The Year of Our Lord 1557

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Pietro de Affati †	Bishop of Minori, Italy
		Appointed	Robert de Berghes †	Bishop of Liège, Belgium
		Born	Filippo Bili (Bigli), C.R. †	Gubbio	Bishop of Cagli, Italy
		Born	Charles de Bourbon-Navarre †		Archbishop Emeritus of Rouen, France
	35.0	Appointed	Giovanni Carlo Bovio †	Bishop of Ostuni, Italy	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
		Died	Pietro Bovio †	Bishop of Ostuni, Italy
		Died	Reinoldus Buschoveden †	Bishop Emeritus of Ösell (Oesell) [Saare-Lääne], Estonia
		Died	Giambattista Caracciolo Pisquizi †	Bishop of Venafro, Italy
		Died	Antonio Codina, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
		Born	Giovanni Vincenzo Consacco †		Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
		Born	Marco Cornaro (Corner) †	Venice	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
		Died	Jan Drohojowski †	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
	36.2	Resigned	Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) †	Bishop of Cahors, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
		Died	Dominique du Gabre †	Bishop of Lodève, France
		Died	Agostino Gonzaga †	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
		Born	Giovanni Maria Guanzelli, O.P. †	Brisichellae	Bishop of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy
		Born	Alessandro Guidiccioni (Jr.) †		Bishop of Lucca, Italy
		Born	Jean de La Croix de Chevrières †		Bishop of Grenoble, France
		Appointed	Jean Lunel, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chartres, France
		Born	Alfonso Márquez de Prado †	El Espinal	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
		Died	Giovanni Maria Pisauro †	Bishop of Paphos, Cyprus
		Born	Raffaele Rastelli, C.R. †	Napoli	Bishop of Capri, Italy
		Born	Francisco Rodríguez, S.J. †	Gerona, Spain	Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India
	24.6	Ordained Priest	Giulio Antonio Santorio †	Priest	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy
		Died	Filippo Serragli, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Alife, Italy
		Resigned	Giovanni Battista Spiriti †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Giovanni Lucio Stafileo †	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
		Born	Diego Torres Altamirano, O.F.M. †	Trujillo, Spain	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
	53.0	Resigned	Alfonso Tornabuoni †	Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
8 Jan		Appointed	Agostino Lippomano †	Coadjutor Bishop of Verona, Italy	Bishop
8 Jan		Appointed	Agostino Lippomano †	Titular Bishop of Maioren	Bishop of Verona, Italy
11 Jan		Appointed	Girolamo Michele Nichesola, O.P. †	Bishop of Teano, Italy
19 Jan	54.0	Died	Antonio de Fonseca, O.S.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Pamplona, Spain
13 Mar	64.2	Died	Louis de Bourbon de Vendôme (II) †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Laon, France
15 Mar	75.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Jean Bertrand †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of (Saint-Bernard de) Comminges, France
	16.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Alfonso Carafa †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
	66.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Battista Consiglieri †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
	55.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Clemente d’Olera, O.F.M. Obs. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Foligno, Italy
	37.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Taddeo Gaddi †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
	53.2	Elevated to Cardinal	St. Antonio (Michele) Ghislieri, O.P. †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	58.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Virgilio Rosario †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ischia, Italy
	33.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Lorenzo Strozzi †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Aix, France
	43.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Antonio Trivulzio (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Toulon, France
	26.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Vitellozzo Vitelli †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy
24 Mar	16.7	Installed	Alfonso Carafa †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
	66.2	Installed	Giovanni Battista Consiglieri †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Lucia in Septisolio	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
	55.8	Installed	Clemente d’Olera, O.F.M. Obs. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli	Cardinal, Bishop of Foligno, Italy
	37.2	Installed	Taddeo Gaddi †	Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite	Cardinal, Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
	53.2	Installed	St. Antonio (Michele) Ghislieri, O.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Appointed	Owen Oglethorpe †	Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Erasmus Pagendorfer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
	58.2	Installed	Virgilio Rosario †	Cardinal-Priest of San Simeone Profeta	Cardinal, Bishop of Ischia, Italy
	58.3	Appointed	Giovanni Michele Saraceni †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	26.2	Appointed	Vitellozzo Vitelli †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Sergio e Bacco	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy
		Appointed	Thomas Watson †	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
31 Mar		Selected	Burchard Oberg †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
5 Apr		Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Carafa †	Bishop of Venafro, Italy
9 Apr	16.7	Appointed	Alfonso Carafa †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
May		Died	Pietro Gazino †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy
4 May	53.3	Died	Jorge de Austria †	Bishop of Liège, Belgium
7 May		Appointed	Pierre Bertrand †	Bishop of Cahors, France
		Appointed	John Christopherson †	Bishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain
	58.1	Resigned	Giovanni Angelo de’ Medici †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	38.3	Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
31 May	71.4	Died	Juan Martínez Silíceo †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
Jun	35.2	Ordained Bishop	Daniel Brendel von Homburg †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
6 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Agostino Lippomano †	Titular Bishop of Maioren	Bishop of Verona, Italy
7 Jun	57.4	Died	Jacques d’Annebault †	Cardinal, Bishop of Lisieux, France
14 Jun		Appointed	Marcantonio Bobba †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
14 Jun		Elevated to Cardinal	William Peto, O.F.M. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
21 Jun		Appointed	Donato Laurenti †	Bishop of Minori, Italy	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
21 Jun		Appointed	Giacomo Lomellino del Canto †	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
5 Jul	75.5	Appointed	Jean Bertrand †	Administrator of Sens, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of (Saint-Bernard de) Comminges, France
	41.7	Appointed	Gianantonio Capizucchi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Lodi, Italy
		Appointed	Federico Fantuzzi †	Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, Italy
17 Jul	53.1	Appointed	Anton Vrancic (Verancsics) †	Bishop of Eger, Hungary	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
21 Jul		Died	Heinrich Kurz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
9 Aug	75.6	Installed	Jean Bertrand †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of (Saint-Bernard de) Comminges, France
		Appointed	Pietro Contareno †	Bishop of Paphos, Cyprus	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Pierre Danès †	Bishop of Lavaur, France
		Appointed	Girolamo Savorgnano †	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
10 Aug	61.6	Died	Fabio Mignanelii †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lucera, Italy
15 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Marcantonio Bobba †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
		Ordained Bishop	Owen Oglethorpe †	Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
		Ordained Bishop	Thomas Watson †	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
28 Aug		Born	Alessandro Marzi de’ Medici †	Firenze	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
15 Sep	69.2	Died	Juan Álvarez de Toledo, O.P. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
20 Sep	57.2	Appointed	Federico Cesi †	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	39.8	Appointed	Fulvio Giulio della Corgna, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	58.5	Appointed	Giovanni Angelo de’ Medici †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	69.2	Appointed	Pedro Pacheco de Villena (Ladrón de Guevara) †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
	63.7	Appointed	Francesco Pisani †	Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	33.8	Installed	Lorenzo Strozzi †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Aix, France
22 Sep		Died	Robert Warton (Parfew) †	Bishop of Hereford, England, Great Britain
27 Sep	52.7	Died	Leopoldo de Austria †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
1 Oct		Appointed	Giovanni Beraldo †	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
		Appointed	Diego Fernández de Córdoba Velasco †	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
		Appointed	Filippo Tornabuoni †	Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
3 Oct		Appointed	Antonio Zanetti †	Auxiliary Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy
6 Oct		Appointed	Johann Pennarius, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
		Appointed	Johann Pennarius, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
		Died	John Salcot (Capon), O. Carm. †	Bishop Emeritus of Bangor, Wales, Great Britain
		Confirmed	Anton von Schaumberg †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Archbishop-Elect
11 Oct	43.8	Installed	Antonio Trivulzio (Jr.) †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo	Cardinal, Bishop of Toulon, France
19 Oct		Died	Martín Sarmiento de Hojacastro, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Tlaxcala, México
14 Nov		Ordained Bishop	Pierre Danès †	Bishop of Lavaur, France
14 Nov	38.8	Ordained Priest	Georg Fuchs von Rügheim †	Priest of Bamberg, Germany	Bishop
21 Nov		Ordained Bishop	John Christopherson †	Bishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain
28 Nov	38.8	Ordained Bishop	Georg Fuchs von Rügheim †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
2 Dec	38.9	Resigned	Wilhelm von Ketteler †	Bishop-Elect of Münster, Germany	Former Bishop-Elect
4 Dec	49.1	Selected	Bernhard von Raesfeld †	Bishop of Münster, Germany	Former Bishop-Elect
7 Dec		Appointed	Odoardo Gualandi (Galanti) †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
10 Dec		Appointed	Juan Francisco de Aguirre †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
	54.9	Appointed	Bartolomé de Carranza y Miranda, O.P. †	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
		Appointed	Antonio Corrionero de Babilafuente †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
		Appointed	Andrés de la Cuesta †	Bishop of León, Spain
15 Dec	40.8	Appointed	Antonio Agustín †	Bishop of Alife, Italy	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
		Appointed	Giovanni Antonio della Tolfa †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Francisco Guaresma, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Tanger, Morocco
		Appointed	Angelo Massarelli †	Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
		Appointed	Charles de Roucy-Sissonne †	Bishop of Soissons, France
18 Dec	40.8	Ordained Priest	Antonio Agustín †	Priest of Alife, Italy	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
19 Dec	40.8	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Agustín †	Bishop of Alife, Italy	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
20 Dec		Appointed	Gaspar do Casal, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Leiria, Portugal	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
	49.0	Appointed	Gregor Virneburg †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
	49.0	Appointed	Gregor Virneburg †	Titular Bishop of Azotus	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
21 Dec	42.2	Ordained Bishop	Gianantonio Capizucchi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Lodi, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Antonio della Tolfa †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Ordained Bishop	Odoardo Gualandi (Galanti) †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Ordained Bishop	Angelo Massarelli †	Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
24 Dec	50.2	Died	Durante Duranti †	Cardinal, Bishop of Brescia, Italy