The Year of Our Lord 1531

Bishop Events

July to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

3 Jul Appointed Gerolamo de Caro † Titular Bishop of Cannae Archbishop Emeritus of Nazareth

10 Jul Appointed Ferdinando de Cremona, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Berytus

Appointed William Duffy, O.F.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop of York, England, Great Britain

Appointed William Duffy, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Ascalon Auxiliary Bishop of York, England, Great Britain

16 Jul Ordained Bishop William Duffy, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Ascalon Auxiliary Bishop of York, England, Great Britain

17 Jul Born Antoine de Créqui Canaples † Cardinal, Bishop of Amiens, France

28 Jul 14.5 Appointed Otto von Schaumberg † Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany Bishop-Elect

4 Aug Appointed Foucault de Bonneval † Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France

45.3 Appointed Bl. Jan Chojeński † Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland Bishop of Kraków, Poland

Appointed Jean de Plas † Bishop of Bazas, France Bishop Emeritus

64.4 Appointed Maciej Drzewiecki † Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland

59.5 Appointed Jan Karnkowski † Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland

16 Aug 32.6 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Dionisio Maccafani † Bishop of Marsi, Italy

Appointed Giuliano Visconti † Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy Bishop-Elect

27 Aug 30.6 Ordained Bishop Felice de Massimi † Bishop of Città Ducale, Italy

30 Aug Appointed Johann Roterd (Romet) † Bishop of Reval (Rewel), Estonia

31 Aug Died Claude d’Aussonville, O.S.B. † Bishop of Sisteron, France

Sep Resigned Iñigo de Avalos, O.S.B. † Bishop of Giffoni, Italy Bishop of Aquino, Italy

6 Sep 52.3 Appointed Pompeo Colonna † Administrator of Giffoni, Italy Cardinal, Administrator of Monreale, Italy

Appointed Marino Grimani † Bishop of Andros, Greece

Appointed Alfonso de Talavera (Guzman), O.S.H. † Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras Bishop Emeritus

13 Sep 72.6 Confirmed Hugo von Hohenladenburg † Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany

Died Pierre de Martigny † Bishop of Bayeux, France

16 Sep 73.0 Died Lorenzo Pucci † Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina

19 Sep Died Armand de Gontault † Bishop Emeritus of Sarlat, France

22 Sep 38.7 Appointed Giovanni Domenico de Cupis † Cardinal-Bishop of Albano Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

55.9 Appointed Giovanni Piccolomini † Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Siena, Italy

46.9 Elevated to Cardinal Antonio Pucci † Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina

23 Sep Died Ambroise Le Veneur de Tillières † Bishop Emeritus of Évreux, France

24 Sep Died François Louis Chantereau, O.S.A. † Bishop of Mâcon, France

71.7 Died Ambrogio de Fiandino, O.S.A. † Titular Bishop of Lamus

27 Sep 46.9 Installed Antonio Pucci † Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina

4 Oct Born Costanzo (Gasparo) de Sarnano (Torri), O.F.M. Conv. † Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy

6 Oct 23.5 Ordained Priest Sebastian von Heusenstamm † Priest of Mainz, Germany Archbishop

46.7 Appointed Agostino Trivulzio † Administrator of Bayeux, France Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro

13 Oct Appointed Guillaume de Ginneville, O. Carm. † Auxiliary Bishop of Thérouanne, France

Appointed Guillaume de Ginneville, O. Carm. † Titular Bishop of Damascus Auxiliary Bishop of Thérouanne, France

20 Oct 34.8 Appointed Stephen Gardiner † Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain

49.8 Appointed Edward Lee † Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain

31 Oct Born Ippolito de’ Rossi † Cardinal, Bishop of Pavia, Italy

Nov Ordained Bishop Jean de Saint-Gelais † Bishop of Uzés, France Bishop Emeritus

1 Nov 63.8 Died Altobello de Averoldi † Bishop of Pula (Pola), Croatia

8 Nov Appointed Bartolomeo Ferratini † Bishop of Sora, Italy Bishop of Chiusi, Italy

13 Nov Appointed John † Auxiliary Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain

Appointed John † Titular Bishop of Maioren Auxiliary Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain

15 Nov Appointed Francesco Antonio Balduino † Bishop of Alessano, Italy

Resigned Alessandro Cesarini (Sr.) † Administrator of Alessano, Italy Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina

Appointed Richard Gaume, O.F.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Dunblane, Scotland, Great Britain

Appointed Richard Gaume, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Tiberias Auxiliary Bishop of Dunblane, Scotland, Great Britain

41.6 Appointed Giovanni Salviati † Administrator of Santa Severina, Italy Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina

17 Nov Appointed Wilhelm von Brandeburg † Coadjutor Archbishop of Riga, Latvia Archbishop

20 Nov Died Cristobal Muniz, O. Carm. † Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal

27 Nov Appointed Ferdinand Elboren, O.F.M. Conv. † Titular Bishop of Hauara

39.9 Confirmed Johann von Metzenhausen † Archbishop of Trier, Germany

30 Nov 23.9 Ordained Bishop Onofrio Bartolini de’ Medici † Archbishop of Pisa, Italy

Ordained Bishop Vincenzo Durante † Bishop of Orvieto, Italy

Ordained Bishop Giannotto Pucci † Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy

1 Dec 36.9 Appointed Cesare Cibo (Cybo) † Bishop of Mariana, France Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy

40.2 Resigned Innocenzo Cibo (Cybo) † Administrator of Mariana, France Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy

3 Dec 34.9 Ordained Bishop Stephen Gardiner † Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain

6 Dec Born Nicolás de Ramos y Santos, O.F.M. Obs. † Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

10 Dec 49.9 Ordained Bishop Edward Lee † Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain

12 Dec 53.9 Resigned Friedrich zu Wied † Bishop-Elect of Münster, Germany Former Bishop-Elect

15 Dec Died Niels Clausen Skade † Bishop Emeritus of Aarhus (Århus), Denmark

18 Dec 43.9 Appointed Marino Grimani † Administrator of Ceneda, Italy Cardinal, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople

25.4 Resigned Giovanni Grimani † Administrator of Ceneda, Italy Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy

Appointed Johann Kluspeck, O. Cist. † Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany

Appointed Johann Kluspeck, O. Cist. † Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany

24.9 Appointed Enrico Loffredo † Bishop of Capaccio, Italy

Appointed Antonio de Narbonne, O.S.B. † Bishop of Sisteron, France Bishop of Mâcon, France

21 Dec 53.9 Ordained Bishop Francesco Cornaro (Sr.) † Administrator of Brescia, Italy Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina

38.9 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Domenico de Cupis † Cardinal-Bishop of Albano Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

56.9 Ordained Bishop Francisco de los Ángeles (Enrique) Quiñones, O.F.M. Obs. † Bishop of Coria, Spain Cardinal, Former Administrator of Acerno, Italy

54.9 Ordained Bishop Antonio Sanseverino, O.S.Io.Hieros. † Cardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy

23 Dec 31.9 Ordained Deacon Filiberto Ferrero † Deacon Cardinal, Bishop of Ivrea, Italy

31.9 Ordained Priest Filiberto Ferrero † Priest Cardinal, Bishop of Ivrea, Italy

28 Dec 31.9 Ordained Bishop Filiberto Ferrero † Cardinal, Bishop of Ivrea, Italy

31.8 Ordained Bishop Rodolfo Pio † Bishop of Faenza, Italy Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

Died Jean de Poupet de La Chaux, O.S.B. † Bishop of Chalons-sur-Saône, France

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
3 Jul		Appointed	Gerolamo de Caro †	Titular Bishop of Cannae	Archbishop Emeritus of Nazareth
10 Jul		Appointed	Ferdinando de Cremona, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Berytus
	Appointed	William Duffy, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop of York, England, Great Britain
	Appointed	William Duffy, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Ascalon	Auxiliary Bishop of York, England, Great Britain
16 Jul		Ordained Bishop	William Duffy, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Ascalon	Auxiliary Bishop of York, England, Great Britain
17 Jul		Born	Antoine de Créqui Canaples †		Cardinal, Bishop of Amiens, France
28 Jul	14.5	Appointed	Otto von Schaumberg †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany	Bishop-Elect
4 Aug		Appointed	Foucault de Bonneval †	Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
45.3	Appointed	Bl. Jan Chojeński †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
	Appointed	Jean de Plas †	Bishop of Bazas, France	Bishop Emeritus
64.4	Appointed	Maciej Drzewiecki †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
59.5	Appointed	Jan Karnkowski †	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
16 Aug	32.6	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Dionisio Maccafani †	Bishop of Marsi, Italy
	Appointed	Giuliano Visconti †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy	Bishop-Elect
27 Aug	30.6	Ordained Bishop	Felice de Massimi †	Bishop of Città Ducale, Italy
30 Aug		Appointed	Johann Roterd (Romet) †	Bishop of Reval (Rewel), Estonia
31 Aug		Died	Claude d’Aussonville, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Sisteron, France
Sep		Resigned	Iñigo de Avalos, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Giffoni, Italy	Bishop of Aquino, Italy
6 Sep	52.3	Appointed	Pompeo Colonna †	Administrator of Giffoni, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Monreale, Italy
	Appointed	Marino Grimani †	Bishop of Andros, Greece
	Appointed	Alfonso de Talavera (Guzman), O.S.H. †	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras	Bishop Emeritus
13 Sep	72.6	Confirmed	Hugo von Hohenladenburg †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
	Died	Pierre de Martigny †	Bishop of Bayeux, France
16 Sep	73.0	Died	Lorenzo Pucci †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
19 Sep		Died	Armand de Gontault †	Bishop Emeritus of Sarlat, France
22 Sep	38.7	Appointed	Giovanni Domenico de Cupis †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
55.9	Appointed	Giovanni Piccolomini †	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Siena, Italy
46.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Antonio Pucci †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
23 Sep		Died	Ambroise Le Veneur de Tillières †	Bishop Emeritus of Évreux, France
24 Sep		Died	François Louis Chantereau, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Mâcon, France
71.7	Died	Ambrogio de Fiandino, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Lamus
27 Sep	46.9	Installed	Antonio Pucci †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
4 Oct		Born	Costanzo (Gasparo) de Sarnano (Torri), O.F.M. Conv. †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy
6 Oct	23.5	Ordained Priest	Sebastian von Heusenstamm †	Priest of Mainz, Germany	Archbishop
46.7	Appointed	Agostino Trivulzio †	Administrator of Bayeux, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro
13 Oct		Appointed	Guillaume de Ginneville, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Thérouanne, France
	Appointed	Guillaume de Ginneville, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Damascus	Auxiliary Bishop of Thérouanne, France
20 Oct	34.8	Appointed	Stephen Gardiner †	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
49.8	Appointed	Edward Lee †	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
31 Oct		Born	Ippolito de’ Rossi †		Cardinal, Bishop of Pavia, Italy
Nov		Ordained Bishop	Jean de Saint-Gelais †	Bishop of Uzés, France	Bishop Emeritus
1 Nov	63.8	Died	Altobello de Averoldi †	Bishop of Pula (Pola), Croatia
8 Nov		Appointed	Bartolomeo Ferratini †	Bishop of Sora, Italy	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
13 Nov		Appointed	John †	Auxiliary Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
	Appointed	John †	Titular Bishop of Maioren	Auxiliary Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
15 Nov		Appointed	Francesco Antonio Balduino †	Bishop of Alessano, Italy
	Resigned	Alessandro Cesarini (Sr.) †	Administrator of Alessano, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	Appointed	Richard Gaume, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dunblane, Scotland, Great Britain
	Appointed	Richard Gaume, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tiberias	Auxiliary Bishop of Dunblane, Scotland, Great Britain
41.6	Appointed	Giovanni Salviati †	Administrator of Santa Severina, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
17 Nov		Appointed	Wilhelm von Brandeburg †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Riga, Latvia	Archbishop
20 Nov		Died	Cristobal Muniz, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal
27 Nov		Appointed	Ferdinand Elboren, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Hauara
39.9	Confirmed	Johann von Metzenhausen †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
30 Nov	23.9	Ordained Bishop	Onofrio Bartolini de’ Medici †	Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
	Ordained Bishop	Vincenzo Durante †	Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
	Ordained Bishop	Giannotto Pucci †	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
1 Dec	36.9	Appointed	Cesare Cibo (Cybo) †	Bishop of Mariana, France	Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
40.2	Resigned	Innocenzo Cibo (Cybo) †	Administrator of Mariana, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
3 Dec	34.9	Ordained Bishop	Stephen Gardiner †	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
6 Dec		Born	Nicolás de Ramos y Santos, O.F.M. Obs. †		Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
10 Dec	49.9	Ordained Bishop	Edward Lee †	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
12 Dec	53.9	Resigned	Friedrich zu Wied †	Bishop-Elect of Münster, Germany	Former Bishop-Elect
15 Dec		Died	Niels Clausen Skade †	Bishop Emeritus of Aarhus (Århus), Denmark
18 Dec	43.9	Appointed	Marino Grimani †	Administrator of Ceneda, Italy	Cardinal, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
25.4	Resigned	Giovanni Grimani †	Administrator of Ceneda, Italy	Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
	Appointed	Johann Kluspeck, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
	Appointed	Johann Kluspeck, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
24.9	Appointed	Enrico Loffredo †	Bishop of Capaccio, Italy
	Appointed	Antonio de Narbonne, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Sisteron, France	Bishop of Mâcon, France
21 Dec	53.9	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Cornaro (Sr.) †	Administrator of Brescia, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
38.9	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Domenico de Cupis †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
56.9	Ordained Bishop	Francisco de los Ángeles (Enrique) Quiñones, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Coria, Spain	Cardinal, Former Administrator of Acerno, Italy
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Sanseverino, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
23 Dec	31.9	Ordained Deacon	Filiberto Ferrero †	Deacon	Cardinal, Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
31.9	Ordained Priest	Filiberto Ferrero †	Priest	Cardinal, Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
28 Dec	31.9	Ordained Bishop	Filiberto Ferrero †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
31.8	Ordained Bishop	Rodolfo Pio †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	Died	Jean de Poupet de La Chaux, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Chalons-sur-Saône, France

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