bishop of Urgell, Spain
12 Apr26.2AppointedPietro de’ MarchesiBishop of Massa Lubrense, Italy
AppointedHieronymus Schultz, O. Praem. †Bishop of Havelberg, Germany
16 AprDiedSilvestro de’ GigliBishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain
21 AprOrdained BishopAntonio ErcolaniBishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
26 Apr23.0AppointedJean de LorraineAdministrator of Valence and Die, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
AppointedPhilippe Terrail de Bayard, O.S.A. †Bishop of Glandèves, France
5 May49.3Ordained BishopJohn LonglandsBishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
10 May15.4AppointedErcole GonzagaCardinal, Bishop of Mantova, Italy
52.3ResignedSigismondo GonzagaAdministrator of Mantova, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Nuova
AppointedAndrea SannaBishop of Ales e Terralba, ItalyArchbishop of Oristano, Italy
AppointedSixtus SignatiBishop of Trevico, Italy
12 MayConfirmedDietrich HardenbergBishop of Brandenburg, Germany
13 MaySucceededIppolito NovelliBishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
15 MayDiedJob von Dobenek, O.T. †Bishop of Pomesania (Pomezania), Poland
17 MayAppointedAntonio Bienvenu, O. Carm. †Auxiliary Bishop of Poitiers, France
AppointedAntonio Bienvenu, O. Carm. †Titular Bishop of HebronAuxiliary Bishop of Poitiers, France
AppointedPietro Alfonso MaleroAuxiliary Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
AppointedPietro Alfonso MaleroTitular Bishop of AmyclaeAuxiliary Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
AppointedFrançois Wyzius, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
AppointedFrançois Wyzius, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of MegaraAuxiliary Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
20 MayOrdained BishopHéctor d’Ailly de Rochefort (Rupefort)Bishop of Bayonne, FranceBishop of Toul, France
25 May26.3Ordained BishopMikolaj Radziwiłł, O.F.M. †Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
30 MayOrdained BishopPietro Guercio (de Quercius)Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
3 JunAppointedChristophe de ChauvignéBishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, FranceBishop Emeritus
36.4AppointedAgostino TrivulzioAdministrator of Alessano, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro
7 JunAppointedThomas Bele, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of London, England, Great Britain
AppointedThomas Bele, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of LyddaAuxiliary Bishop of London, England, Great Britain
43.0AppointedGiulio de’ MediciAdministrator of Worcester, England, Great BritainPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
11 Jun79.4DiedTamás BakóczCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
28.4AppointedLouis de Bourbon de Vendôme (II)Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai MontiCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Laon, France
39.4AppointedMarco CornaroTitular Patriarch of ConstantinopleCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
45.6AppointedGiovanni PiccolominiCardinal-Priest of Santa BalbinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Siena, Italy
16 JunOrdained BishopCherubino GaetanoBishop of Satriano, ItalyBishop of Satriano e Campagna, Italy
18 JunAppointedCristóbal de los RíosBishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
57.5ResignedAndrea Della ValleAdministrator of Valva e Sulmona, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
26 Jun37.4AppointedJean d’Orléans-LonguevilleBishop of Orléans, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Toulouse, France
28 JunDiedJuan González MenesesBishop of Almería, Spain
29 Jun51.4DiedFrancesco ContiCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Conza, Italy
30 JunOrdained BishopGiovanni di Amigetus (Amichettis), O.S.M. †Titular Bishop of Tiberias
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