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The Year of Our Lord 1542

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornJuan Alvarez de Caldas †CaldasBishop of Avila, Spain
ResignedFabrizio Arcella †Bishop of Policastro, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornMalaquías Asso, O. Cist. †La MuelaBishop of Jaca, Spain
BornFrancesco Bonfiglio, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Ascoli Satriano, Italy
ResignedReinoldus Buschoveden †Bishop of Ösell (Oesell) [Saare-Lääne], EstoniaBishop Emeritus
BornAndrea Canuto †Bishop Emeritus of Oppido Mamertina, Italy
ResignedBernardino Castellari †Bishop of Pozzuoli, ItalyBishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
DiedOttaviano de Castello †Bishop of San Leone, Italy
ResignedAscanio Cesarini †Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornAgostino Cusani †Milan, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
25.0Ordained PriestJakob Eliner †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
DiedGirolamo Fornari, O.P. †Bishop of Belcastro, Italy
ResignedFernando de Gerona, O.S.A. †Bishop of Venosa, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornMatthias Van den Hove (Hovius) †MechelenArchbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
BornCelso Mancini †Bishop of Alessano, Italy
BornPedro Martins, S.J. †CoimbraBishop of Funay (Funai), Japan
DiedNicolas Pedro Mendez †Bishop of Tanger, Morocco
23.9Ordained PriestGodfried von Mierlo, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Haarlem, Netherlands
BornDiego Monreal †ZaragozaBishop of Huesca, Spain
DiedGuy de Montmiral, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of Megara
DiedThomas O’Hurley †Bishop of Emly, Ireland
DiedSebastiano Rossi †Bishop of Caorle, Italy
28.0Ordained BishopWolfgang von Salm †Bishop of Passau, Germany
DiedBenedetto de Sanctis †Bishop of Alessano, Italy
BornNicolò Stizzia †Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
53.0AppointedFrançois de Tournon, C.R.S.A. †Superior General of Confederation of Canons Regular of St. AugustineCardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France
BornLorenzo Vittori †Archbishop of Candia, Greece
BornJakob Christoph Blarer von Wartensee †Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
9 JanAppointedJoannes Monichusen †Bishop of Ösell (Oesell) [Saare-Lääne], Estonia
1 Feb62.0DiedGirolamo Aleandro †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy
2 FebDiedLouis d’Acigné †Bishop of Nantes, France
6 Feb62.1InstalledMiguel da Silva †Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII ApostoliCardinal, Administrator of Massa Marittima, Italy
39.6AppointedGirolamo Recanati Capodiferro †Cardinal, Bishop of Nice, France
7 FebDiedAndreas Henlein †Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
13 FebDiedAlessandro Cesarini (Sr.) †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
15 Feb71.7AppointedPietro Bembo, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Cardinal-Priest of San CrisogonoCardinal, Administrator of Bergamo, Italy
58.3AppointedGasparo Contarini †Cardinal-Priest of Santa PrassedeCardinal, Bishop of Belluno, Italy
64.1AppointedFrancesco Cornaro (Sr.) †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
53.1AppointedUberto Gambara †Cardinal-Priest of Sant’ApollinareCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy
52.1AppointedPhilippe de La Chambre, O.S.B. †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in TrastevereCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
57.4AppointedAntonio Pucci †Cardinal-Bishop of AlbanoCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
1 MarAppointedGian Matteo Castaldo, O.S.B. †Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
AppointedPierre de Mareuil †Bishop of Lavaur, France
15 MarAppointedEgidio Falcetta de Cingulo †Bishop of Caorle, ItalyBishop of Bertinoro, Italy
AppointedPedro Gau, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Urgell, Spain
AppointedPedro Gau, O.P. †Titular Bishop of CyreneAuxiliary Bishop of Urgell, Spain
AppointedGiulio Cesare de Gennaro †Bishop of Nicotera, Italy
16 MarDiedGeorge Cromer †Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh, Ireland
22 MarAppointedFernando Niño de Guevara †Archbishop of Granada, Spain
72.2ResignedBartolomeo Guidiccioni †Bishop of Teramo, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Lucca, Italy
29 Mar57.2AppointedGaspar Avalos de la Cueva †Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
39.2AppointedFrancisco Manrique de Lara †Bishop of Orense, SpainBishop of Sigüenza, Spain
12 AprDiedGeorges de Selve †Bishop of Lavaur, France
19 AprAppointedBernardino Silverii-Piccolomini †Bishop of Teramo, ItalyArchbishop of Sorrento, Italy
26 Apr49.3ResignedLouis de Bourbon de Vendôme (II) †Administrator of Tréguier, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Laon, France
AppointedEvangelista Cittadini †Bishop of Alessano, ItalyBishop Emeritus
32.7AppointedIppolito d’Este (II) †Administrator of Tréguier, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
AppointedLuzius Ither †Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
May54.3Ordained BishopJohannes von Weeze †Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
5 MayAppointedCharles Andry †Auxiliary Bishop of Chartres, France
AppointedCharles Andry †Titular Bishop of Sebaste in CiliciaAuxiliary Bishop of Chartres, France
59.3AppointedFernando de Loaces (Loazes), O.P. †Bishop of Elne, FranceArchbishop of Valencia, Spain
AppointedGiacomo de’ Giacomelli †Bishop of Belcastro, ItalyBishop Emeritus
AppointedTerence O’Brien †Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland
AppointedBernard O’Higgins, O.S.A. †Bishop of Elphin, IrelandBishop Emeritus
AppointedJerónimo Requeséns †Bishop of Tortosa, Spain
6 MayDiedJakub Buczacki †Bishop of Płock, Poland
12 MayAppointedAlvaro della Quadra †Bishop of Venosa, ItalyBishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy
AppointedSebastiano Leccavella, O.P. †Archbishop of Naxos, GreeceBishop Emeritus of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
21 May24.8Ordained BishopAntoine Perrenot de Granvella †Bishop of Arras, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
39.4Ordained BishopFrancisco Manrique de Lara †Bishop of Orense, SpainBishop of Sigüenza, Spain
22 May44.4AppointedFrancisco de Navarra y Hualde †Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, SpainArchbishop of Valencia, Spain
BornGeorg von Kuenburg †MooshamArchbishop of Salzburg, Austria
28 May29.9Ordained BishopCristoforo Madruzzo †Bishop of Trento, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
31 MayAppointedJan Dzieduski †Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), UkraineBishop of Przemyśl, Poland
AppointedMikołaj Dzierzgowski †Bishop of Chełm, PolandArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
2 JunAppointedEsteban Almeida †Bishop of León, SpainBishop of Cartagena (en España)
58.5Elevated to CardinalTommaso Badia, O.P. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite
Elevated to CardinalPomponio Cecci (Cesi) †Cardinal, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
59.4Elevated to CardinalGregorio (Giovanni Andrea) Cortese, O.S.B. †Cardinal, Administrator of Urbino, Italy
42.4Elevated to CardinalMarcello Crescenzi †Cardinal, Administrator of Conza, Italy
52.4Elevated to CardinalGiovanni Vincenzo Acquaviva d’Aragona †Cardinal, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
29.9Elevated to CardinalCristoforo Madruzzo †In PectoreCardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
33.4Elevated to CardinalGiovanni Gerolamo Moroni (Morone) †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
78.0Elevated to CardinalRoberto Pucci †Cardinal, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
52.4AppointedSebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal (Arellano) †Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
12 Jun58.5InstalledTommaso Badia, O.P. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite
InstalledPomponio Cecci (Cesi) †Cardinal-Priest of San Ciriaco alle Terme DioclezianeCardinal, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
52.4InstalledGiovanni Vincenzo Acquaviva d’Aragona †Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai MontiCardinal, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
78.0InstalledRoberto Pucci †Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed AchilleoCardinal, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
21 JunAppointedJuan Jubí, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
AppointedJuan Jubí, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of Constantia in ArabiaAuxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
JulDiedJuan Fernando Angulo †Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
2 JulOrdained BishopCharles Andry †Titular Bishop of Sebaste in CiliciaAuxiliary Bishop of Chartres, France
5 JulAppointedFrancesco de Noctucis †Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy
14 JulBornKaspar von Seckendorff †SimmelsdorfBishop of Eichstätt, Germany
28 JulOrdained BishopFrançois de Carreau, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of SalonaAuxiliary Bishop of Orléans, France
4 AugDiedPomponio Cecci (Cesi) †Cardinal, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
DiedJaime de Conchillos, O. de M. †Bishop of Lérida, Spain
7 AugAppointedPietro Antonio de Angelis †Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
18 Aug44.4AppointedJean de Lorraine †Administrator of Nantes, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
AppointedJohann Ruger, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
AppointedJohann Ruger, O.P. †Titular Bishop of AthyraAuxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
24 Aug58.9DiedGasparo Contarini †Cardinal, Bishop of Belluno, Italy
BornJuan Bartolome de Bohórquez e Hinojosa, O.P. †MéxicoBishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
59.6Ordained BishopFernando de Loaces (Loazes), O.P. †Bishop of Elne, FranceArchbishop of Valencia, Spain
1 SepResignedRobert King, O. Cist. †Auxiliary Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great BritainTitular Bishop of Rheon
7 SepOrdained BishopBernard O’Higgins, O.S.A. †Bishop of Elphin, IrelandBishop Emeritus
11 SepAppointedGiulio Contarini †Bishop of Belluno, Italy
17 Sep38.8Ordained BishopMoritz von Hutten †Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
45.7DiedDionisio Neagrus Laurerio, O.S.M. †Cardinal, Bishop of Urbino, Italy
24 SepBornSigmund Friedrich Fugger von Kirchberg †AugsburgBishop of Regensburg, Germany
3 OctDiedŁukasz Górka †Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
4 OctBornSt. Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino, S.J. †Montepulciano, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy
11 OctAppointedValerio Cancellieri †Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia, Italy
55.1AppointedGiovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte †Cardinal-Priest of Santa PrassedePope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
16 Oct59.8InstalledGregorio (Giovanni Andrea) Cortese, O.S.B. †Cardinal-Priest of San Ciriaco alle Terme DioclezianeCardinal, Administrator of Urbino, Italy
33.7InstalledGiovanni Gerolamo Moroni (Morone) †Cardinal-Priest of San VitaleCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
21 OctOrdained BishopPedro Vaguer †Bishop of Alghero, Italy
1 Nov50.8AppointedJean du Bellay †Bishop of Le Mans, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
ResignedRené du Bellay de Langey †Bishop of Le Mans, FranceBishop Emeritus
6 Nov59.8AppointedGregorio (Giovanni Andrea) Cortese, O.S.B. †Cardinal, Administrator of Urbino, Italy
42.8InstalledMarcello Crescenzi †Cardinal-Priest of San MarcelloCardinal, Administrator of Conza, Italy
AppointedJulius von Pflug †Bishop of Naumburg, Germany
11 NovBornScipione Gonzaga †Mantua, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo
15 NovDiedLouis de Pélissier, O.S.A. †Bishop of Orange, France
23 NovAppointedGonçalo Pinheiro †Bishop of Tanger, MoroccoBishop of Viseu, Portugal
24 NovAppointedThaddée Fumer, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Nevers, France
AppointedThaddée Fumer, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of SelymbriaAuxiliary Bishop of Nevers, France
1 Dec30.4SelectedCristoforo Madruzzo †Coadjutor Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, ItalyCardinal, Bishop
2 DecBornFerdinando Farnese †LateraBishop Emeritus of Parma, Italy
7 Dec90.9DiedJulián Garcés, O.P. †Bishop of Tlaxcala, México
9 DecDiedLorenzo Pérez †Auxiliary Bishop of Tarragona, Spain
11 DecAppointedTommaso Caselli, O.P. †Bishop of San Leone, ItalyBishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy
30.4ConfirmedCristoforo Madruzzo †Coadjutor Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, ItalyCardinal, Bishop
17 DecDiedChristoph Fuchs von Fuchsberg †Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
30.4SucceededCristoforo Madruzzo †Cardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
20 DecAppointedHippolytus Arrivabene †Bishop of Hierapetra, GreeceBishop Emeritus
38.6AppointedBernardino Elvino †Bishop of Anglona, ItalyBishop of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
29 DecOrdained BishopJoseph O’Neylan, C.R.S.A. †Bishop of Kilfenora, Ireland

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