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The Year of Our Lord 1556

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown60.5AppointedFilippo ArchintoArchbishop of Milano {Milan}, ItalyBishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
DiedGiovanni BeraldoBishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
Ordained PriestMarcantonio BobbaPriestCardinal, Bishop of Aosta, Italy
17.1ConfirmedSigismund von BrandenburgBishop of Halberstadt, GermanyFormer Archbishop-Elect of Magdeburg, Germany
BornDecio CarafaNaplesCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
37.0AppointedMelchior Miguel Carneiro Leităo, S.J. †Bishop of Macau, ChinaPatriarch of Foreign Diocese
AppointedLázaro CarrascoBishop of León en NicaraguaBishop-Elect
DiedFernando de Uranga (Urango)Bishop of Santiago de CubaBishop of Santiago de Cuba
Ordained BishopFernando González de BarioderoBishop of León en Nicaragua
29.0ResignedPhlippe de LénoncourtBishop of Chalons-sur-Marne, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Auxerre, France
14.0ProfessedPedro Martins, S.J. †Member of Society of JesusBishop of Funay (Funai), Japan
55.8AppointedReginald PoleCardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
DiedGiovanni SimonettaBishop of Lodi, Italy
DiedPedro VaguerBishop of Alghero, Italy
24 Jan52.0InstalledScipione RebibaCardinal-Priest of S. PudenzianaCardinal, Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, Italy
26 JanOrdained PriestPedro Brandăo, O. Carm. †Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelBishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
8 FebAppointedVincenzo Luchi (di Luca)Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
18 FebDiedGaspar Jofre de BorjeBishop of Segorbe-Albarracin, Spain
49.1DiedJohann von IsenburgArchbishop-Elect of Trier, Germany
20 Mar56.0Ordained PriestReginald PolePriest of Canterbury, England, Great BritainCardinal, Archbishop
22 Mar56.1Ordained BishopReginald PoleCardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
23 Mar71.2AppointedRobert de LénoncourtArchbishop of Embrun, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Arles, France
24 Mar22.1Ordained PriestSt. Alessandro Maria Sauli, B. †Priest of Clerics Regular of St. PaulBishop of Pavia, Italy
13 AprAppointedGonzalo Arias GallegoBishop of Gerona, SpainBishop of Cartagena (en Espańa)
AppointedMiguel PuigBishop of Lérida, Spain
52.2AppointedScipione RebibaArchbishop of Pisa, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, Italy
24 Apr43.7AppointedDiego de Covarrubias y LeivaArchbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicBishop of Cuenca, Spain
AppointedJuan García Pérez y OlivánBishop of Urgell, Spain
53.3AppointedFrancisco Manrique de LaraBishop of Salamanca, SpainBishop of Sigüenza, Spain
25 Apr48.3AppointedJohann von LeyenArchbishop of Trier, GermanyArchbishop-Elect
4 May58.3AppointedFrancisco de Navarra y HualdeArchbishop of Valencia, Spain
AppointedAntonio Pintor CavaroBishop of Bosa, Italy
53.9AppointedCristóbal Rojas SandovalBishop of Badajoz, SpainArchbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
AppointedJerónimo VelascoBishop of Oviedo, Spain
20 May80.4DiedWeigand von RedwitzBishop of Bamberg, Germany
22 May37.3SucceededGeorg Fuchs von RügheimBishop of Bamberg, Germany
31 MayOrdained BishopGonzalo Arias GallegoBishop of Gerona, SpainBishop of Cartagena (en Espańa)
BornJerzy RadziwiłłCardinal, Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
2 Jun60.4ResignedPedro Fernandes SardinhaBishop of Săo Salvador da Bahia, BrazilBishop Emeritus
12 Jun44.4AppointedFrancisco Blanco SalcedoBishop of Orense, SpainArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
53.4ConfirmedWolfgang von ClosenBishop of Passau, Germany
55.4AppointedGeorges d'ArmagnacCardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in LucinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tours, France
AppointedJerónimo de Covella (Corella), O.S.H. †Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
47.4AppointedGiovanni Gerolamo MoroneCardinal-Priest of S. Maria in TrastevereCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri)
54.4AppointedJuan de Muńatones, O.S.A. †Bishop of Segorbe-Albarracin, Spain
AppointedJuan Simancas SimancasBishop of Coro, VenezuelaBishop of Cartagena, Colombia
14 JunOrdained BishopJuan García Pérez y OlivánBishop of Urgell, Spain
20 Jun48.5ConfirmedJohann von LeyenArchbishop of Trier, GermanyArchbishop-Elect
22 Jun58.5InstalledFrancisco de Navarra y HualdeArchbishop of Valencia, Spain
29 Jun64.5DiedDietrich von RedenBishop Emeritus of Lübeck, Germany
3 JulAppointedUrban SagstetterBishop of Gurk, Austria
6 JulDiedJohann Nopel (Sr.)Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
7 JulDiedDiego Fernández de Villalán, O.F.M. †Bishop of Almería, Spain
16 Jul60.5DiedPedro Fernandes SardinhaBishop Emeritus of Săo Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
22 JulInstalledUrban SagstetterBishop of Gurk, Austria
27 Jul64.6ResignedJean du BellayBishop of Le Mans, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
25.7AppointedCharles d'Angennes de RambouilletCardinal, Bishop of Le Mans, France
21 Aug65.6DiedNikolaus SchienenAuxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
23 Aug44.6Ordained BishopFrancisco Blanco SalcedoBishop of Orense, SpainArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
28 AugBornCarlo ContiRomeCardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
31 AugDiedRobert de CroyArchbishop of Cambrai, France
2 SepDiedAntonio Simeoni, O.S.B. †Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
4 Sep52.6AppointedSt. Antonio (Michele) Ghislieri, O.P. †Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, ItalyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
6 Sep61.0DiedJuan Bernal Díaz de LucoBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
10 SepAppointedMaximilien de BerghesArchbishop of Cambrai, France
14 Sep52.7Ordained BishopSt. Antonio (Michele) Ghislieri, O.P. †Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, ItalyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
20 Sep45.7DiedAdolf von SchaumbergArchbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
4 Oct71.8AppointedRobert de LénoncourtApostolic Administrator of Auxerre, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Arles, France
11 Oct53.8Ordained BishopWolfgang von ClosenBishop of Passau, Germany
26 OctAppointedAnton von SchaumbergArchbishop of Köln {Cologne}, GermanyArchbishop-Elect
27 Oct27.8DiedFriedrich von Schleswig-HolsteinBishop-Elect of Hildesheim, Germany
5 NovDiedCristoforo (Christophorus) de SpiritibusPatriarch of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine
9 NovDiedJuan Fernández TemińoBishop of León, Spain
25 NovBornJacques Davy Du PerronSt-LôCardinal, Archbishop of Sens, France

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