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The Year of Our Lord 1523

Bishop Events

January to June


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownResignedMarino AcciabiancaBishop of Nusco, ItalyBishop Emeritus
26.0ResignedFrancesco de AccoltiBishop of Ancona e Numana, ItalyBishop Emeritus
AppointedAntonios Bishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
Ordained BishopAntonios Bishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
63.0DiedHeinrich BasedowBishop of Curland, Latvia
DiedAntonio Bienvenu, O. Carm. †Auxiliary Bishop of Poitiers, France
DiedLuca Borsciani Cybo, O.S.M. †Titular Archbishop of Ephesus
DiedJohann von BrandenburgBishop-Elect of Płock, Poland
23.2SelectedJohann Albrecht von BrandenburgCoadjutor Archbishop of Magdeburg, GermanyArchbishop
BornJacques de Castelnau de Clermont-LodčveBishop of Saint-Pons-de-Thomičres, France
BornMarcantonio Colonna (Sr.)Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
DiedPedro de Córdoba, O.P. †Titular Bishop of Rheon
BornRichard CreaghArchbishop of Armagh, Ireland
ResignedProcolo CurialeBishop of Bova, ItalyBishop Emeritus
48.1IncardinatedBartolomé de las Casas (Casaus), O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersBishop Emeritus of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
ResignedLouis Dourville (d’Oreille)Bishop of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges, FranceBishop Emeritus
DiedUgo de SpinaBishop-Elect of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
DiedMaurice FitzgeraldArchbishop of Cashel, Ireland
ResignedGiovanni Francesco de FranchisBishop of L’Aquila, ItalyBishop Emeritus
DiedDavid HamiltonBishop of Argyll (Lismore), Scotland, Great Britain
DiedHugo HeskartBishop of The Isles (Sodor), Scotland, Great Britain
BornGuillaume Damasi Van der Linden (Lindanus)Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
AppointedBernard de LordatoBishop of Pamiers, FranceBishop Emeritus
24.0ResignedLouis de LorraineBishop-Elect of Verdun, FranceFormer Bishop-Elect
DiedStefano Magnani, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of Troja
DiedUgolino MartelliBishop of Narni, Italy
ResignedGiustiniano MoriconiBishop of Amelia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
ResignedJohannes PettendorferAuxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
ResignedJohannes PettendorferTitular Bishop of Nicopolis in PalaestinaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
DiedFrane Pritić, O.F.M. †Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
48.0AppointedFrancisco de los Ángeles (Enrique) Quińones, O.F.M. Obs. †Minister General of Order of Observant Friars MinorCardinal, Former Administrator of Acerno, Italy
BornLattanzio RoverellaBishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
DiedGiovanni SannaArchbishop of Sassari, Italy
BornGiacomo SavelliCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
BornMartin von SchaumbergBishop of Eichstätt, Germany
BornJean Saint-Romain de Saint-ChamondArchbishop Emeritus of Aix, France
BornBartolomeo SerristoriArchbishop of Trani, Italy
DiedAndrea SirigoBishop of Sitia, Greece
AppointedCarlo SoderiniBishop of Narni, Italy
DiedJohann SpyserAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
DiedGiovanni Evangelista TornefranzaBishop of Catanzaro, Italy
ResignedClaude de TournonBishop of Viviers (Aps), FranceBishop Emeritus
ResignedPietro TrivulzioArchbishop of Reggio Calabria, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
DiedFilippo di VegisArchbishop of Naxos, Greece
BornCarlo ViscontiCardinal, Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy
513.0CanonizedSt. Benno von Woldenburg (Meißen)Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
JanAppointedCarlo UrríesBishop of Malta
7 Jan47.0ConfirmedWeigand von RedwitzBishop of Bamberg, Germany
AppointedJan Van Het Velde de Campo, O. Carm. †Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
AppointedJan Van Het Velde de Campo, O. Carm. †Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in PhrygiaAuxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
11 Jan43.0AppointedFrançois Guillaume de Castelnau de Clermont-LudčveBishop of Valence and Die, FranceCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
24.7ResignedJean de LorraineAdministrator of Valence and Die, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
12 Jan50.0AppointedAntonio Lascaris de TendaBishop of Beauvais, FranceBishop of Riez, France
57.0AppointedThomas Lascaris de TendaBishop of Riez, France
19 JanAppointedUrbano de MiolansBishop of Mondovi, ItalyBishop-Elect
28 JanAppointedJohn BennetBishop of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland
30 JanAppointedNikolaus Creutzer, O.F.M. †Bishop of Pedena, Austria
53.0DiedFabian LuzjańskiBishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
45.0ConfirmedFriedrich zu WiedBishop of Münster, GermanyFormer Bishop-Elect
1 FebBornFrancesco Abbondio CastiglioniCardinal, Bishop of Bobbio, Italy
4 FebAppointedRodrigo CarvajalBishop of Foligno, Italy
66.4ResignedBernardino López de Carvajal y SandeAdministrator of Foligno, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
DiedThomas RuthallBishop of Durham, England, Great Britain
AppointedPál Tomory, O.F.M. Obs. †Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
6 Feb42.0AppointedGirolamo SchioBishop of Vaison, France
20 FebAppointedRodrigo CarvajalPatriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, PalestineBishop of Foligno, Italy
66.4ResignedBernardino López de Carvajal y SandeTitular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, PalestineCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
13.8AppointedAfonso de PortugalCardinal, Archbishop of Lisboa, Portugal
13.8AppointedAfonso de PortugalArchbishop of Évora, PortugalCardinal, Archbishop of Lisboa, Portugal
23 Feb73.1AppointedJérome BalbiBishop of Gurk, Austria
24 FebDiedGirolamo Trevisanato, O. Cist. †Bishop of Cremona, Italy
27 Feb43.7AppointedPompeo ColonnaAdministrator of Catania, ItalyCardinal, Administrator of Monreale, Italy
AppointedHugh Inge, O.P. †Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
AppointedRichard WilsonBishop of Meath, IrelandBishop Emeritus
28 FebDiedAntoine d’EstaingBishop of Angoulęme, France
4 Mar45.1AppointedPedro Gómez Sarmiento de VillandrandoBishop of Tuy, SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
AppointedNicolas Pedro MendezBishop of Tanger (Tangier), Morocco
AppointedLuigi di VolterraBishop of Anagni, ItalyBishop Emeritus
5 MarBornRodrigo de Castro Osorio (de Lemos)Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
69.7ResignedFrancesco SoderiniAdministrator of Anagni, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
11 MarAppointedClaude d’Aussonville, O.S.B. †Bishop of Sisteron, France
AppointedLuis Cabeza de VacaBishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, SpainBishop of Palencia, Spain
AppointedAlonso de Castilla ZúnigaBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
59.1AppointedWillem van Enckenvoirt (Enkewort)Bishop of Tortosa, SpainCardinal, Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
19.1AppointedAntonio HoyosCoadjutor Bishop of Gurk, AustriaBishop
AppointedGabriel OrtiBishop of Tarazona, Spain
AppointedRichard RawlinsBishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain
16 Mar25.3AppointedBenedetto de AccoltiBishop of Cremona, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
AppointedMario HispanusBishop of Salpi (Salapia), Italy
17 MarBornGianfrancesco CommendoneCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece
DiedPedro Suárez de DezaBishop of Concepción de la Vega, Dominican Republic
18 MarAppointedJacques de FoixBishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), FranceBishop of Lescar, France
32.9ResignedGiovanni SalviatiAdministrator of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), FranceCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
21 Mar29.2Ordained BishopAlfonso SforzaArchbishop of Benevento, Italy
22 MarOrdained BishopJan Van Het Velde de Campo, O. Carm. †Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in PhrygiaAuxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
23 MarAppointedCristoforo GiacobazziCardinal, Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
79.2ResignedDomenico GiacobazziAdministrator of Cassano all’Jonio, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
BornVincenzo LauroCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Mondovi, Italy
AppointedGiovanni Mercurio de ViperaBishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
25 Mar73.2Ordained BishopJérome BalbiBishop of Gurk, Austria
26 MarAppointedJohn ClerkBishop of Bath and Wells, England, Great Britain
AppointedBaldovinetto de’ BaldovinettiBishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
52.2AppointedThomas WolseyAdministrator of Durham, England, Great BritainCardinal, Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
14 Apr52.2SelectedMaurycy FerberBishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
17 Apr42.2AppointedPhilipp von FlersheimCoadjutor Bishop of Worms, GermanyBishop of Speyer, Germany
AppointedCristoforo Numai, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Isernia, ItalyCardinal, Administrator of Alatri, Italy
24 Apr37.3AppointedCharles de Gramont, O.S.A. †Bishop of Aire, FranceArchbishop of Bordeaux, France
26 AprOrdained BishopRichard RawlinsBishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain
28 Apr37.3AppointedGabriel de GramontBishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans), FranceCardinal, Bishop of Tarbes, France
3 MayOrdained BishopClaude d’Aussonville, O.S.B. †Bishop of Sisteron, France
57.3Ordained BishopThomas Lascaris de TendaBishop of Riez, France
11 May52.3AppointedJohann BlankenfeldCoadjutor Archbishop of Riga, LatviaArchbishop
DiedGuy Le Clerc, O.S.A. †Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France
13 MayDiedLadislas du FauBishop of Luçon, France
DiedUrbano de MiolansBishop-Elect of Mondovi, Italy
15 MayAppointedCarlo de CameraBishop of Mondovi, Italy
AppointedGian Francesco Cina, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Skara, SwedenBishop Emeritus of Larino, Italy
AppointedBarthelemy Portaligni, O. Carm. †Auxiliary Bishop of Avignon, France
AppointedBarthelemy Portaligni, O. Carm. †Titular Bishop of TrojaAuxiliary Bishop of Avignon, France
18 MayAppointedGiovanni Antonio CorvaraCoadjutor Bishop of Sarsina, ItalyCoadjutor Bishop-Elect
AppointedJohn Howden, O.P. †Bishop of The Isles (Sodor), Scotland, Great Britain
AppointedGyörgy SzatmáriArchbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
27.3Ordained BishopCesare TrivulzioBishop of Como, Italy
27 May73.4DiedJohannes GrimholtBishop of Lübeck, Germany
1 JunAppointedAlderico BilliottiTitular Bishop of Caesarea in Palaestina
AppointedElias de Buccha, O. Praem. †Titular Bishop of Hippos
42.4AppointedPaolo Emilio CesiAdministrator of Todi, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio
8 Jun40.9AppointedAndrzej KrzyckiBishop of Przemyśl, PolandArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
43.4AppointedRafał LeszczyńskiBishop of Płock, Poland
38.4AppointedAugustin Mair, C.R.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
38.4AppointedAugustin Mair, C.R.S.A. †Titular Bishop of SalonaAuxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
12 JunAppointedPierre de Bisqučres, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Toul, France
AppointedPierre de Bisqučres, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in PalaestinaAuxiliary Bishop of Toul, France
45.4AppointedTommaso CaraccioloBishop of Capaccio, ItalyArchbishop of Capua, Italy
22.9AppointedFederico CesiBishop of Todi, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
42.4ResignedPaolo Emilio CesiAdministrator of Todi, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio
AppointedPedro ManuelBishop of León, SpainArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
51.4AppointedEsteban Gabriel MerinoBishop of Jaén, SpainCardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
64.8ResignedLorenzo PucciAdministrator of Capaccio, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
22.4AppointedCharles de TournonBishop of Viviers (Aps), France
17 Jun22.4AppointedGerolamo AcciabiancaBishop of Nusco, Italy
AppointedJean de MauléonBishop of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges, France
18 Jun45.0ResignedGiulio de’ MediciAdministrator of Eger, HungaryPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
48.4AppointedLászló SzalkaiBishop of Eger, HungaryArchbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
19 Jun60.4SelectedHeinrich Bokhold (Bokholt)Bishop of Lübeck, Germany
25.4AppointedGiovanni de Gennaro (Guevara)Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
28 JunOrdained BishopGabriel OrtiBishop of Tarazona, Spain
29 JunAppointedThomas Le RoyBishop of Dol, FranceBishop-Elect
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