The Year of Our Lord 1562

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Appointed	Abraham †	Archbishop of Angamalé, India
		Born	Juan Alvarez Zapata, O. Cist. †	Torralba de Aragón	Bishop of Solsona, Spain
		Born	Girolamo Asteo, O.F.M. Conv. †		Bishop of Veroli, Italy
		Born	Michele Bonzi, O.F.M. †	Roma	Bishop of Ravello e Scala, Italy
	40.9	Resigned	Annibale Bozzuti †	Archbishop of Avignon, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	23.1	Confirmed	Sigismund von Brandenburg †	Archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany	Former Archbishop-Elect
		Born	Gavino Manca de Cedrelles †	Sassari	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
		Born	Felice Centini, O.F.M. Conv. †	Ascoli Piceno	Cardinal, Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy
		Resigned	Matteo Concini †	Bishop of Cortona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Diego de Contreras, O.S.A. †	México	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
		Resigned	Pietro Contareno †	Bishop of Paphos, Cyprus	Bishop Emeritus
	66.0	Died	Bonaventura Fauni-Pio, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop Emeritus of Acqui, Italy
		Resigned	Ippolito della Corgna †	Bishop of Perugia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	52.4	Appointed	Ippolito d’Este (II) †	Administrator of Arles, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
		Died	Francesco de Leo †	Bishop of Trevico, Italy
	42.0	Appointed	Juan Salcedo †	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	42.0	Died	Juan Salcedo †	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
		Resigned	Giovanni Antonio della Tolfa †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Resigned	Onorato Fascitelli, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Isola, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Resigned	Baldo Ferratini †	Bishop of Amelia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Resigned	Niccolò Fieschi †	Bishop of Savona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Paolo Filomarino, C.R. †	Napoli	Bishop of Caiazzo, Italy
		Died	García Díaz Arias †	Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
	34.2	Resigned	Louis de Guise de Lorraine †	Archbishop of Sens, France	Cardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
		Born	Giovanni de La Bronda †		Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy
	35.0	Resigned	Philippe de Lénoncourt †	Bishop of Auxerre, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Giovanni Linati †	Parma	Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
		Born	Carlo Gaudenzio Madruzzo †	Valle d'Aosta	Cardinal, Bishop of Trento, Italy
		Died	Eugene Magennis †	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
		Born	Giovanni Garzia Millini †	Florence	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
		Born	Martino Mira †	Vicari	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
		Died	Donagh O’Tighe †	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
		Born	Agustín Dávila y Padilla, O.P. †	México	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
		Born	Plácido Pacheco de Haro, O.S.B. †	Andalucía	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
		Died	Giovanni Antonio Pandosi (De Pantusa) †	Bishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
		Born	Miguel Pereira †	Feraz de Lima	Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
		Born	Giuseppe Piscuglio, O.F.M. Conv. †		Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy
		Died	Ottaviano Raverta †	Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
		Born	Valerius Seta, O.S.M. †		Bishop of Alife, Italy
		Died	Leonard Słończewski, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
	40.0	Resigned	Girolamo Simoncelli †	Bishop of Orvieto, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	62.0	Resigned	Juan Solano, O.P. †	Bishop of Cuzco, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Plácido Tosantos Medina, O.S.B. †	Belorado	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
		Born	Gabriel Trejo y Paniagua †	Casas de Millán, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Bernardino de Villalpando, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba	Bishop of Guatemala (Santiago de Guatemala), Guatemala
		Ordained Bishop	Fernando de Villagómez †	Bishop of Tlaxcala, México
9 Jan		Appointed	Spinello Benci †	Bishop of Montepulciano, Italy
	38.9	Appointed	Francesco Abbondio Castiglioni †	Cardinal, Bishop of Bobbio, Italy
		Appointed	Friedrich Lichtenauer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
		Appointed	Friedrich Lichtenauer †	Titular Bishop of Athyra	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
11 Jan	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Delgado López †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
12 Jan		Died	Jan Przerębski †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
13 Jan	28.0	Ordained Priest	Antonio Puteo (del Pozzo) †	Priest	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
16 Jan		Born	Juan Torres de Osorio †	Cuéllar	Bishop of Valladolid, Spain
20 Jan		Died	Baltazar von Promnitz †	Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
28 Jan	42.1	Appointed	Donald McGonagle (MacGongail) †	Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland
		Appointed	Andrew O’Crean, O.P. †	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
	59.1	Appointed	Eugene Thadaeus O’Harte, O.P. †	Bishop of Achonry, Ireland
8 Feb	71.1	Installed	Pieter de Corte †	Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
8 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Juan de Vaca (Baca), O.S.B. †	Bishop of Panamá
9 Feb	53.1	Appointed	Leonardo Marini, O.P. †	Archbishop of Lanciano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Alba (Pompea), Italy
2 Mar	24.8	Appointed	Guido Luca Ferrero †	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
	52.2	Resigned	Pier Francesco Ferrero †	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
	23.2	Appointed	Francesco Gonzaga †	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Mantova, Italy
9 Mar		Died	Zaccaria Giovanni Divanic †	Bishop of Pedena, Austria
18 Mar		Appointed	Ottaviano Preconio, O.F.M. Conv. †	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
18 Mar		Appointed	Giovanni Battista Sighicelli †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy
24 Mar		Died	Diego Alava Esquivel †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
24 Mar		Died	Jan Lubodzieski †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
30 Mar		Born	Charles Bourbon de Vendôme †	Gandelus-en-Brie	Cardinal, Archbishop-Elect of Rouen, France
1 Apr		Died	Pedro de Angulo, O.P. †	Bishop-Elect of Verapaz, Guatemala
5 Apr	36.9	Ordained Bishop	Urban Trennbach †	Bishop of Passau, Germany
17 Apr		Appointed	Pietro della Tolfa †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
		Appointed	Antonino Faraone †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy	Bishop of Catania, Italy
		Appointed	Kaspar von Logau †	Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
		Appointed	Giacomo Lomellino del Canto †	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
		Appointed	Giovanni Battista Lomellino †	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
		Appointed	Giulio Oradini †	Bishop of Perugia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
22 Apr	73.3	Died	François de Tournon, C.R.S.A. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France
24 Apr	52.7	Appointed	Ippolito d’Este (II) †	Administrator of Lyon, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
2 May		Born	Antonio Pérez, O.S.B. †	Santo Domingo de Silos	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
3 May		Died	Pompeo Piccolomini †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
4 May		Appointed	Annibale Caracciolo †	Bishop of Isola, Italy
	30.3	Appointed	Innocenzo Ciocchi del Monte †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Callisto	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata
	52.7	Appointed	Bernardo de Fresneda, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
	30.3	Appointed	Ludovico Madruzzo †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Onofrio	Cardinal, Bishop of Trento, Italy
5 May	51.3	Appointed	Girolamo di Corregio †	Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
18 May	61.9	Appointed	Federico Cesi †	Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	64.3	Appointed	Tiberio Crispo †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	44.5	Appointed	Fulvio Giulio della Corgna, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agata de’ Goti	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	49.9	Appointed	Cristoforo Madruzzo †	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina	Cardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
	53.3	Appointed	Giovanni Gerolamo Moroni (Morone) †	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	62.2	Appointed	Rodolfo Pio †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	68.4	Appointed	Francesco Pisani †	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	48.2	Appointed	Otto Truchseß von Waldburg †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
20 May		Resigned	Nicola de Virgiliis †	Bishop of Marsi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
24 May		Ordained Bishop	Francisco del Toral, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
27 May	30.2	Appointed	St. Juan de Ribera †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
		Appointed	Agostino Folignatti (Molignatus) †	Bishop of Trevico, Italy	Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
		Appointed	Giambattista Milanese †	Bishop of Marsi, Italy
	59.9	Appointed	Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
28 May		Born	Johann Wilhelm von Jülich-Kleve-Berg †		Former Bishop-Elect of Münster, Germany
19 Jun		Appointed	Andrea Mocenigo †	Bishop of Nemosia (Limasol), Greece
24 Jun		Born	François de Joyeuse †	Carcassonne	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
28 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Friedrich Lichtenauer †	Titular Bishop of Athyra	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
29 Jun	62.8	Died	Bartolomé de la Cueva y Toledo †	Cardinal, Administrator of Manfredonia, Italy
Jul		Died	Pietro della Tolfa †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
6 Jul	46.7	Appointed	Gianantonio Capizucchi †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme	Cardinal, Bishop of Lodi, Italy
		Appointed	Filesio Cittadini †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	61.5	Appointed	Georges d’Armagnac †	Cardinal-Priest of San Nicola in Carcere	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tours, France
	24.5	Installed	Luigi d’Este †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Ferrara, Italy
		Appointed	Girolamo Federici †	Bishop of Martirano (Martoranum), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	34.8	Appointed	Tolomeo Gallio †	Archbishop of Manfredonia, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	44.9	Installed	Antoine Perrenot de Granvella †	Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola	Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
		Appointed	Carlo Grimaldi †	Bishop of Sagone (Sagona), France	Bishop of Albenga, Italy
	55.5	Appointed	Bernardo Navagero †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio	Cardinal, Former Administrator of Verona, Italy
	30.5	Resigned	Flavio Orsini †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
		Appointed	Francisco Ramírez †	Bishop of Cuzco, Peru
	63.5	Appointed	Domingo de Santo Tomás, O.P. †	Bishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
16 Jul	23.6	Appointed	Francesco Gonzaga †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Lorenzo in Lucina	Cardinal, Bishop of Mantova, Italy
28 Jul		Died	Raymund Burke, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Emly, Ireland
29 Jul		Born	Pedro González del Castillo †	Granada	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
15 Aug		Installed	Francisco del Toral, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
31 Aug	61.7	Appointed	Georges d’Armagnac †	Administrator of Toulouse, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tours, France
	31.7	Confirmed	Eberhard von Holle †	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany	Former Bishop-Elect
	58.3	Appointed	Stanislaw Hosius (Hozjusz) †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio	Cardinal, Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
		Appointed	Fabrizio Landriani †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
	55.7	Resigned	Bernardo Navagero †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio	Cardinal, Former Administrator of Verona, Italy
	60.7	Appointed	Jakub Uchański †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
		Appointed	Mikołaj Wolski †	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
2 Sep		Died	Girolamo Trevisani, O.P. †	Bishop of Verona, Italy
15 Sep	55.7	Appointed	Bernardo Navagero †	Administrator of Verona, Italy	Cardinal, Former Administrator
9 Oct	28.8	Appointed	Bartolomeo Ferratini (Jr.) †	Bishop of Amelia, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Antonio Lauro †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
		Appointed	Stanisław Żelisławski, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
2 Nov		Ordained Bishop	Martin Baudouin †	Bishop of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium
2 Nov		Died	Johann Gebhard von Mansfeld †	Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
6 Nov		Appointed	Pedro del Frago Garcés †	Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
		Appointed	Tomaso Frinsinio, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cosenza, Italy
		Appointed	Tomaso Frinsinio, O.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica	Auxiliary Bishop of Cosenza, Italy
		Appointed	Juan Orozco de Arce †	Bishop of Siracusa, Italy	Bishop of Catania, Italy
		Born	Francesco Sforza †	Parma, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	45.8	Appointed	Wojciech Staroźrebski Sobiejuski †	Bishop of Chełm, Poland	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
8 Nov		Ordained Bishop	Bernardo de Albuquerque, O.P. †	Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
8 Nov	59.9	Ordained Bishop	Pedro de Ayala, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
12 Nov		Died	Giovanni Battista Osio †	Bishop of Rieti, Italy
19 Nov		Appointed	Friedrich zu Wied †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Former Archbishop-Elect
20 Nov		Died	Lázaro Carrasco †	Bishop-Elect of Nicaragua
20 Nov	18.1	Died	Giovanni de’ Medici (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Apostolic Administrator of Pisa, Italy
23 Nov	56.9	Appointed	Marco Antonio Amulio †	Cardinal, Bishop of Rieti, Italy
16 Dec	28.0	Appointed	Francesco Contarini (Contareno) †	Bishop of Paphos, Cyprus
	42.2	Resigned	Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) †	Administrator of Spoleto, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
		Appointed	Gerolamo Gaddi †	Bishop of Cortona, Italy
		Appointed	Antonio Giustiniani, O.P. †	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece	Bishop of Lipari, Italy
		Appointed	Sebastiano Leccavella, O.P. †	Bishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	31.0	Appointed	Flavio Orsini †	Cardinal, Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
	44.2	Appointed	Nicolás de Pellevé †	Archbishop of Sens, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
	67.8	Resigned	Giacomo Puteo †	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	29.0	Appointed	Antonio Puteo (del Pozzo) †	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
		Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Tiercelin †	Bishop of Luçon, France	Bishop Emeritus
22 Dec	46.0	Succeeded	Andrés Oviedo, S.J. †	Bishop of Foreign Diocese
26 Dec	68.0	Died	Cesare Cibo (Cybo) †	Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
26 Dec	64.0	Ordained Bishop	Domingo de Santo Tomás, O.P. †	Bishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia