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The Year of Our Lord 1538

Bishop Events

January to June


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownDiedGregorio di Armenia, O.P. †Bishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
BornLorenzo AsprellaBishop of Massa Lubrense, Italy
DiedDiego de AvellanedaBishop of Tuy, Spain
ResignedLeonardo Bonafide, O.S.B. †Bishop of Cortona, ItalyBishop Emeritus
ResignedGiacomo BongalliBishop of Nepi e Sutri, ItalyBishop Emeritus
DiedJean Evangeliste de BrachisBishop-Elect of Modruš, Croatia
BornAntonio CarafaCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
BornGiovanni Anselmo CarminatiBishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
DiedGiacomo CoppiArchbishop of Naxos, Greece
BornWolfgang Kämmerer von DalbergArchbishop of Mainz, Germany
DiedBaldovinetto de’ BaldovinettiBishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
DiedCharles de BarBishop of Saint-Papoul, France
BornAlphonse d’ElbèneBishop of Albi, France
BornLuigi d’EsteCardinal, Administrator of Auch, France
47.0DiedMarcantonio della RovereBishop of Agen, France
ResignedAntonio DuraBishop of Lacedonia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornNikolaus ElgardAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
DiedGiangiacomo di GambaranaBishop of Albenga, Italy
DiedLuis González, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy
BornWawrzyniec GoślickiBishop of Poznań, Poland
DiedGiampietro GrassiBishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
DiedJames HayBishop of Ross (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland, Great Britain
DiedLaurent Hertoghe, O. Carm. †Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
DiedVincenzo de MassariBishop of Mylopotamos, Greece
BornMartin Medek z Mohelnice, O. Cruc. †Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
ResignedFrancesco MinerbettiBishop of Arezzo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornSt. Toribio Alfonso de MogrovejoArchbishop of Lima, Peru
DiedQuintin O’Higgins, O.F.M. †Bishop of Clonmacnoise, Ireland
50.0DiedGiovanni Giacomo de MonteferratoBishop Emeritus of Casale Monferrato, Italy
DiedJacques PallaviciniBishop of Ajaccio, France
DiedAntonio PandellaBishop of Lesina, Italy
DiedGiovanni Antonio PappacodaBishop of Tropea, Italy
BornMariano PierbenedettiCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
BornDiego de Romano y Govea (Vitoria)Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
ResignedDaniel RossiBishop of Caorle, ItalyBishop Emeritus
DiedJuan de Salamanca, O.P. †Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
BornPierre SimonsBishop of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium
BornGaspare ViscontiArchbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
DiedMichele ViscontiBishop of Lucera, Italy
8 Jan17.2ResignedAlessandro Farnese (Jr.)Administrator of Bitonto, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
11 Jan52.1AppointedJan DantyszekBishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
AppointedSebastiano Deli di Castel DuranteBishop of Bitonto, Italy
57.6ConfirmedTiedemann Bartłomiej GieseBishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), PolandBishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
AppointedGiovanni Rinaldi MontorioBishop of Narni, Italy
65.0AppointedPietro Paolo ParisioCardinal, Bishop of Nusco, Italy
19.1ResignedGuido Ascanio Sforza di Santa FioraAdministrator of Narni, ItalyCardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
AppointedAgostino Steuco, C.R.S.A. †Bishop of Kisamos (Cisamo), Greece
49.9ConfirmedValentin von TetlebenBishop of Hildesheim, Germany
13 JanOrdained BishopJoão de Albuquerque, O.F.M. †Bishop of Goa, India
28 Jan70.0DiedMarino Ascanio CaraccioloCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
3 Feb49.7DiedJohann bei RheinBishop of Regensburg, Germany
6 Feb46.4AppointedInnocenzo Cibo (Cybo)Administrator of Tropea, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
AppointedJean de Domo de Saint JulienBishop of Aire, France
12.9AppointedCharles de Guise de LorraineCardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
32.0AppointedMichael HeldingAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, GermanyBishop of Merseburg, Germany
32.0AppointedMichael HeldingTitular Bishop of SidonBishop of Merseburg, Germany
39.8ResignedJean de LorraineAdministrator of Reims, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
AppointedBernardetto MinerbettiBishop of Arezzo, Italy
63.0AppointedGiacomo SimonettaCardinal, Administrator of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
7 Feb58.0DiedOlav EngelbrektssonArchbishop of Nidaros (Trondheim), Norway
8 Feb51.1Ordained BishopPiotr GamratBishop of Płock, PolandArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
BornJean de Manderscheid-BlankenheimBishop of Strasbourg, France
9 FebDiedBraz Neto, O.F.M. †Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
10 Feb47.1Ordained BishopJohann von MaltitzBishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
17 Feb54.3Ordained BishopGasparo ContariniCardinal, Bishop of Belluno, Italy
18 Feb39.1DiedJan (Janusz) z Książąt LitewskichBishop of Poznań, Poland
20 FebAppointedMarco Adantino, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Chiron, GreeceBishop Emeritus
ResignedAlessandro Cesarini (Sr.)Administrator of Oppido Mamertina, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
ResignedAlessandro Cesarini (Sr.)Administrator of Gerace, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
AppointedAscanio CesariniBishop of Oppido Mamertina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
13.9AppointedGiorgio CornaroBishop of Treviso, ItalyBishop Emeritus
47.1AppointedTiberio MutiBishop of Gerace, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Assisi, Italy
44.1ResignedFrancesco PisaniAdministrator of Treviso, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
22 FebOrdained BishopGiovanni Francesco PogliascaBishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy
50.0Ordained BishopValentin von TetlebenBishop of Hildesheim, Germany
27 Feb48.1SucceededCorneille Van BerghenBishop of Liège, BelgiumBishop Emeritus
BornPedro Cerbuna Negro, C.R.S.A. †Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
65.7DiedErhard (Erardo, Everard) von der Mark (de la Marca, Marck)Cardinal, Bishop of Liège, Belgium
Mar57.7Ordained BishopTiedemann Bartłomiej GieseBishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), PolandBishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
11 Mar51.9DiedBl. Jan ChojeńskiBishop of Kraków, Poland
AppointedDiego de Loaysa, C.R.S.A. †Bishop of Modruš, CroatiaBishop Emeritus
13 Mar58.0AppointedGirolamo AleandroCardinal-Priest of San Ciriaco alle Terme DioclezianeCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy
58.0Elevated to CardinalGirolamo AleandroCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy
12.0Elevated to CardinalNiccolò Caetani di SermonetaCardinal, Administrator of Capua, Italy
17 MarOrdained BishopDiego de Loaysa, C.R.S.A. †Bishop of Modruš, CroatiaBishop Emeritus
20 Mar58.1AppointedGirolamo AleandroCardinal-Priest of San CrisogonoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy
71.2AppointedGiorgio AndreasiBishop of Chiusi, ItalyBishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
AppointedTommaso Bosius, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Bishop of Malta
58.2ResignedGirolamo Ghinucci {Ginucci}Administrator of MaltaCardinal, Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain
31 MarOrdained BishopFranz KatzianerBishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
7 AprOrdained BishopMatthieu GauthierTitular Bishop of NegroponteAuxiliary Bishop of Autun, France
16 Apr12.1InstalledNiccolò Caetani di SermonetaCardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in CarcereCardinal, Administrator of Capua, Italy
21 Apr32.3Ordained BishopMichael HeldingTitular Bishop of SidonBishop of Merseburg, Germany
25 AprSelectedPankraz von SinzenhofenBishop of Regensburg, Germany
5 May42.3SelectedFriedrich NauseaCoadjutor Bishop of Wien, AustriaBishop
24 MayAppointedAlessandro Cesarini (Sr.)Administrator of Cuenca, SpainCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
AppointedAntoine de La ChambreBishop of Belley, France
48.3ResignedPhilippe de La Chambre, O.S.B. †Administrator of Belley, FranceCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
40.1AppointedJean de LorraineAdministrator of Agen, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
5 JunAppointedGiorgio ArteaBishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy
ResignedAlessandro Cesarini (Sr.)Administrator of Pamplona, SpainCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
58.4AppointedJuan ReinaBishop of Pamplona, Spain
7 Jun100.4DiedHeinrich von FulsteinAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
14 Jun45.4AppointedLouis de Bourbon de Vendôme (II)Administrator of Tréguier, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Laon, France
58.4ResignedFrançois Guillaume de Castelnau de Clermont-LudèveArchbishop of Auch, FranceCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
46.8AppointedInnocenzo Cibo (Cybo)Administrator of Messina, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
58.4AppointedGirolamo Ghinucci {Ginucci}Administrator of Tropea, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain
AppointedPatrick HepburnBishop of Moray, Scotland, Great Britain
AppointedFrancisco MendozaBishop of Jaén, Spain
49.4AppointedFrançois de Tournon, C.R.S.A. †Administrator of Auch, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France
18 JunDiedFrançois de Halluin (Halvyn)Bishop of Amiens, France
25 Jun30.7AppointedDurante DurantiBishop of Alghero, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Brescia, Italy
56.4AppointedŁukasz GórkaBishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
69.4AppointedStanisław OleśnickiBishop of Poznań, Poland
28 Jun43.4ResignedGirolamo DoriaAdministrator of Nebbio, FranceCardinal, Administrator of Tarragona, Spain
AppointedAndrea GrimaldiBishop of Nebbio, France
29 Jun49.4Ordained BishopJerónimo de Loaysa, O.P. †Bishop of Cartagena, ColombiaArchbishop of Lima, Peru
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